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At the Library: Speaking of Writing Distinguished Author Visit
Each year, middle school students come to our Library to hear an award-winning Young Adult author speak about the writing process.
On October 20th, 2014 the Northport-East Northport Public Library welcomed author and National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin to their annual Speaking of Writing Distinguished Author event.
Celebrating the event’s 23rd year, the Library hosted over 200 middle school students from Northport and East Northport Middle School, where they learned about Sheinkin’s research and writing process for his acclaimed narrative non-fiction titles including The Port Chicago 50, Bomb and Lincoln’s Grave Robbers.
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An autographed collection of books written by authors who have participated in this program has been created and is part of a permanent display in the Northport Library. This collection was established in memory of Fran Romer, the Young Adult Librarian at the Northport-East Northport Public Library from 1989-2000. Hundreds of middle school students have been inspired by these authors as a result of her expansion of this program.
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