Bach to Booksis the name for the Friends'-sponsored arts and humanities series offered at the library. The main goal of Bach to Books is to share a variety of programs featuring music, dance, visual arts, literature, history and more with the people of our community, for their enjoyment and enlightenment. We offer these programs free to the public, so that everybody can attend.
2011 – 2012 Authors & Illustrators Series Sponsored by Storyopolis Global Entertainment & Friends of the Allen Public Library Bach to Books program All programs are free and open to the public, and are followed by a book signing. For more information, contact Tom Keener at 214-509-4911, or visit www.allenlibrary.org
Saturday, September 10, 2pm: Illustrator & Author Raúl Colón http://www.morgangaynin.com/colon/ Tomas and the Library Lady, How to Bake an American Pie, Child of the Civil Rights Movement, & many other titles
Saturday, October 15, 2 pm:Illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky http://www.paulozelinsky.com/ Rumpelstiltskin, Rapunzel, Toys Go Out, Toy Dance Party, & Swamp Angel
Saturday, December 10, 2 pm: Illustrator & Author David Catrow http://www.catrow.com/ Stand tall, Molly Lou Melon, I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!, Plantzilla, & many others
Saturday, January 14, 2pm:Illustrator C. F. Payne http://www.cfpayne.com/ Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy, The Legend of the Curse of the Bambino, Mighty Jackie: the Strike-Out Queen, & The Remarkable Farkle McBride Saturday, February 11, 2pm:Author Richard Michelson http://richardmichelson.com/ Legends in Their Own Time, As Good as Anybody: Martin Luther King and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom, andpicturebook Busing Brewster
Saturday, March 10, 2pm:Author & Illustrator Grace Lin (http://www.gracelin.com/) The Year of the Dog, The Year of the Rat, & numerous picturebooks, including the Olvina series
Saturday, April 14, 2pm: Author Jarrett Krosoczka (http://www.studiojjk.com/) Punk Farm books, Annie Was Warned, Bubble Bath Pirates, Chew, Chew, Gulp!, & The Lunch Ladygraphic novels
Saturday, May 12, 2pm:Illustrator Chris Soentpiet (http://www.soentpiet.com/) Amazing Faces, My Brother Martin, & Saturdays and Teacakes