Online Auction Open!
The online portion of Night of Literary Feasts 2012 Auction is now open. The auction will run from February 13, 2012 to March 2, 2012, with the live event, the Night of Literary Feasts taking place on March 3, 2012.
Literary Feast 2012 proceeds benefit the Broward Public Library Foundation, celebrating 29 years of providing private support to ensure excellence throughout the Broward County Library system. The Library Foundation supports such Library programs and services as computer instruction classes, the Summer Reading Program, free SAT/ACT prep classes, the Children's BookFest and the E-Reader loan program.
Auction items range from exotic vacation getaways to donated items guaranteed to delight and surprise. So, tell your friends and family "TO BID TO WIN." Let the bidding begin!
The 24th edition of Literary Feast, Broward County's premier literary festival, will host an exceptional line-up of 17 nationally known authors, March 2-5, 2012. The annual celebration treats booklovers to free author lectures and discussions, book signing and its signature fundraising event, "A Night of Literary Feasts."
The Night of Literary Feasts will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six. The evening begins with a 2-hour cocktail reception and silent auction. Following the cocktail reception, guests are off to gourmet dinners in private homes or upscale restaurant with an author of your choice.
This year's Feast will showcase an outstanding selection of authors, including Charles Mann, author of one of the New York Times Notable Books of 2011, Kaplan University CEO Andrew Rosen, President/Founder of the organization Wine To Water, and previous Literary Feast author Sally Bedell Smith, with her newest biography on Queen Elizabeth.
This year, Nova Southeastern University is the Presenting Sponsor of Literary Feast, and Bank of America is the co-sponsor of Novel Day for Students.
Over the years, more than 345 authors have been part of Literary Feast. One of the Literary Feast 2011 authors, Ellen Crosby summed up her experience, "Literary Feast 2011 paired a passionate group of people who write books with passionate group of people who read books -- and want to keep their libraries alive and well. A terrific weekend."
For more information of Literary Feast and its four events, go to www.literaryfeastonline.org. For reservations for the Night of Literary Feasts, please call Sue Keller at (954) 357-7382.
Make Your Bid to Support the BROWARD PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
Now is your chance to not only get all the great items you want, but to do it knowing you are helping to support the Broward Public Library Foundation's mission of providing programs, books and materials that go beyond what is available through tax base funding. The nonprofit Foundation is the catalyst in sparking private funding and endowments to ensure that a state of excellence is achieved throughout the Broward County Library system.
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