Summer Magic at Suwanee Library

The Gwinnett Library's Summer Reading Program begins with a unique program.

Keith Farnham couldn't make the rain disappear Monday, but he made some smiles appear on the faces of several youngsters at the Suwanee Library. Farnham, a magician and ventriloquist, brought his show to the Gwinnett Library branch to launch the Summer Reading Program. He rolled out several types of tricks and fun in his show, all in front of a podium that read "I Love To Read." Also, it was a chance for the financially strapped library system to emphasize another of its fund-raising initiatives. "Bucks for Books" is done in conjunction with the Sonic fast-foot chain. From June 1-Aug. 31, 25 percent of the proceeds of participants' checks at any Gwinnett County Sonic restaurant will be donated back to the Friends of the Gwinnett County …

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Suwanee Library, Schools Join Read Across America Day on Friday

Also, the Gwinnett Braves will join in the national event. Dr. Seuss is the featured author.

The Suwanee branch of the Gwinnett Public Library will join Read Across America Day activities Friday, March 2. Also, Chopper, the Gwinnett Braves' mascot, will participate in the event at a school in Sugar Hill. The library will host an event Friday at 2 p.m. Other Suwanee-area activities include: This year, the National Education Association, a group of more than 3.2 million educators who work to improve public schools, is calling on book lovers around the nation to take up The Lorax, the popular Dr. Seuss children's book published in 1971 about the lovable creature who fights to save the environment. Share your plans for celebrating Read Across America Day with Suwanee Patch or on the Read Across America pledge site.  NEA and Lorax' …

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Suwanee Is Involved in Black History Month

The library is having a special reading. There also are other events throughout Gwinnett.

The Suwanee branch of the Gwinnett Public Library will be among those participating in African-American History Month activities in February. The Reading Relay will be among the activities throughout Gwinnett County.  Each Saturday during February, members from two organizations, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, as well as some of the youths that they mentor will be reading books at various branches to honor the many contributions and achievements of African Americans, past and present, while promoting literacy. All ages are welcome. In Suwanee, the reading will be Saturday, Feb. 4, 1 PM-2 PM, 361 Main Street. Some of the other activities throughout Gwinnett are: For other African-American History Month activities…

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Weekend Planner

Suwanee Weekend: More Halloween

The spook-tacular season continues with Trek or Treat and other activities.

Here is a list of Saturday's activities in Suwanee: TREK OR TREAT: Suwanee Creek Park "Ghouls and Boys" are invited for a frightening good time of Halloween fun. The park is at 1170 Buford Highway. "Little pumpkins, superheroes, princesses, and scary monsters" are invited to enjoy festival-style games, crafts and activities, and "trek or treating" along the Suwanee Creek Greenway. 11am-1pm Free 770-945-8996 www.suwanee.com TRAIL OF TERROR: Olde Sharon School House (Forsyth County) The Trail of Terror is a guided walk through the woods where you will encounter the nightmarish creatures from the Shadow Realm. 7pm-11pm (Light scare from 5pm-6:30pm) $5-light scare, $13 www.fearofshadows.com EVENING AT THE EVERETT MUSIC BARN The Gwinnett Public…

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Library To Host Program at Suwanee Music Barn

The arts event will take place in October.

Suwanee's iconic Everett Music Barn will be the site of a Gwinnett County Library program in October. The music site, which has hosted weekly bluegrass performances since the 1970s, will host a Gwinnett Library "Fall Into The Arts' evening on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. At this event, informal performances begin when the doors open at 7:00 pm, and the Everett Family Band performs at 8:00 pm. The event is free. The former Everett property on Stonecypher Road in Suwanee came under new ownership in March 2011. The barn was constructed by hand on the property in the 1970s, and over the years, nationally known country and bluegrass performers have played there. The New York Times is among the media outlets that have written about the site. For…

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New Nailbiters at the Suwanee Library

The circulations department at the Gwinnett Public Library has hand-selected these suspenseful page-turners, which will soon hit the shelves

Looking for a book to read cover to cover on a long summer day? These new suspense titles, which will soon hit the shelves, will keep you on the edge of your seat. Go to gwinnettpl.org to reserve, then pick them up at the Suwanee branch.  1. Targets Down: A Novel By Bob Hamer 2. Saint's Gate By Carla Neggers 3. Defensive Wounds: A Novel of Suspense By Lisa Brown 4. Keys to the Kingdom By Bob Graham 5. Death in High Places By Jo Bannister 6. Dry Ice By Bill Evans 7. The Queen: A Patrick Bowers Thriller By Steven James 8. End of Days By Robert Gleason 9. Rip Tide By Stella Rimington 10. Wyatt By Garry Disher

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Don't Read? Library Has Graphic Novels

These graphic novels are new to the shelves of the Gwinnett Public Library system.

Graphic novels and comic books are a genre that is experiencing explosive growth. They are great for the, ahem, reluctant reader. And, news flash: They aren't just for teenage boys anymore.  Check out these new graphic novels from gwinnettpl.org and have them sent to the Suwanee branch for pickup:  1. Anya's Ghost By Vera Brosgol 2. Hoshin Engi #23, The Road with No Guidepost, Story and Art By Ryu Fujisaki 3. Red Hood, The Lost Days By Judd Winick 4. Level Up By Gene Luen Yang 5. Captain America, No Escape By Ed Brubaker 6. Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity By Dave Roman 7. Yeah! By Peter Bagge and Gilbert Hernandez 8. Batwoman, Elegy By Greg Rucka 9. Batman, Knight and Squire By Paul Cornell 10. Uncanny X-Men, Quarantine By Matt Fraction & …

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Bestselling Author: Municipalities Are 'Gutting' Libraries

Atlanta native Karin Slaughter will be in Peachtree Corners on Friday to sign copies of her latest book, 'Fallen,' and raise awareness of the needs of public libraries.

The Washington Post has called her “one of the best crime novelists in America.”  But for Atlanta native Karin Slaughter, author of such bestselling novels as Undone, Broken, Fractured, Beyond Reach, Triptych, Faithless and - her latest release - Fallen, the real crime is the underfunding and outright closing of libraries. “Libraries are the last place any community should cut money,” Slaughter says. “I mean, I understand some things have to be cut, but a lot of these municipalities are gutting the libraries and it’s so short sighted.” A staunch supporter of libraries, Slaughter sites statistics that show a tremendous increase in library usage across the country - up more than 23 percent between 2006 and 2009 – as well as data that …

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Dooley's New Passion Is Flowering

The former UGA coach/AD returns to Gwinnett for another gardening talk Wednesday.

Anyone who wants to talk football with Vince Dooley these days needs to wait. The school's winningest football coach (201 victories from 1964-88) and former athletic director now has a new passion: gardening. "I've been bitten by the gardening bug, and there is no cure for the infection," he said at a speech at Gwinnett Tech last October. Dooley will return to Gwinnett Tech in Lawrenceville on Wednesday, April 20, at 10 a.m. for another gardening discussion, in conjunction with the school's spring plant sale.  His passion is such that there is now a Vince Dooley hydrangea and a Vince Dooley camellia, and he also is a published author: “Vince Dooley’s Garden: The Horticultural Journey Of A Football Coach.” Also, his Athens home, the same …

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