[Tasl] John Green To Speak in Knoxville

[Smith, Samuel Scot (Scot)]

The message below has been copied from the Knox County Public Library web site.
 
"Acclaimed author John Green and his brother Hank are headed to the Library. They will appear at 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 6 at the East Tennessee History Center. The event, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, is free and open to the public. Don't forget about The Officially Awesome Nerdfighters Initiation and Rally at West Knoxville Branch Library, October 25, at 2 p.m.

John Green, the celebrated author of Looking for Alaska and An Abundance of Katherines, will be reading from Paper Towns, his newest work. Green will also team up with his brother Hank "to talk about books, libraries, nerds, and other things that are awesome." Almost two years ago, the brothers started communicating through videoblogs, eventually creating the popular series Brotherhood 2.0. Their work has been watched over 11 million times and is one of the most popular channels in YouTube history. Brotherhood 2.0 fans, known as "Nerdfighters," have become a community devoted to books and other nerdy pursuits. The brothers will be singing Nerdfighter songs, signing CDs, talking about books, and helping Knox County teens take part in a national Nerdfighter project.

For more information on this event, please contact Mary Pom Claiborne at 215-8767."
 
Scot
 
Scot Smith
Librarian Media Specialist
Robertsville Middle School
Oak Ridge, TN
Lecturer--College of Communication and Information
University of Tennessee--Knoxville
Webmaster--Tennessee Association of School Librarians
Webmaster--Oak Ridge Schools