News and events
AUTHOR APPEARANCE
AUGUST 13th from 6:30pm -8:00pm - Meet Kennisha Hill come to the store and show this author WEEKEND READERS are wonderful. Her book is titled "Awakened". It is a Christian fiction novel with its main character deciding between love and career success. Remember, we celebrate our writers; snacks, music, and no admission fee!
In Case You Missed it . . . .
We still have
autographed copies of the April author
appearances.
Purchase your copy of His Grace, His Mercy by Keisha Dawn; "The Hollow (Book 1) " by Jessica Verday, Francis Ray's "It Had To Be You", or L. A. Starks "13 Days: The Pythagoras Conspiracy"
Save the Date! Saturday, August 14
2010 Balch Springs Community Back
to School Bash Mayor's Diversity Fair hosted by Love and Grace Community Church
Supplies Giveaway Health Fair Diversity Fair Food Kid's Corner Fun for everyone
Shakespeare in the Park
Cymbaline and The
Comedy of Errors will be performed at the Samuell Grand
Ampitheater June and July. Visit the website at www.shakespearedallas.org
for tickets and times.
Win a pair
of movie passes to AMC theaters
Congratulations to June movie pass winner C. Stevenson.
Keep buying books to be entered into the drawing for July!
Summer
Fun at Balch Springs Library
Check out the library
website for fun and games all Summer long. Sign up beginning June 4th
for movies, reading programs, games, Wii, and more! Visit their
website at www.balchsprings.lib.tx.us
Wimpy Kids Book No. 5 (No Title Yet!)
The release date for Wimpy Kid Number 5! has
been revealed in Publisher's Weekly Magazine. Look for the purple (yet
to be titled) book to be on the shelves November 9, 2010.
It's the return of CAPTAIN
UNDERPANTS
After a four year break, Dav Pilkey has
agreed to continue his series of Captain Underpants "poop fiction". The
first of the new series is titled The Adventures of Ook and Gluk,
Kung - Fu Cavemen from the Future due to hit shelves August 2010. Courtesy of Hillel Italie (AP),
read more at BRIEF THIS: CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS
IS BACK!
EDEN'S ORGANICS MARKET DAY
(1st and 3rd SATURDAY) 9 - 12
Eden's Market Days each 1st and 3rd Saturday from April through December.
In season produce as available from local farmers who grow real, clean
food and harvest it fresh for you. NO pesticides, NO synthetic
fertilizers, NO hormones, NO antibiotics, and humane treatment of their
livestock, and fair wages for their employees.
THAT is Local Farming - THAT is Eden's Market Day Farmers and Ranchers!
Free lectures, classes or other events are planned throughout the
season. See website for details. www.edensorganicfarm.com
The
Mayor's Challenge Summer Nutrition Program is in full swing. Children
under the age of 18 can receive a free lunch daily at
Hodges Elementary School, 14401 Spring Oaks, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. or
at Kidstown (west of Walmart & Bank of America on Lake June)
beginning June 14 at 11:30 a.m.
SIGN UP FOR CODE RED
Code Red is up and going. This is
like a Reverse 911. If there
is an Emergency in the City, that you need to be notified, you will get
an automated call. If you have a home line that is listed, it will
call that number. You can register other numbers to be called and also
email addresses.
Click CODE
RED to complete the form.