Friends of Deltona Library

Friends of Deltona Library are pleased to work with hundreds of volunteers around the country to  send some holiday cheer to our troops.   We ask you to help and “buy a paperback book or CD for yourself AND one for a serviceman or woman.”

Books can be purchased and postage boxes filled in the library’s used book store, The Book Nest. When full, each box is returned to have other ‘goodies’ added to it.

The program is being sponsored by volunteers from Sterling Court in Deltona. You can check their web page Christmas for our Troops and see how you and your business, organization or church can get involved, too.

Each small box will be sent to an individual and will be filled with personal items such as hygiene, socks and stuff for entertainment like books and CDs. So please help us fill these boxes.

The needed items list is pretty specific, so see the web page for what is needed.  If you wish to send a box to a specific person, you can do that, too, and enclose a letter.

 LET’S FILL “ER UP!

Children are invited to join Deltona Mayor John Masiarczyk reading for Story Time at 10:30 on Tuesday, October 4^th at the Deltona Regional Library.  Mayor John will be reading to kick off the Deltona Authors Book Fair.  Nico and His Frog, a bilingual book is being provided by event sponsor Infinity Insurance.  Families can sign up for Read Conmigo at the Book Fair and receive a free book monthly. The program encourages parents to spend time with their children by reading to them in English or Spanish.

The Mayor, a lifelong reader, makes time to read books of all types of books with his favorites being mysteries, suspense (with a little twist of Sci-Fi), history, military, and anything involving Veterans and Veterans Affairs.  According to Masiarczyk, “I had lots of practice reading first to my own kids and now my grandchildren.  Several years ago, I even wrote a children’s story called Faith’s Froggy.”

On Oct. 15, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., The Authors Book Fair will bring together readers of all ages with authors to talk about books, hear the authors speak on book related topics and provide opportunities to buy directly from the authors, often at a reduced price. A personally signed book is a great Christmas present.

The fair is a fundraiser for the Friends of Deltona Library.  Admission is Free to the Public. For more information, see www.friendsofdeltonalibrary.org . The library is located at 2150 Eustace Ave, Deltona,

A string quartet ensemble from the Deltona Philharmonic Orchestra (DPO) will be performing on Oct 15, from 11:00 a.m. to Noon at Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave., Deltona 32725.  The performance is a part of the Authors Book Fair taking place that day from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Authors Book Fair, a free event to the public, is a fundraising event for the Friends of Deltona Library and brings together over 50 authors from all over Florida and as far away as San Diego, CA and New York, to sell their books and discuss topics of interest to readers and writers.

The DPO is comprised of approximately one hundred fifty students spanning grades 5th – 12th. These student musicians come from six local schools; Timbercrest, Elementary School, Enterprise Elementary School, Discovery Elementary School, Galaxy Middle School, Deltona Middle School, and University High School. The DPO program has entered its sixth year and is based at University High School in Orange City.  The talented musicians of the group show great promise according to their director, Ms. Clara Knotts.

The primary objectives of the DPO program are to increase the musicianship of every student and provide them with an artistic music making experience. All students who show positive musicianship and always do their best, regardless of their performance skills, will always have a place in the Deltona Philharmonic Orchestra. The talented musicians of the group show great promise according to their director, Ms. Clara Knotts.

In addition to her eleven years teaching in Volusia County, Ms. Knotts is an adjudicator throughout Florida for Music Performance Assessment and All State. She performs professionally with the Park Lake String Quartet and is sought out for her private violin lessons. She is a substitute violinist for several orchestras and chamber groups throughout central Florida.

The Deltona Regional Library’s Authors Book Fair is the largest event of its kind in Volusia with over 50 authors coming from as far away as New York, Palm Coast, Gainesville, Tampa, Sarasota, and Ocala.

The Friends are pleased to recognize the following businesses for offering their support to this new and growing cultural community event:

• Financial support from TD Bank, Infinity Insurance, and Mel Himes & Associates
• Pre-event Author Meet-n-Greet Networking provided by Orange City  Ruby Tuesday restaurant
• Copying of promotional materials and in-kind contribution from Office Depot in Orange City
• Publix and Walmart in Deltona for in-kind contributions
• Design services special thanks to Lisa Ghofrani of Ghofrani Graphics

Come join us on Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and add your support along with our sponsors as you meet the authors. Authors will be speaking on book related topics and will be glad to autograph books purchased.

Christmas will be right around the corner and the Authors Book Fair is a  wonderful opportunity to buy an author signed copy for a very unique gift for the reader(s) in your life.  All the genres are represented from mysteries and poetry, to gardening, kayaking and everything in between. Several of our authors specialize in books for younger readers.

