Read a book to welcome in the new year, or make a New Year's resolution to read more this year! 

---How many books will you read? 
---What was the best book you read last year?

Authors Ally Condie, Chris Crowe, Jessica Day George, Nathan Hale, Dean Hughes, Lisa Mangum, Brandon Mull, Rick Walton, and Robison Wells will be answering questions and signing books at the Orem Public Library on Saturday, December 8th. 

The holidays are a wonderful time for both children and adults to celebrate the joy of reading.   What are some of your favorite holiday picture books?

Beehive Book Award nominated authors, Tess Hilmo and Bobbie Pyron, spoke on Saturday, November 17th at the Viridian Center in West Jordan.  Tess is the author of With a Name Like Love, and Bobbie's books include The Dogs of Winter and A Dog's Way Home. Their presentation, created especially for young writers, was entitled "So You Want to Write?--Secrets to Being a Winning Writer."  This event was sponsored by CLAU and the Salt Lake County Library S Find out more about Bobbie and Tess by clicking on their pictures.

Jennifer Nielsen, author of The False Prince was the featured speaker at CLAU's Fall Festival on November 3rd at the Orem Public Library.  You can find more information about Jennifer and her books here.