The Town House Forum continues Thursday evening at 7pm, with Jeff Sharlet, journalist, author and teacher of creative non-fiction, along with some of his Dartmouth students who are participating in the "40 Towns" project. As always, feel free to come early and bring a picnic. Next week the speakers will be M.T. Anderson, especially known for his young adult novels, and Gregory Maguire, who writes for readers of all ages.

Friday at 10: STORYTIME! The last one in our summer series.

Parents, please note: if your child has been keeping a summer "Reading Log", the deadline for filling them in is THIS SATURDAY at noon! There will be a brief celebration for our readers on Sunday, Aug. 24 at 6:30 pm.

Some new titles include: "Elephant Company" - Vicki Croke, "In the Kingdom of Ice" - Hampton Sides, "A Spy Among Friends" - Ben Macintyre, "At the Point of a Cutlass" - Gregory Flemming, "Lucky Us" - Amy Bloom, "A Perfect Life" - Danielle Steel, " Paw and Order" - Spencer Quinn.