The Dalles Library Hosts Spooky Community Read for Halloween
The Library’s Community Read brings book lovers, crafters, families, Neil Gaiman fans, and the community together to celebrate the joy of reading and get into the Halloween spirit.
”IT TAKES A GRAVEYARD TO RAISE A CHILD. Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn’t live in a graveyard, being raised by ghosts, with a guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the dead. There are adventures in the graveyard for a boy—an ancient Indigo Man, a gateway to the abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible Sleer. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, he will be in danger from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod’s family.” —The Graveyard Book
by Cole Goodwin
The Dalles, Ore., October 9, 2023— The Dalles Wasco County Library will host a month’s worth of events centered around Neil Gaiman’s Newbery award winning The Graveyard Book, tale about a boy who is raised by ghosts. Library card holders can stop in, grab a free copy of the book or graphic novel and register to participate in a group discussion of the book at the Pioneer Cemetery on Oct. 28.
Upcoming activities also include making a color changing mug, a paint night, embroidery activity, and haunted graveyard (at the library, located at 722 Court St) on Oct. 28-31.
A complete list of events can be found below:
The Library’s Community Read brings book lovers, crafters, families, Gaiman fans and the community together to celebrate the joy of reading. Sue-Ann Rodriguez-Goodwin and Cole Goodwin pose with the results of their Spooky Book Page Take-and-Make wreath kits. Missed the kits? Learn to make your own by clicking here.
