10 Things I discovered at the Mercer County Library Book Fair
I participated in the Mercer County Library Book Event on September 27th in Lawrence NJ. It was a fun time. There were a lot of authors and people that came by to meet the authors.
Here are 10 things that I discovered or happened. Formatting issue caused there to be 2 entry 1.
Libraries are not bland old buildings with stodgy old books. The Mercer Library on Brunswick Pike Lawrence is bright and big. There are different departments and meeting rooms. The place was buzzing with people. There were sections of the library I didn’t have time to see.
The author community is huge and yet small. Jeff Markowitz remembered me from an event we did 10 years ago. I follow Jeff on social media. I look to him to see how he carries himself at these events. Eileen Watkins remembered being at an event with me years ago. I read a few of her books. CC Bridges and I were at an event two years ago.
Elle Harting has been prolific since I met her at a conference three years ago. She branched into different series of books and characters.
Tom DiGeralmo knows a lot of New Jersey history. He puts history in his books, to propel the storylines. He seems to enjoy talking history too with total strangers. No matter where they were from, he had a historical story for them.
There is no set up format for tables. Some authors had candy, some had keychains, some had topical pictures. Some authors had big banners. Some authors were smaller and cozier. I had a cool book cover runner and some Halloween decorations.
Readers that come to these events know as much about books as any author. I got recommendations for books and art movies from readers.
The authors at events have more than books. They have podcasts, video channels on line. The authors next to me posts videos everyday.
This was the first time I visited this library and the staff were super helpful. They showed me where to go to set up the tables and chairs. They took pictures of the event for us.
The library had racks of used books and compact discs for sale. Real steals. Bring cash to a library, you may find some hidden treasures in the used for sale bins.
There are more events happening at the Mercer Library. There are always new events. If you are near there look them up.