Nene Readers voting party coming up ADVERTISING Nene Readers voting party coming up Fourth through sixth graders who have read and reviewed five Nene Award-nominated books are invited to attend a voting party at 3 p.m. on March 11 at
Nene Readers voting party coming up
Fourth through sixth graders who have read and reviewed five Nene Award-nominated books are invited to attend a voting party at 3 p.m. on March 11 at the Kailua-Kona Public Library.
Sponsored by Friends of the Libraries, Kona, Nene Readers is a reading club at the Kailua-Kona Public Library for fourth through sixth graders that focuses on reading, enjoying, analyzing, and discussing Nene Award-nominated books.
The deadline for submitting review cards to Ms. Jen is March 10. A parent or adult caregiver must accompany children. Ballots will be in the Children’s Section.
Info: Jen at 327-4327.
Words and Wine Tuesday in Keauhou
Leslie Karst, Carol Thorsness and George John Douvris will be featured during Kona Stories Book Shop’s Words and Wine event at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Keauhou Shopping Center.
Karst, who splits her time between California and Hawaii, is the author of the Sally Solari Mysteries, a culinary series set in Santa Cruz. She will discuss “A Measure of Murder.”
Thorsness is a retired middle school teacher who lives in Northern California and Kailua-Kona. “Big Island ‘Ohana, An Unintended Romance” is her second novel.
In “Crossing More Karma Zones: The Family Odyssey,” Douvris shares how his personal quest expands to include his wife and children, becoming a family odyssey to find a new homeland.
Following a more formal book presentation from each author there will be a Q&A session. The event concludes at 8 p.m.
Info: Brenda or Joy, 324-0350.
