Congratulations to the Poetry and Short Story Contest Winners!

The 2009 Poetry and Short Story Winners were announced at the Cause on Friday, March 27th. Contestants' work has been printed in a special keepsake book sponsored by the Twinsburg Rotary Club. Thank you to everyone who entered! If you are a winner and have not yet received your prize, you may pick it up at the Reference Desk at any time.

Adult Short Stories:
1. The First Son - Daniel Tami
2. Brown Sugar Cinnamon - David Blanchard
3. Losing Sleep - Don Boozer

Adult Poetry:
1. Earth's Breath - David L. Painter
2. I Know I've Been Changed - DeOnna Whitfield
3. Sotto Voce - Rosetta Kovach

Teen Short Stories:
1. Alone - Jessica Rice
2. Terrible Taste in Talent! - Abigail Chauvin
3. Ultimatum - Kelly Mueller

Teen Poetry:
1. Not Your Ordinary Damsel - Julia Blanchard
2. If I Were in Charge of the World - Ben Baker
3. Hues of You - Amelia Jones

Event to Benefit Aluminum Cans for Burned Children

Friday, March 27 from 6:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - Enjoy Poetry • Drama • Musical Presentations performed by Twinsburg's most talented teen and indulge in: various coffees, soft drinks, and special desserts in TeenCrossings at the Twinsburg Public Library

This event's proceeds benefits Aluminum Cans for Burned Children by sending children who are burn victims to their own special summer camp. Call 330-425-4268 ext. 6 for details.

Volunteers Needed & Appreciated.

The Library is currently in need of volunteers to help with various projects within the library. We need help with the unpacking and routing in of our delivery from other libraries; putting away DVDs and other AV materials; small cleaning projects and more. Please contact Mary Peper at 330-425-4268 x 114 in you are interested in helping, or stop by the front desk and fill out a volunteer application! You'll join a very loyal group of volunteers and find the experience to be rewarding. The Friends of the Library are also looking for help in their gift shop. If you would like to help, please stop by during shop hours or leave a message for Fran Nugent at 330-425-4268 x 129.

Reader's Row has Poet Laureate Coming to Hudson!

The Readers' Row consortium - Hudson Library and Historical Society, Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library, and Twinsburg Public Library, in conjunction with The Learned Owl Book Shop - present former Poet Laureate Rita Dove. Ms. Dove will speak at the Hudson Library and Historical Society on Thursday, April 16th, at 7pm. Tickets are available at Hudson's reference desk - limit 4 per person. Visit Hudson's Web site for more details, or call the reference desk at 330-653-6658.

Congratulations to Local Students

District students have been busy with academics, sports, music and good works. Our High School Girls basketball team is headed to the "Sweet 16" after defeating Shakers Heights last Thursday 59-53. Their next game is Tuesday at 6:15 against Canton McKinley at the Canton Civic Center.
In wrestling, Twinsburg placed 8th at states and former Battle of the Books champ Chet Bissell took 7th.
The Great Expectations show choir took first-runner up at the Southern Showcase invitational in Alabama.
RBC students will be performing 12 Angry Jurors on March 19 & 20 at 7:00 pm. Students, children and seniors $2, Adults $5.
The Twinsburg High School Pep Club recently sold red t-shirts to benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.

Thank you to all Poetry and Short Story Contestants

The end of the Poetry and Short Story Contest was March 1, and we were delighted to have over 75 adult and teen submissions for the contest. The winners will be announced at Coffee for a Cause on March 27, which begins at 6:45 pm in TeenCrossings. All poems and selected short stories will be published in a keepsake volume that will be for sale at the event, courtesy of the Rotary Club of Twinsburg, and all proceeds benefitting Aluminum Cans for Burned Children. Don't miss the chance to see your work in print and to support a great cause!

Music Returns to Library

You loved the Cavani Quartet! Come back for our new music series in April. "Steppin' Out" will perform Smooth Jazz, Smokey Blues and Great American standards on April 19 @ 2pm.

On Tuesday, April 28th, at 7 pm, Russian Duo Oleg Kruglyakov and Terry Boyarsky will perform both classical pieces and folk songs.

Register via the web or call us @ 330-425-4268 x 2

Attention Writers!

Writer's Retreat March 21 from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Meet authors Sarah Willis and Jennette Fulda at this year's Writer's Retreat, sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Ms. Fulda will speak about her experience of transferring her weight loss blog to a non-fiction book, as well as the basics of Internet marketing. Sarah Willis will cover the topic of craft in fiction. Please sign up at the Reference Desk by calling 330-425-4268 x 2 or www.twinsburglibrary.org