G et directions to the Dempsey Event Center.
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Get directions to the Dempsey Event Center.
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TICKETS
\nTickets are on sale now for $55 at Eventbrite. Friends members receive a $5 discount (chec k your email for the promo code). \;
\nEach ticket will include a copy of \;How the Light Gets In.
\nEVENT DETAILS
\ nThe Friends of Delaware County District Library are thrilled to host N YT best-selling author Joyce Maynard for the release of her new novel \;How the Light Gets In \;during an enchanted evening at the& nbsp\;Dempsey Event Center. In addition to her storied ca reer as a writer of books about family\, love and loss Joyce is also rever ed for her memoir writing and healing workshops.
\nThe evening will start in the Sanctuary with demonstrations of Chi Gong and Singing Bowls b y experts from the Dempsey Center. Joyce will speak about her new novel an d be in conversation with local writing legend Lee Martin\, a professor at The Ohio State University.
\nAfter the presentations\, guests will enjoy wine and charcuterie\, and have the opportunity to further explore t he healing properties of Chi Gong and Singing Bowls. Visitors can also joi n in making a &ldquo\;cork person&rdquo\; featured in \;Count the Ways \;and tour the herb gardens on the beautiful grounds of the historic Dempsey Center. Each ticket will include a copy of \; How the Light Gets In. Additional titles will be availab le for purchase and signing from Beanbag Books.
\n\nShe first came t o national attention with the publication of her \;New York Times& nbsp\;cover story\, \;An Eighteen Year Old Looks Back on Life \, in 1972\, when she was a freshman at Yale. Since then\, she has be en a reporter and columnist for \;The New York Times\, a synd icated newspaper columnist whose \;Domestic Affairs \;column appea red in over fifty papers nationwide\, a regular contributor to NPR and nat ional magazines including \;Vogue\, \;The New York Ti mes Magazine\, and many more. Joyce also runs a hotel/retreat center in Guatemala which was featured in her recent best-selling book \; The Bird Hotel. Learn more about Joyce on her \;website \;and social media platforms like \;Facebook \;and \;Instagram.
\nImportant parking instructions!
\nGuests shoul d park in the paved lot off the south side of Route 23 next to Martiny&rsq uo\;s BBQ. Look for the large black and white sign for The Dempsey Center. Hyatt Road entrance reserved for handicap parking only.
\nDempsey E
vent Parking
5808 Columbus Pike
Lewis Center\, Ohio 43035
\nAB OUT JOYCE
\nA native of New Hampshire\, Joyce Maynard began publishing her stories in magazines wh en she was thirteen years old. She first came to national attention with t he publication of her New York Times cover story\, &ldquo\;An Eig hteen Year Old Looks Back on Life&rdquo\;\, in 1972\, when she was a fresh man at Yale. Since then\, she has been a reporter and columnist for Th e New York Times\, a syndicated newspaper columnist whose &ldquo\;Dom estic Affairs&rdquo\; column appeared in over fifty papers nationwide\, a regular contributor to NPR and national magazines including Vogue \, The New York Times Magazine\, and many more. She is a longtime performer with The Moth.
\nJoyce Maynard is the author of eighteen books\, including the New York Times bestselling novel\, Lab or Day and To Die For (both adapted for film)\, Un der the Influence and the memoirs\, At Home in the World and The Best of Us.
\nCount the Ways &mda sh\;the story of a marriage and a divorce\, and the children who survived it&mdash\; was published by William Morrow in July\, 2021\, and The Bir d Hotel (Arcade Publishing) was published May 2\, 2023.
\n< a href="https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3908959"> How the Light Gets In\, the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the beloved novel Count the Ways&mdash\;a complex story of three generations of a family and its remarkable\, resilient\, indomitable matri arch\, Eleanor&mdash\;will be available June 25\, 2024 everywhere books ar e sold (or borrowed!). \;
\nMaynard is a fellow of the MacDowell Colony and Yaddo. She is the founder of Write by the Lake\, a week-long w orkshop on the art and craft of memoir\, held every year since 2001 at Lak e Atitlan\, Guatemala.
\nABOUT THE FRIENDS
\nFormed in 2007\, the Friends of the Delaware County District Library is a non-profit\, all volunteer organization that supports the mission\, services and needs of t he Delaware County District Library (DCDL).
\nOUR MISSION
1) To
create and maintain an association of persons interested in the Delaware
County District Library (DCDL)
2) To focus public attention on the se
rvices and needs of the DCDL\; to advocate for the DCDL and its mission
3) To raise funds to support the DCDL's services and programs
4) W
ith the concurrence of the DCDL's Board of Trustees\, to influence\, recei
ve\, hold and disburse the gifts of books\, endowments\, donations\, and b
equests to the DCDL
