Book Fest is here! Come see our Carnival of Books at the Northside Civic Center in Ville Platte, Sat. Oct. 8, 8 a.m. to noon

The Friends of the Library will sell the following:

• Food and coffee
• Books: hardbacks 25 cents each; paperbacks 10 cents each.  After 10 a.m., buy one, get one of the same type free!
• 2012 Book Lover’s calendars: buy one for $10; get a second one half price!

The Friends of the Library are also sponsoring this year’s “Vendor Cash” door prizes through the generosity of many local donors.

The Library will sponsor:

• An author talk by Linda Lebert-Corbello, author of “In the Shadow of My Brother’s Cold Blood” (nonfiction), conference room at civic center at 10 a.m.
• An author talk by Ville Platte native and KVPI personality Nancy K. Duplechain, author of “Dark Bayou” (thriller), conference room at 10:30 a.m.
• An author talk by John LaFleur, well known Evangeline Parish teacher and KVPI personality, author of “Creole Gourmet Secrets of Louisiana,” conference room at 11 a.m.
• KVPI live remote broadcast with Mark Layne, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
• Clowns and balloon twisting and face painting
• Music by “E-T Mon”

Also participating are numerous nonprofits and local vendors, plus the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and the Sonic mascot.

Come join us for a morning of fun and bargains Saturday Oct. 8 from 8 to noon at the Northside Civic Center on Soileau St. in Ville Platte.  Call 363-1369 for directions.