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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please mark your calendars for the third installment in the TCPL’s 2012 Visiting Author Series. A press release is included below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>###<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New York Times</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> best-selling novelist Wanda Brunstetter will be visiting the New Philadelphia location of the Tuscarawas County Public Library System on Thursday, September 27 at 7PM. Her visit marks the third and final installment in the library’s 2012 Author Series. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Brunstetter is the author of over 60 novels, including <i>The Journey</i> (2011), <i>Love Finds a Home</i> (2011), <i>The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club</i> (2012), and <i>The Struggle</i>, which debuted at #24 on the <i>New York Times</i> best-seller list in July. Her most recent title, <i>Amish White Christmas Pie</i>, was released on September 1. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>More than six million copies of Brunstetter’s books have sold worldwide. Her works have been translated into four languages. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Brunstetter herself is considered a nationally recognized expert on the Amish community and one of the founders of the Amish fiction genre. Her fascination with Amish culture began shortly after she married her husband, Richard, who grew up in a Mennonite church and whose family has a Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. Brunstetter’s novels are also popular among Amish readers, who frequently credit her for giving non-Amish readers a deeper, more accurate understanding of their lifestyle and customs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Copies of <i>The Struggle</i>, <i>The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club</i>, and <i>Amish White Christmas Pie</i> will be available for purchase at the event. Brunstetter will conduct a book signing once her presentation concludes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Admission to the program is free. Registration is required by calling 330-364-4474 ext. 101. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The New Philadelphia location of the Tuscarawas County Public Library System is located at 121 Fair Avenue NW.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>###<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks in advance for your interest and support!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Andrea Legg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Extension & Technical Services Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tuscarawas County Public Library System<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>121 Fair Avenue NW<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New Philadelphia, OH 44663<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="www.tusclibrary.org">www.tusclibrary.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/tusclibrary"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=48 height=48 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CD90EA.E1660900" alt="FaceBook-icon (1)"></span></a><a href="http://www.twitter.com/tusc_library"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=48 height=48 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01CD90EA.E1660900" alt=Twitter-icon></span></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/tusclibrary"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=48 height=48 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01CD90EA.E1660900" alt=Youtube-icon></span></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/tusclibrary"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=45 height=45 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CD90EA.E1660900" alt=pinterest></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>