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June 24, 2012

Book Briefs: June 24, 2012

-- Press-Republican

Annual Book Sale planned at Westport Library

WESTPORT — The Westport Library Association’s annual Book Sale is planned July 6 through 8 in conjunction with the Town of Westport’s parade and fireworks. 

Early shoppers may join the library for First View from 6 to 8 p.m. July 5. In addition to having first choice of the books, guests can enjoy champagne, strawberries and other delicacies. Admission is $15. 

Regular sale hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 6, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 7 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 8 at the library’s 6 Harris Lane location.

This year, the Book Sale has expanded to include an array of paperbacks, hard-cover fiction and non-fiction, children’s books, a media collection and special books. The special collection includes some scarce histories of the region.

This year’s raffle prize is a bird feeder created and donated by a local Adirondack craftsmen. The bird feeder can be seen in the window of the Bessboro Shop, and raffle tickets are available at the shop or at the library.

For additional information, check the library’s website, westportNYlibrary.org, or call 962-8219.

Mooers Summer Reading Program coming up

MOOERS — The Mooers Library Summer Reading Program will kick off July 10 and end Aug. 15.

The program includes reading, fun activities and discussions. Participants will make ice cream in a Ziploc bag, develop games, participate in science projects and more. 

The Reading Program also includes snacks, and students must sign up for them. If interested in snacks, parents/guardians must visit the library at 2430 Route 11 to fill out a form. 

For questions, call the library at 236-7744 or email moorlib

TORONTO — A new ebook says Karla Homolka is now a mother of three living in the Caribbean.

The publishers of “Finding Karla” say the 46-page book by journalist Paula Todd details Homolka’s new life as a wife and mother.

A news release about the book says Todd, following an obscure lead, boarded a plane to the island of Guadeloupe this spring.

She subsequently tracked down Homolka and spent an hour in the convicted killer’s apartment.

The ebook is published by the Canadian Writers Group and is available on Kindle Singles, Kobo, iBooks and Nook for $2.99.

In the early 1990s, Homolka and her then-husband, Paul Bernardo, were convicted of crimes related to the rape and murder of two teenage girls.

Homolka struck a deal with prosecutors in 1993 to serve 12 years in prison for manslaughter.

Little is known about her life since she was released from prison in 2005.

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