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ORILLIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
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The 12th annual Orillia Public Library Big Read is taking a chilling turn this year. The 2018 Big Read, The Broken Girls by Toronto author Simone St. James, is a haunting genre-blending tale that moves between 1950 and 2014 Vermont, weaving together the mysterious lives of the living and the dead.
The book is on its way to being an award-winner, and book-club favourite, with praise from critics and authors alike.
”Downright scary and atmospheric. I flew through the pages,” said author Lisa Gardner.
“The Broken Girls is clever and wonderfully chilling. It held me hostage in a very modern ghost story until the early hours,” said Fiona Barton.
To celebrate the finale of our 2018 Big Read, we will be following The Broken Girls theme of a shocking discovery, abounding rumors and unsolved murder by hosting our very own evening of Murder in the Library. To prevent a haunting at the Orillia Public Library, you, the investigators, will need to solve the mystery of how the murder occurred, who the culprit is, and what their motive was.
The Big Read Finale will take place on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the library. Tickets are $20 each and include a glass of wine and appetizers courtesy of Melanie Robinson Catering of the Eclectic Café. Tickets are on sale now at the library’s Circulation Desk. Please email us at [email protected] or call 705-325-2556 for more information.
For the younger crowd, we are also bringing back the Little Big Read. Following this year’s spooky theme, the 2018 Little Big Read title will be Haunted Canada 3. One of the hauntings takes place in our own back yard! The Orillia Opera House. This is a good one for campfires or blanket forts.
As an extra bit of fun to get everyone in the Big Read mood, you will have the chance to win an autographed copy of The Broken Girls by submitting your own 13-word ghost story on your Big Read ballot. You might just get 15 minutes of fame as well if your ghost story is posted on the library’s social media pages!
Reserve your copy of the 2018 Big Read The Broken Girls by Simone St. James today!
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