Book Week Festival at Bosler Memorial Library | STAGING Compendium

(Carlisle, PA) The Bosler Memorial Library and Friends of Bosler Memorial Library biennial Celebrate the Book Week Festival is coming soon!

Starting Friday, October 19 with Wine and Words and ending Saturday, October 27 with Young Adult Day there is something for everyone during this weeklong celebration.

Our featured authors include William Kent Krueger, Jeff Shaara, and Maggie Stiefvater. Throughout the week there will be writers workshops, booked for lunch presentations, local author day, vendor day, and much more.

Events taking place during the week:

  • Wine & Words – A ticketed reception at a host home with William Kent Krueger
  • Book Club Meet & Greet (For book clubs only) – With William Kent Krueger
  • Public Program: William Kent Krueger
  • Tapping Into Your Soul: The Joy of Writing Your Own Story with Deborah Sweaney
  • Telling Stories in New Caves with Jeff Wood
  • Author and Vendor Day
  • Basket Raffle
  • Reception with Jeff Shaara – A ticketed brunch reception
  • Public Program: Jeff Shaara
  • Local Authors Day
  • Author/Editor John Carr
  • Writer’s Workshops with Kim Briggs
  • Publishing Programs
  • Writer’s Workshops with Jody West
  • Booked for Lunch: Ghosts & Grub with Mark Podvia – Haunted PA Libraries
  • Reception with Kim van Alkemade
  • Music@Bosler: Circus No. 9
  • YA Day
  • Public Program: Maggie Stiefvater
  • Teen Makers Program
  • YA Open Mic Program
  • Celebrate Children’s Book Week: Events for children and families
  • Breakfast with the Author: Kevin McCloskey
  • Afternoon with the Author: Elisabeth K. Forrester
  • Alice’s Tea Party
  • Special Storytimes all week
  • Meet the Composers: Kids Making Music
  • Meet the Artists: Jewelry
  • Altered Books
  • The Secret Cave Escape Room Adventure
  • Reception with the Illustrator: Kristen LaBuda
  • Make-And-Take-apalooza

All of the programs are FREE except for Wine & Words and the Reception with Jeff Shaara.

For complete program details, dates, times, locations and registration requirements please visit www.boslerlibrary.org or stop-in at the Library and pick-up the Celebrate the Book Week program guide.  Access the flyer!