Bat book

“Frequently Asked Questions About Bats” by Rose Houk

One for the books

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Historically, book pages were bound with twine, and ribs on book spines had a functional purpose. These days, ribs usually are for purely aesthetic value.

One for the books

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Mark Andersson, owner of Panther Peak Bindery in Picture Rocks, will speak about book preservation during the Oro Valley Public Library's third annual book festival.

One for the books

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Gold leafing tools line the cabinets in Mark Andersson's book repair workshop, located on his property in Picture Rocks. Andersson has made his life’s work restoring books.

One for the books

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Mark Andersson flips through an old book, which has pages that have withstood the sands of time. Andersson critiques current bookmaking techniques, warning that some books won't last 50 years.

Spring Book Sale

Warm Bodies Book

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Patty Urch, the volunteer manager of Book Shoppe Too, studies a collection of Shakespeare volumes on sale.

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Oro Valley Councilman Lou Waters, Vice Mayor Mary Snider, Councilmember Steve Solomon, Friends of the Oro Valley Public Library president Martha Briggs, Councilmember Joe Hornat, library manager Jane Peterson, and director of book operations and Friends board member JoAnn Dumac joined with the library’s many Friends and volunteers at the March 4 ribbon-cutting for Book Shoppe Too.

Tucson Festival of Books

Reason No. 10 to attend the Tucson Festival of Books: You might meet your favorite literary character, as this little girl did last year. Authors of all genres will participate in the two-day event, which will take place this weekend on the University of Arizona campus. For complete information, visit tucsonfestivalofbooks.org.

Fatal Error book cover

Books, from kids to kids

Dave Perry/The Explorer, Jordan Tabor, front, and Emma Morrison, Mia Kotalik and Meera Patel hold some of the books donated by students at the Kumon Math and Reading Center of Oro Valley to benefit the Children's Miracle Network. More than 300 new and gently used children's books were collected in October by Kumon's after-school enrichment program. They'll be donated to the Children's Miracle Network at Tucson Medical Center.

Oro Valley Book Festival

J.D. Fitzgerald/ Special to the Explorer, Ella Johnson, 6, smiles for a photo taken by OVPD Officer Jody Rammell Saturday at the Oro Valley Library Annual Book Festival. The photo will go in a database designed to aid in the recovery of lost children.

Oro Valley Book Festival

J.D. Fitzgerald/ Special to the Explorer, Numerous authors were present to have one-on-one discussions with readers at the Oro Valley Library Annual Book Festival last Saturday

Oro Valley Book Festival

J.D. Fitzgerald/ Special to the Explorer, Dorothy Hemmo peruses a title amongst the thousands of books on display Saturday at the Oro Valley Library Annual Book Festival.