Summer Reading Returns!

Dive into adventure at the library! Begin your voyage on June 1 by exploring the “Oceans of Possibilities” found in books. Earn points to win prizes by reading, completing challenges and attending programs and performances. Prizes include books, food, park passes and more! Kids can plunder our treasure chest while teens get some sweet candy treats. Adults, we haven't forgotten about you; a special Glendale Summer Reading tote bag awaits. Don't miss the boat — this voyage ends on August 1! 

Visit MaricopaCountyReads.org to register.

In-Person Writer in Residence

Unleash your inner author! Our Writer in Residence can provide expert advice to aspiring authors at all experience levels. Betty Webb is the author of the best-selling Lena Jones mystery series and the humorous Gunn Zoo mysteries. Lost in Paris, the first book in a new mystery series set in 1922 France, will be released in early 2023.

You can meet with Betty for a thirty-minute, one-on-one consultation at the Foothills Library on Fridays & Saturdays in May, June & July. Any writer, at any level, is invited to participate. Visit https://bit.ly/gplwir2022 to register.

You can also attend one of her several workshops, Writing the Contemporary Novel, at the Heroes Regional Park Library on Saturday, May 21, from 2-4 PM. Novels have changed dramatically over the last fifty years, and so have readers. This workshop describes some of those changes, and demonstrates how even yesterday’s ideas can be updated for today’s tumultuous publishing marketplace. Visit https://bit.ly/contemporarynovel to register.

Find out more about our Writer in Residence programs.

This project is supported by the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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