Book Festival

2015 Book Festival

The guest author for the 6th Annual Dalton State Book Festival will be Susan Gregg Gilmore, featuring her third and latest novel, The Funeral Dress.  Ms. Gilmore will speak on campus Wednesday, March 18 at 6:30pm in the Brown Center, Room 105.  The program will be followed by a reception and book signing.  Please email Lydia Knight at lknight@daltonstate.edu if you have any questions about the book festival.  For a campus map, click on http://www.daltonstate.edu/about/campus-map.html    


 
The DSC Literary Reading Club will be reading Ms. Gilmore's first novel, Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen, " . . . is rooted in summer vacations spent with her paternal grandmother and grandfather, a revival-bred preacher, who after church on Sundays, always took his granddaughters to the Dairy Queen." (from her web site)  The club will meet on Wednesday, March 18 at 2:00pm with Ms. Gilmore to discuss her book.  If you would like to join them, please contact Kris Barton at kmbarton@daltonstate.edu  
 
For more information about Susan Gregg Gilmore, please visit her web site:
http://www.susangregggilmore.com/
 



  









































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Thursday, April 15, 2010


Roberts Library Book Festival - Day 4


Author Susan Gregg Gilmore speaks with audience Thursday night about her book: "Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen".


Library Director Lydia Knight pictured with Author Susan Gilmore

Director Lydia Knight waiting on her signed copy during the autograph session

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Wednesday, April 14, 2010


Roberts Library Book Festival - Day 3

DSC Authors seated from left to right:
Barbara Tucker, Dr. Marsha Matthews, and Dr. Chad Prevost
pictured with Library Director Lydia Knight

Authors during autograph session

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Tuesday, April 13, 2010


Roberts Library Book Festival - Day 2

Author Deborah G. King with Library Director Lydia Knight
Author Deborah King during autograph session
From left to right: Librarian Sara Stokes, Library Assistant Beverly Jackson, Librarian Melissa Whitesell, and Student Assistant Rose Faulknor
Author Deborah G. King

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Monday, April 12, 2010


Roberts Library Book Festival - Day 1


Library Director Lydia Knight and Author Raymond Atkins


Librarian Sara Stokes and Student Assistant Rose Faulknor

DSC Professor Marsha Matthews speaks with Author during autograph session

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010


Want to win a $25.00 gift certificate???

Participants in the short survey will be registered for a $25.00 gift certificate and the winner will be announced on April 19th via campus email.

Look for the survey link now available on:

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Monday, April 5, 2010


DSC Art Content!

During the first annual Dalton State Book Festival (April 12 - 17, 2010), the Roberts Library is sponsoring an art contest for all DSC students.
To enter the contest, students should submit an original piece of art created from a book or depicting a literary work, character(s) from a literary work, or based on the festival theme, Home Grown Writers. Entries should be submitted by April 7th to librarian, Melissa Whitesell.
First prize will receive a $50.00 Amazon.com gift certificate.
For more information about the festival and authors, go to:
http://www.daltonstate.edu/library/Book%20Festival2.htm

For more information about the contest guidelines, go to:http://www.daltonstate.edu/library/Book%20As%20Art%20Contest%20-%20guidelines.pdf

Melissa Whitesell
Reference/Instructional Librarian
Derrell C. Roberts Library
Dalton State College
Dalton, GA 30720
706-272-2503

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010


Want to Make a Book From Recycled Materials?

Students who are interested in creating a book made from recycled materials - should R.S.V.P. by e-mailing Lydia Knight @ lknight@daltonstate.edu

The event will be held on Saturday, April 17th at 11:00 a.m. in the Roberts Library.

There are only 20 seats available, so hurray to claim seat today!

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010


Home Grown Writers Festival!

Please join us during National Library Week (April 12 - 17, 2010) for our 1st Annual Book Festival!

For a complete list of events and local authors that will be here...please click on the picture below to enlarge it. Or click on the following link: Dalton State Book Festival
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