WHO: The Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC)

WHAT: Children’s Author Tomie dePaola’s Novello event has been cancelled due to the author’s illness.

WHEN/WHERE: The cancelled dePaola event was scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. at ImaginOn.
All other previously scheduled Novello events will take place as outlined:

A Novello Evening with Christopher Buckley
Oct. 8, 7 p.m., $20, ImaginOn
Buckley is the author of Thank You for Smoking, Losing Mum and Pup: a Memoir

WordPlay Saturday
Oct. 10, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., FREE, ImaginOn
Family-friendly fun featuring children’s authors: Chris Raschka, Bryan Collier, Grace Lin, Jimmy Gownley and young adult author, Coe Booth.

Children’s/young adult author Nancy Krulik (“Katie Kazoo” series)
Oct. 13, 4 p.m., FREE, South County Regional Library, 5801 Rea Road
Co-presented by Black Forest Books & Toys.

Carolina Writers’ Night
Oct. 14, 7 p.m., FREE, ImaginOn
Featuring Dale Neal, 2009 Novello Literary Award winner (Cow Across America) and other Carolina writers, Robert Inman (Captain Saturday), Ed Southern (Sports in the Carolinas: From Death Valley to Tobacco Road) and Charla Muller (365 Nights: A Memoir of Intimacy).

A Story, Story Night with Jim Weiss
Oct. 16, 7 p.m., FREE, ImaginOn
Storytelling for kids of all ages (including adults!)

A Novello Evening with Clyde Edgerton
Oct. 23, 6 p.m., $35, ImaginOn
Author of The Bible Salesman, Edgerton and his band, the Rank Strangers, will provide the audience with a spectacular evening of readings, songs, food and fun.

Tickets are on sale now, visit www.plcmc.org/novello or call (704) 973-2828 (M-F 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) for details. Free events do not require tickets, however seating is limited. Books will be available for purchase.

Novello would not be possible each year without the support of local sponsors including previous contributors such as TIAA CREF, The Charlotte Observer, National Endowment for the Humanities, Clariant Corporation, Foundation For The Carolinas, Morgan Stanley, Piedmont Natural Gas, Park Road Books, Black Forest Books and Toys and others.

Since its founding in 1903 as a Carnegie Free Library, PLCMC has provided community service and outreach to the citizens of the Charlotte area. One of the premier libraries in the country, PLCMC has been recognized as a “Five Star” library in a national index of public library service from Library Journal and was named winner of the 2006 National Award for Library Service. The library sponsors a variety of community-based programs, from computer and Internet workshops to the award-winning Novello Festival of Reading, a celebration of the joys of reading and learning. With 24 locations, 1.4 million volumes, 79,000 DVDs, CDs and audiobooks, and a vast selection of titles available to download from the library’s web site, PLCMC is dedicated to its mission of expanding minds, empowering individuals and enriching the community.