Doug Dillon writes for young people as well as for adults. Prentice Hall, Harcourt, Old St. Augustine Publications, Mitchell Lane Publishers, Boys’ Life magazine, Learning Magazine, and The Orlando Sentinel have all published his work. An award winning Central Florida educator (Disney Teacherrific Award), Doug was once a classroom teacher, school administrator, and coordinator of programs for high-risk students.

Mel Himes & Associates Insurance will be at the Authors Book Fair with a free bilingual book for grades K-5th grade.  When you sign up, Infinity Insurance will send you a free book each month.  Along with Infinity Insurance, Himes is a sponsor that encourages families to spend time together reading.

Kristen Zajac is the author of Ebeneezer’s Cousin and Chasing the Spirit of Service, Global eBook Award Winner in multicultural fiction. She has three additional books under contract. Before becoming an author, Kristen worked at FBI Headquarters, U.S. Central Command, and Booz Allen Hamilton.  http://www.kristenzajac.com/

Just Released and in time for Christmas is Dorothy Dubel’s delightful The Magical Shoes of Santa’s Elves! Magic-Imagination-Spirit of Christmas awaits children of all ages as they are reminded of the value of good behavior reported to Santa by the Elves. A ‘Must Read’ available at the Deltona Book Fair!

Jaimie Hope, a New Yorker. decided in high school, when she joined the newspaper staff, that she wanted to be a writer. After college she moved to Florida where she was an active volunteer in the local historical society and the Deltona Regional Library. In 2006, after moving back to New York, she released her first children’s book, The Adventures of Baby Jaimie, followed with two novels, Who Says You Can’t Go Home? & Bless the Broken Road, a second Children’s book, The Adventures of Baby Jaimie: Baby Jaimie Goes to School, and her autobiography, Roll With It.   A new release is due out on Kindle

Susan VanEngen, author of The 100th Day Surprise!  has a degree in Elementary Education  and has been teaching for 22 years. Originally from Wisconsin, she now resides in Florida. She currently teaches second grade in Volusia County.

Susan Snyder is the author of three rhyming picture books, “There’s a Frog Trapped in the Bathroom”, “The Very Stubborn Centipede” and “Shivers and Shakes”. She also co-authored a phonics program called “Singing for Reading Meaning.” Rhyming books are a fun way to learn letter sounds which is essential for beginning readers and reading out loud helps to prepare for toddlers for learning to read.

September 14                  7:00 pm   FREE

Accord on the Board: What Not-for-Profit Boards should know and often Don’t!   For volunteers involved in churches, social clubs, youth sports, HOAs or Civic Organizations.

October 15      11:00 – 3:00    Authors Book Fair.

Come meet the authors, buy their books (Get it signed for a unique Christmas present!)

Nov 19     11:00 – 3:00    Holiday Books & Crafts Fair

Holiday themed items include books, magazines, VHS, CDs, decorations and CRAFTS.   Also regular book store books on SALE for $3 a bag.

Crafters are invited to participate.  Applications at the Information Desk at Deltona Regional Library.

The Deltona Regional Library’s second Authors Book Fair: Celebrating Writers and Readers will take place Oct. 15, 2011, in the library.  The doors open to the general public from 11:00 to 3:00 preceded by two workshops for authors from 8:45 to 11:00.  The book fair attracted 70 authors its first year and served as an introduction to authors and poets in Florida or those who call Central Florida readers their audience.

2010 Book Fair

 “This is an idea that took off,” said Melinda Clayton, author and co-chair of the event. The Deltona Library is the perfect venue with indoor space for authors and rooms for speakers and workshops, Clayton said.

“Our library receives many calls every year from authors who would like to do a book signing and this is the perfect opportunity to bring writers and readers together “ according to Suzan Howes, regional librarian.

A single table at the book fair is $50 or $25 for a shared table.  “We want to keep our fees really reasonable for this fundraising event sponsored by The Friends of Deltona Library,” said Clayton.

The event is available for additional business sponsors to join those all ready committed: Ruby Tuesday, Holiday Inn Express and the Scrub Jay Café.

Workshops for Authors from 8:45 to 11:00 are: 7 Steps for a Wildly Successful Book Tour presented by Sarasota author, Liz Coursen, who will have just completed an 81 city book tour.

Pamela Starr, Regional Development Director for Constant Contact will be conducting a social media workshop entitled: How (and why) to incorporate social media into your marketing strategy.

Both presenters were enthusiastically received in other Deltona Library workshops