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Meet Author Wade Rouse (Viola Shipman)

2023-06-14 19:00:00 2023-06-14 20:00:00 America/New_York Meet Author Wade Rouse (Viola Shipman) Join us when author Wade Rouse (writing as Viola Shipman) visits to discuss his newest novel, <i>Famous in a Small Town</i>. North Royalton Branch - Large Meeting Room 121 & 122 (126)

Wednesday, June 14
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-06-14 19:00:00 2023-06-14 20:00:00 America/New_York Meet Author Wade Rouse (Viola Shipman) Join us when author Wade Rouse (writing as Viola Shipman) visits to discuss his newest novel, <i>Famous in a Small Town</i>. North Royalton Branch - Large Meeting Room 121 & 122 (126)

North Royalton Branch

Large Meeting Room 121 & 122 (126)

Join us when author Wade Rouse (writing as Viola Shipman) visits to discuss his newest novel, Famous in a Small Town.

About the author:

Wade Rouse is a popular award-winning memoirist and internationally bestselling author of twelve books, which have been translated into twenty languages and selected as Today show Must-Reads, Indie Next Picks and Michigan Notable Books. Rouse writes fiction under his grandma’s name, Viola Shipman, to honor the woman whose heirlooms inspire his writing. He lives in Michigan and California, and hosts Wine & Words with Wade, A Literary Happy Hour, every Thursday.

In Famous in a Small Town, for most of her eighty years, Mary Jackson has been waiting. As she’s endured the steady invasion of tourists, influencers and real estate developers who have discovered the lakeside charm of Good Hart, Michigan, she’s also patiently anticipated the arrival of a stranger she’s believed since childhood would one day carry on her legacy—the Very Cherry General Store. Like generations of Jackson women before her, Cherry Mary, as she’s known locally, runs the community hub—part post office, bakery and sandwich shop—and had almost given up hope that the mysterious prediction she’d been told as a girl would come true and the store would have to pass to…a man.

Becky Thatcher came to Good Hart with her ride-or-die BFF to forget that she’s just turned forty with nothing to show for it. Ending up at the general store with Mary and her cranky grandson is admittedly not the beach vacation she expected, but the more the feisty octogenarian talks about destiny, the stronger Becky’s memories of her own childhood holidays become, and the strange visions over the lake she was never sure were real. As she works under Mary’s wing for the summer and finds she fits into this quirky community of locals, she starts to believe that destiny could be real, and that it might have something very special in mind for Becky.

Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Mac's Backs - Books on Coventry.

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North Royalton Branch

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Phone: 440.237.3800
Fax: 440.237.6149
Branch manager
Becky Wendeln

Hours
Mon, Nov 27 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Nov 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Nov 29 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Nov 30 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Dec 01 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Dec 02 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Dec 03 1:00PM to 5:00PM

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Sat, Dec 02, 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Mon, Dec 04, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Mon, Dec 04, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tue, Dec 05, 10:00am - 11:00am
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Did you ever wonder what your stuffed animals do at night? Bring your favorite stuffed animal to a library sleepover and find out the next morning at a special storytime!

Tue, Dec 05, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Large Meeting Room 121 & 122 (126)
Warm up this winter with a mug of hot chocolate. Join us to learn how to make hot chocolate spoons and chalkboard mugs.
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Wed, Dec 06, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Large Meeting Room 121 & 122 (126)
Warm up this winter with a mug of hot chocolate. Join us to learn how to make hot chocolate spoons and chalkboard mugs.
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Thu, Dec 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Large Meeting Room 122 (63)
Join your friends & neighbors at the North Royalton Branch's popular afternoon, mystery-themed book discussion group.

Rescheduled
Thu, Dec 07, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
New date Wednesday, December 06, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Warm up this winter with a mug of hot chocolate. Join us to learn how to make hot chocolate spoons and chalkboard mugs.

Thu, Dec 07, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Large Meeting Room 121 & 122 (126)
Join us when authors Jessica Strawser and Kylie Logan visit to discuss Strawser's new novel, The Last Caretaker.

Sat, Dec 09, 10:00am - 10:45am
Have a great time dancing and moving to music with beanbags, shaker eggs and more! Registration required.

Mon, Dec 11, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Large Meeting Room 121 & 122 (126)
Join authors Nick Baumgardner and Mark Snyder discuss their book, Mountaintop: The Inside Story of Michigan's 1997 National Title Climb.

Wed, Dec 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Large Meeting Room 121 (63)
Join us as we discuss popular graphic novels with a book themed snack and activity. December's title is The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell.

Thu, Dec 14, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Large Meeting Room 121 & 122 (126)
Design a unique fuse bead pattern to create your own creative pixel artwork!

Fri, Dec 15, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Large Meeting Room 121 & 122 (126)
Donate blood today. For more information or to make an appointment visit www.redcrossblood.org or call the American Red Cross at 800-RED-CROSS (800-733-2767).

Sat, Dec 16, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Large Meeting Room 121 & 122 (126)
Create a Fairy AND a Winter Fairy Getaway House using a variety of craft materials.

Mon, Dec 18, 10:00am - 11:00am
Join your friends & neighbors for the third season of the library’s book discussion group at the North Royalton Senior Center (located at 13500 Ridge Road). To register, please call 440.582.6333.

Mon, Dec 18, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Large Meeting Room 121 & 122 (126)
Celebrate the holidays by joining Julie Koenig from "Royally Amused" for a look at the unique traditions and history of British Christmas.

Wed, Dec 20, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Large Meeting Room 121 (63)
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Thu, Dec 28, 1:00pm - 6:00pm
Large Meeting Room 121 & 122 (126)
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