"Marley & Me" Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2009

CONTACT:
Kim Redington and Tom Smith
Frankfort Community Public Library
654-8746
adultlit@accs.net, tsmith@accs.net

CLINTON COUNTY READS 2009 ANNOUNCES CHOICE:

MARLEY AND ME

FRANKFORT, IN—The Clinton County Reads Committee selected the John Grogan’s heartfelt story about his troublesome golden Labrador, Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog as this year Community-wide Read to take place during the month of October, 2009.

Told in first-person narrative, the book portrays Grogan and his family's life during the thirteen years that they lived with their dog Marley, and the relationships and lessons from this period. Marley, a yellow Labrador Retriever, is described as a highly strung, boisterous, and somewhat uncontrolled dog. He is strong, powerful, endlessly hungry, eager to be active, and often destructive of their property (but completely without malice). (Summary from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marley_&_Me)

This year’s Clinton County Reads Committee includes representatives from:
Community Schools of Frankfort, Rossville Schools, the Frankfort Times, Wesley Manor, Clinton County Adult Literacy Program, Clinton County Chamber of Commerce, Clinton County Family YMCA, Area IV Agency, Clinton County Humane Society, Frankfort Community Public Library, Clinton County Contractual Library, and Friends of the Frankfort Library.

The Clinton County Reads Committee is in the early planning stages with programs involving leader dogs and therapy dogs, a dog walk, a contest for the County’s Worst Dog and “Doggie Bags” for the Clinton County Humane Society. Individuals, book clubs and other organizations are encouraged to read and discuss the book during October.

This is the 3^rd annual Community Read. In 2007, the community read the Chicano literature classic, Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya. In 2008, Clinton County read Catherine Ryan Hyde’s inspirational novel, Pay It Forward.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2009

CONTACT:
Kim Redington and Tom Smith
Frankfort Community Public Library
654-8746
adultlit@accs.net, tsmith@accs.net

THE FRANKFORT LIBRARY AND HERITAGE LITHOGRAPHICS
PRESENT AWARD FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN

FRANKFORT, IN—For the 3^rd consecutive year, The Frankfort Library will honor area high school artists for their creative work in designing the logo for Clinton County Reads. The event will take place on July 29, 2008 at 11am in the Frederick Herrick area of the Frankfort Library. Phil Weida, owner of Heritage Lithographics, will present the cash award of $50 each to Jessi Wells and Patrick Laughner, both recent graduates of Clinton Central High School. The students worked with Frankfort Library Assistant Director and Clinton County Reads Chair, Tom Smith, and Clinton Central Art Teacher Linda Ault over the last 6 month to create the original artwork that will be used through the summer and fall to publicize this year’s book, Marley and Me.

Told in first-person narrativee, the book portrays Grogan and his family's life during the thirteen years that they lived with their dog Marley, and the relationships and lessons from this period. Marley, a yellow Labrador Retriever, is described as a highly strung, boisterous, and somewhat uncontrolled dog. He is strong, powerful, endlessly hungry, eager to be active, and often destructive of their property (but completely without malice). (Summary from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marley_&_Me)

Activities planned include: A Dog Walk on Oct. 3 starting at the Clinton County Humane Society; an Oct 6 brown bag lunch featuring Kathy Nimmer and her Seeing Eye Dog: Dog Demo Day on Oct 10 at the 4-H Fairgrounds with herding demonstrations, a Frisbee dog and agility events. In addition, Illustrator of Bad Dog Marley, Richard Cowdrey, will be visiting Frankfort to talk and teach about his work. Marley and Me book discussions and movie showings are also scheduled. For a complete calendar, go to the Frankfort Library website, http://fcpl.accs.net

This year’s Clinton County Reads is sponsored by the Frankfort Community Public Library, the Friends of the Frankfort Library and Frankfort High School. Community and School Partners: Best Home Furnishings, Bruno’s Pizzeria, Encompass Credit Union, The Farmers Bank, Gem City Heating and Cooling, and Steve and Linda Mang. Community Partners: Bricker Construction, Clinton County Chamber of Commerce, Coapstick Insurance Agency, Crenshaw Paving, Frankfort Optimists, Frankfort Retired Teachers, Heritage Lithographics, Hi-Tech Label, Julie Ingels, Kramer Lumber, Paw Pals of The Clinton County Humane Society, Max D, Rodibaugh, DVM, Lisa Stafford, OD, The Times, and Wesley Manor.

