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August 7, 2008

Sci-fi author to sign comics

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York County resident Brian Keene will sign copies of his new four-issue "Devil Slayer" comic from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 6 at Comix Connection-York at the West Manchester Mall.

Keene, two-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award, is the author of "Jobs in Hell" and "The Rising." His most recent novel, "Ghost Walk," was released July 29.

To learn more about Keene, click here.

July 24, 2008

Operation Paperback fundraiser

Operation Paperback will hold its annual fundraiser during Manchester Township's Summer Fun Festival.

The used book sale is from 3 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at Cousler Park at Church and Greenbriar roads. There also will be silent auction items and sponsorship boxes.

Funds are used for postage and packaging to send books to U.S. military personnel throughout the world.

For details call 854-6620.

Big book sale in Lancaster

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The Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society will celebrate its 27th Annual Book Sale with great bargains on some 75,000 used books.

The sale will be held Aug. 13-16 at 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. at 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster,

Home-cooked food will also be available. All proceeds support the historical society.

While you're there, stop in the museum to see "Decorated and Plain: A Mennonite and Amish Sampler," a display of Pennsylvania German arts in handcrafted furniture, fraktur, needlework and other artifacts.

For details, contact David Sauder at 717-393-9745 or usedbooks@lmhs.org.


May 29, 2008

Harry Potter prequel to be auctioned

An 800-word Harry Potter prequel is one of 13 card-sized works to be sold at a charity auction in London.

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April 24, 2008

Comics foster literacy

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Allyson A.W. Lyga will show how comics foster literacy and model graphic-novel lessons connected to national and state standards at 7 p.m. May 15 at Dillsburg Area Public Library, 17 S. Baltimore St., in Dillsburg.

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April 4, 2008

Out with the old, in with the new

Sometimes, as much as we hate it, we have to part with our books.

What else can we do when there just isn't enough shelf space for all our recent purchases?

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March 26, 2008

Send us your reviews

Have you just finished reading a book you couldn't put down, or one that kept putting you to sleep?

We want to hear about it, good or bad.

Send your book review to gfogal@ydr.com and we will post it here.

March 21, 2008

Comics and their kin

A student's view of comics and a professor's view of graphic novels will be the last two programs in Dillsburg Library's "Comics From the Classics to the Graphix" series.

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