
Live Oak Public Libraries Check out our interview with storyteller J'miah Nabawi! Find out what he's doing at the international tent at the book festival!

Live Oak Public Libraries Have you visited the new Southwest Chatham Branch Library yet? Check out our interview with Nature Maker president Gary Hanick, creator of the tree in the children's department.

Live Oak Public Libraries The 2009 Savannah Children's Book Festival is almost here! Which authors and illustrators are you or your kids most excited about seeing? Check them out on our web site!
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The 6th Annual Savannah Children’s Book Festival will take place on Saturday, November 14th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Forsyth Park in Savannah, Georgia (rain location is the Savannah Civic Center). Celebrate ...

Live Oak Public Libraries Wish you could get your kids excited about reading? Come to the Reaching Reluctant Readers symposium Friday, Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the new SW Chatham Branch Library. The guest speakers are teen novelist Patrick Jones & early childhood education specialist Dr. Jean Feldman. To RSVP, contact Constance Coleman at colemanc@liveoakpl.org or call (912) 897-6233 before Nov. 9!

Live Oak Public Libraries Student filmmakers and photographers often use our library branches in their project's scenes. Here is one of those films, by Kristin Maxwell. You'll see the Bull Street Library in the beginning scenes. Thank you, Kristin, for forwarding to us!
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The Erfinder family is full of great musicians — except for Suzy. Seemingly bereft of her family’s musical skills, she labors as a librarian, yearning for the excitement and adventures found in the books that surround her. ...

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The 2009 Savannah Children’s Book Festival is set for Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Forsyth Park in Savannah. The sixth annual festival celebrates the joy of reading, the power of the written word and the magic of storytelling with children’s book authors and illustrators from around the country. Laura N...umeroff, author of “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” and “If You Give a Pig a Pancake,” is among the many talented guests in this year’s lineup. The festival will also include dozens of Low Country authors, arts and crafts, food vendors, a variety of entertainment, costumed characters, and much more. The Savannah Children’s Book Festival is presented by Live Oak Public Libraries and the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Major sponsors are the Live Oak Public Libraries Foundation, Gulfstream Aerospace, and the Savannah Morning News. Rain location for the event is the Savannah Civic Center. For more information, call 912-652-3689.
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Time:10:00AM Saturday, November 14th
Location:Forsyth Park

Live Oak Public Libraries "If you build it they will come"...Our new library branch is OPEN!! And thank you to the Savannah Morning News (reporter Eric Curl) for this great feature that was in yesterday's paper.
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After facing financial challenges, a lost tree and a feud with its neighbor, Live Oak Public Libraries' new Southwest Chatham branch is set to open Tuesday.

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Check out what some of our library folks geek in these Geek the Library videos! For more geek videos or information on how you can support the library, visit Geekthelibrary.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4OkM93JI _o

Live Oak Public Libraries SciFi lovers! We're working on some programming and need feedback. If you're a fan of the genre, please let us know and tell us your age range: under 25, 26-35, 36-50, and over 50. It would really help us! Thank you!

Live Oak Public Libraries Update on the new library: It’s official! The opening date for the SW Chatham Branch is Tuesday, Oct. 20. Check our web site for hours. AND (drum roll) there are JOBS listed now on our web site.
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Live Oak Public Libraries We've got another character today! Try to figure out who this literary character is. We’ll give one clue several times today until someone guesses correctly. Sorry, no prizes. Clue #1: I am 20 years old.

Live Oak Public Libraries Try to figure out who this literary character is. We’ll give one clue several times today until someone guesses correctly. Sorry, no prizes. Clue #1: I’m a male and I live in the present day.

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Like Johnny Mercer? Love poetry? The 2009 Young Writers Contest is here! And, we’ve added a college category! In celebration of the Johnny Mercer Centennial, this year’s Savannah Children’s Book Festival Young Writers Contest challenges young poets to use five words from Johnny Mercer song titles in a poem. Entry deadl...ine: 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. For a complete list of rules including the word list for poems, check out LOPL’s web site.Read More
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Live Oak Public Libraries is accepting entries for the 2009 Young Writers Contest. The contest is a component of the Savannah Children’s Book Festival, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at Forsyth Park.

Live Oak Public Libraries All Live Oak Public Libraries branches in Chatham, Effingham & Liberty Counties will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 1, for annual staff training.