This is the 3^rd annual Community Read. Clinton County Reads was started in 2007 with a Big Read grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and The Institute of Library and Museum Services. The community read the Chicano literature classic, Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya. In 2008, Clinton County read Catherine Ryan Hyde’s inspirational novel, Pay It Forward.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 4, 2009

CONTACT:
Kim Redington and Tom Smith
Frankfort Community Public Library
765-654-8746
adultlit@accs.net, tsmith@accs.net

ILLUSTRATOR OF MARLEY PICTURE BOOKS,

RICHARD COWDREY, TO VISIT FRANKFORT

FRANKFORT, IN— This year Clinton County Reads will launch with a visit from the illustrator of the Marley picture books, Richard Cowdrey. Mr. Cowdrey has illustrated numerous books, but is most well-known for his work in the children’s picture books about Marley—Bad Dog Marley, A Very Marley Christmas, and Marley Goes to School. Mr. Cowdrey will be in Frankfort on September 29 & 30 and will be visiting area schools. He will present a workshop for kids and parents on September 29 at 6pm at the Frankfort Library and will be the Brown Bag Lunch guest on September 30 in Harry’s Coffee Bar at the Frankfort Library.

Mr. Cowdrey is originally from Cincinnati, OH and became a freelance illustrator working with distinguished clients such as Honda and the World Wildlife Federation. Mr. Cowdrey says, “I am very thankful to be able to do the type of work I love to do. I recognize where the talent and opportunities come from and desire to honor God with my work and with my life. I care greatly about each piece of art I work on...”

Support for the Illustrator visit comes from the Frankfort Library, Frankfort High School, Rossville and Suncrest Elemetary Schools and area businesses and individuals.

Other activities planned include: A Dog Walk on Oct. 3 starting at the Clinton County Humane Society; an Oct 6 brown bag lunch featuring Kathy Nimmer and her Seeing Eye Dog: Dog Demo Day on Oct 10 at the 4-H Fairgrounds with a Frisbee dog and agility events. Marley and Me book discussions and movie showings are also scheduled. For a complete calendar, go to the Frankfort Library website, http://fcpl.accs.net, and click on the logo.

This year’s Clinton County Reads Committee includes representatives from: Community Schools of Frankfort, Rossville Schools, the Frankfort Times, Wesley Manor, Clinton County Adult Literacy Program, Clinton County Chamber of Commerce, Clinton County Purdue Extension, Clinton County Family YMCA, Area IV Agency, Clinton County Humane Society, Frankfort Community Public Library, Clinton County Contractual Library, and Friends of the Frankfort Library.

This year’s Clinton County Reads is sponsored by the Frankfort Community Public Library, the Friends of the Frankfort Library and Frankfort High School. Community and School Partners: Best Home Furnishings, Bruno’s Pizzeria, Encompass Credit Union, The Farmers Bank, Gem City Heating and Cooling, and Steve and Linda Mang. Community Partners: Bricker Construction, Clinton County Chamber of Commerce, Coapstick Insurance Agency, Crenshaw Paving, Frankfort Optimists, Frankfort Retired Teachers, Heritage Lithographics, Hi-Tech Label, Julie Ingels, Kramer Lumber, Paw Pals of The Clinton County Humane Society, Max D. Rodibaugh, DVM, Lisa Stafford, OD, TThe Times, and Wesley Manor.

This is the 3sup>rd annual Community Read. Clinton County Reads was started in 2007 with a Big Read grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and The Institute of Library and Museum Services. The community read the Chicano literature classic, Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya. In 2008, Clinton County read Catherine Ryan Hyde’s inspirational novel, Pay It Forward.

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