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Four IU Press authors to participate in benefit for Brown County Public Library

Four IU press authors will participate in a benefit for the Brown County Public Library in Nashville, IN next week. “An Evening In Brown County” takes place at the library Nov. 13 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Author Nancy Hiller and photographer Kendall Reeves will give presentations on their new book A Home of Her Own. Reeves's photography will also be displayed at the event.

Monika Herzig will discuss her new book David Baker: A Legacy in Music and will perform some of Baker's music. An American Hometown author Tom Rosznowski will join her for a set of songs by Hoosier composers.

Tickets are available at the Brown County Library for $25.00 in advance and $30.00 on the day of the event.

This event is sponsored by Porch Light Indiana, IU Press, Bloomingfoods, and WFIU Public Radio. For more information, visit Porch Light Indiana's website.

Author event: Talk and beer tasting with Rita Kohn

True Brew author Rita Kohn will present a talk and beer tasting at this year's Small & Medium Size Libraries (SAMS) pre-conference evening event September 15 at the West Lafayette Public Library. The event starts at 6 p.m. and costs $15 for conference attendees and $25 for non-conference attendees. Registration includes the beer tasting to follow the author talk.

SAMS is a division of the Indiana Library Federation (ILF) with the purpose of promoting the special interests of small and medium size libraries and to foster professional growth.

Six IU Press books recommended for public and secondary libraries

We are pleased to announce that six of our books were selected for this year's University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries. A popular and trusted acquisitions resource, the university press bibliography is the product of a longstanding and successful collaboration between the Association of American University Presses (AAUP), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), and the Public Library Association (PLA). The IUP titles are among 350 books by AAUP members included in this bibliography. Featuring many diverse subjects, the bibliography provides librarians with valuable scholarship to match any interest. Three of the IUP titles featured were given an "outstanding" rating, including:

Conversations with Great Teachers

“[A]n important reminder that all people have something to teach and everyone still has something to learn.” —Hilary Albert (PLA)

“This wonderful title is full of surprises for any reader interested in education in the broadest sense of the term.” —Judith Repman (AASL)

Life Lessons Through Storytelling

“I found [this book] very engaging. The basic idea of drawing children’s ideas out through storytelling may not be new, but discussing their ethics, getting them to think about right and wrong in the context of stories and their own communities can have such a lasting impact on how they grow as citizens.”—Hilary Albert (PLA)

Extraordinary Circumstances

“This was not only thoroughly researched but it was well written. The text actually reads more like a story than the chronicle of a war. ... This book is a great asset to any collection.”—Elizabeth Willoughby (AASL)

Other books listed in the bibliography are Wreck of the Carl D., Guard Wars, and Bush on the Home Front.