Fall 2000,
No. 2
Contents President Announces Strategic Initiatives for FY2001 and FY2002 New State Scholarships to Benefit Transfers from Carroll Book Fair Set for November 11th Self Study Completed, Team to Visit November 12-15 Enrollment Increases Over 13 Percent Stock Gifts Make End-of-year Tax Sense |
Book Fair Set for November 11th Every year the Random House Book Fair to Benefit the Carroll Community College Foundation has grown larger and better. This years Book Fair will take place on Saturday November 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the colleges main campus at 1601 Washington Road in Westminster. Participants will enjoy attending literary workshops, meeting guest authors in the Meet the Authors session, and choosing books for holiday gift giving from the large selection available for purchase. Autographed copies of books from the authors attending are a fine addition to the home bookshelf or for gift giving. This years Book Fair will once again feature Channel 2News Anchor Stan Stovall as our Honorary Book Fair Chairman. In addition to book sales, author signings, and workshops, the Fair also boasts exhibitors, a childrens story time, Random House story time characters, Coffee House poetry readings, readings from the winners of our childrens and adult writing contests, and a Silent Auction of signed and first-edition books. New this year is Music in the Great Hall, intermittent performances by student musicians, and a documentary film on Southern writers produced by award-winning Agee filmmaker Ross Spears. The film, Let Freedom Ring, explores the work of Walker Percy, William Styron, Ernest Gaines, Alice Walker, Alex Haley, Reynolds Price, Lee Smith, Larry Brown, Clyde Edgerton, Pat Conroy, and many more, in the context of the rapidly changing post Civil Rights Movement South. Among the most exciting news for November 11 is the guest author provided by Random House. For those aficionados of horror and suspense, the name of Peter Straub will strike a familiar chord. Author of the classic Ghost Story, Mr. Straubs latest work is Magic Terror: Seven Tales, which offers readers the chance to view the many sides and styles of Mr. Straub as he takes the reader through many psychological shadow worlds. Mr. Straub will be appearing at 1:30 p.m. to discuss his book and to autograph copies for the audience. |