Local Author Day 2011 At Gadsden Public Library

March 31, 2011 - PRLog -- Local Author Day 2011 is just around the corner - April 9, 2pm to 4pm to be exact. With over 20 authors displaying, this is an event you don't want to miss. "We are very excited about Local Author Day," says Dobbins, coordinator of the program. "Everyone has a wonderful time and it's a great opportunity to find out about new authors."

With so many authors, there is a wide variety of genres represented: romance, fantasy, history, historical fiction, christian, children, music, poetry, education and health. Some are internationally known while some are just getting started. Here is the list of authors and the titles of their books that will be available on April 9:

Author List for Local Author Day 2011

1. Susan Allred (Beyond the Wall)
2. Kathy Attaway (The Adventures of Molly Polly Wog)
3. Doyle Blackerby (Thirty-Eight Years of Trucking)
4. Harry Butler (Alabama’s First Radio Stations 1920-1960: A History of Radio Broadcasting in Alabama)
5. Lennie Carroll (Poems That Tell A Story)
6.Craig Dobbins (Guitar Style of Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins Collection, Paul Yandell Collection, and others)
7. Julie Dobbins (Melissa and the Green Blanket)
8. Jeanne Duke (Caroline: Life Through A Baby’s Eyes)
9. Richard Edwards (Zadie’s Boy – the Troy Maeweather Story)
10. Gadsden Public Library History Committee (Gadsden Public Library: 100 Years of Service)
11. Mike Goodson (Etowah County (Then and Now), Gadsden, City of Champions, Etowah County, Volume II)
12. Patryna Goosby (My Silent Cry)
13. Roy Harvey (Letters From A Friend: Steps to Loosen the Grip of Religion and Find God's Open Hand)
14. Joseph Kennedy (The Invalid Warrior; Chained to His Chariot; The Latter Years; From Eden to Canaan; The Charm of Creation; and others)
15. Bob Lankford (On Jordan’s Stormy Banks)
16. Shirley W. Mitchell (Aging Outside the Box, Fabulous After 50, Sensational After 60, Love Notes For Mom, Love Notes For Dad, and others)
17. Joshua Price (The 48th Alabama Infantry Regiment, 1862-65; The Civil War Letters of Private John Manderson)
18. Christina Richards (Her Rose Tattoo)
19. Rex Stanfield (Bail Out Novel)
20. Kim Holdbrooks Townsel (School Skills 101; Teen 101; Secondary Teaching 101; College Skills 101, www.amazon.com/Kim-Holdbrooks-Townsel/e/B002C1UFBY)
21. William Yancey (Peacekeeper)

To see covers of the books and to find out more, go to http://www.gadsdenlibrary.org
or contact Julie Dobbins, Gadsden Public Library, 254 College Street Gadsden, AL 35903
256.549.4699 ext. 100

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JULIE S. DOBBINS is an author, interviewer, and a member of the Silver Leaves Journal editorial team. Her articles and books have appeared in magazines and on various websites.