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UPCOMING ​EVENTS & ACTIVITIES!

JOIN US IN CELEBRATING
INDEPENDENT
BOOKSTORE
DAY
Saturday,
​April 27th
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Join us for our 3rd Annual Independent Bookstore Day Bookstore Crawl!  What could be better than spending an entire Saturday in your favorite bookstores?

Here's how to play:

1.) Pick up an Official Passport at:

Booked on 25th
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
147 Historic 25th Street, Ogden

The King's English Bookshop
10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
1511 S. 1500 E., Salt Lake City

The Printed Garden, Booksellers
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
9445 S. Union Square, Suite A, Sandy

Weller Book Works
​10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
607 Trolley Square, Salt Lake City

(hours provided above are for Independent Bookstore Day)

2.) Have your passport stamped at each of the four participating stores.

3.) Leave your completed passport at the store you frequent most.

Each store will draw one lucky winner, who will receive a 20% discount at that store for one year - until Independent Bookstore Day 2020!

Thank you for the love and support you've shown your favorite independently owned bookstores! We'll keep doing our best to make your neighborhood a unique and interesting place, but we know that we couldn't do it without you!

BOOK SIGNING WITH
DAVID
HABBEN
Wednesday,
​June 19th
7:00 p.m.

It’s the little things that can turn a bad day into a better one. One morning, Sherman’s bad mood takes the form of a literal rain cloud, soaking him and making his mood—and the weather—worse. An unexpected encounter with imaginative children helps Mr. Sherman find the silver lining to his cloud and brightens his day, turning his outlook from pessimism into optimism.
The expressive graphic art creates an eye-catching and meaningful story. Readers will be empathetic to Sherman’s woes and uplifted when reminded that the sun does eventually come out again after the rain.

Join us in welcoming David Habben to Provo City LIbrary on the evening of Wednesday, June 19th, to discuss and sign copies of his new picture book, Mr. Sherman's Cloud.  This event will begin at 7:00 p.m.

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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
​ STORYTIME
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS
at 5:00 p.m.

Because of the ages of the children who have been coming, we'll be shifting gears for our weekly Wednesday Afternoon Storytime.  This last Wednesday, we started reading Emily Butler's delightful new middle grade novel, Freya & Zoose.

Fans of Kate DiCamillo's The Tale of Despereaux or Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ivan will treasure this timeless tale about a magnificent adventure to the North Pole and the even more astounding feat of true friendship. A perfect story for animal and adventure lovers alike, wonderfully illustrated by Jennifer Thermes!

Freya has always craved--and feared--adventure. Traipsing all over the world is simply not what dignified rock-hopper penguins do. But when she hears about Captain Salomon August Andrée's hot-air balloon expedition to the North Pole, Freya packs her copy of Hints to Lady Travellers and hops on board. Only moments after leaving land, Freya discovers a fellow stowaway! Meet Zoose, the scrappy, uncouth mouse whose endless wisecracks and despicable manners make him a less-than-ideal travel companion.

When the hot-air balloon is forced to land in the Arctic, these polar opposites must learn how to get along. Their very survival depends on it.

Storytime begins at 5:00 p.m., and we'll be starting at Chapter 8 on Wednesday, April 3rd.

BOOK SIGNING WITH
ADAM
GIDWITZ
Saturday,
​April 27th
10:00 a.m.

Pura Belpré Honor-winning author David Bowles joins Newbery Honor-winning Adam Gidwitz as co-author of the newest Unicorn Rescue Society adventure, as the kids travel to the U.S.-Mexican border to help the legendary chupacabras.

Elliot and Uchenna have only just returned from their most recent Unicorn Rescue Society mission when Professor Fauna whisks them away (Jersey, too!), on their next exciting adventure. This time, they're headed to Laredo, on the U.S.-Mexican border to help another mythical creature in need: the chupacabras.

Teaming up with local kids Lupita and Mateo Cervantes—plus their brilliant mother, Dr. Alejandra Cervantes and her curandero husband Israel—the kids struggle to not only keep the chupacabras safe, but also to bring a divided community together once more.

We're proud to partner with Provo City Library to welcome Adam Gidwitz for the Children's Book Festival.  Adam will be signing copies of his Unicorn Rescue Society series on Saturday, April 27th, starting at 10:00 a.m.

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SPECIAL AUTHOR STORYTIME WITH
DR. BONNIE
BAXTER
AND
JAIMI BUTLER
Saturday,
​May 4th
2:00 p.m.

Join a team of kids on an adventure to find the fabled Great Salt Lake Monster! Along the way, they'll discover cool stories about the lake, and the mystery of many natural wonders will be revealed!

Dr. Bonnie K. Baxter and Jaimi Butler, both of whom have dedicated the span of a career to studying Great Salt Lake, have crafted a picture book for young (and curious) readers that is full of the biology, geology, and people of our salty lake. Arly Landry's beautiful artwork betrays her fascination for, and love of, this extreme environment.

We're proud to partner with Great Salt Lake Institute to host a special Children's Storytime on Saturday afternoon, May 4th, as Dr. Bonnie Baxter and Jaimie Butler give a reading of The Great Great Salt Lake Monster Mystery! We'll have cookies for the kids, and Dr. Bonnie and Jaimie will be bringing a number of hands-on exhibits for little fingers to examine. This event will begin at 2:00 p.m.

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W. S. MERWIN
1927-2019

BETTY BALLANTINE
1919-2019

Betty Ballantine and her husband Ian helped invent the modern paperback through their Bantam and Ballantine books. Paperbacks in America were not popular until the Ballantines improved the quality of the product and offered better titles.

FRANCOIS CAMOIN
1939-2019

Francois Camoin was the founder of the Creative Writing Ph.D. program at The University of Utah in the 1960s, and the author of Benbow and Paradise, The End of the World is Los Angeles, Why Men Are Afraid of Women, and other works.  He has been called "a comic genius" and "a contemporary Mark Twain."

MARY OLIVER
1935-2019

BOOK SIGNING WITH
KEN
MEARS
Thursday,
​May 2nd
7:00 p.m.

When James washes up on the shores of Mons Adanek, he can't remember anything. Soon he is found by J'hon, a peaceful painter, who takes him in. James discovers he has combat skills and immense strength. Without a clue as to who he was, can James ever go back to where he came from?
J'hon is a peaceful painter and a true family man. He gets along with his neighbors and is friendly to everybody. His simple creative lifestyle is disrupted when trolls attack, taking him and his wife back to their homeland of Trollada. Will J'hon be rescued and see his sons again?
Fenn has always been an outcast. He has always been intelligent, calm, and kind, attributes that gained him no favors in the harsh country of Trollada. Despite these things, he has managed to become a guard in the dungeon under the Troll King's castle, a prestigious position. When a human man is captured and put under his guard, the human asks for Fenn's help. Will Fenn embrace a life outside of Trollada fighting for the greater good?

Join us in welcoming author Ken Mears to The Printed Garden to read from, answer questions about, and sign copies of his new middle grade (8-12) novel The Castaway Hero, the first book in his Stones of the Middle Lands series.  This event will begin at 7:00 p.m.

PREORDER
YOUR SIGNED COPY OF NICKEL BOYS (7/16)
BY COLSON WHITEHEAD OR
ON EARTH WE'RE
BRIEFLY GORGEOUS (6/4)
BY OCEAN VUONG
NOW!

JOIN THE ONGOING
​CHILD FRIENDLY

CAMPAIGN AT
THE PRINTED GARDEN

Upcoming Sessions:
Saturday, May 11th
Time TBD
(inquire at contact email below)

Scene opens with a murder of crows appearing at the city walls of Fort Solace. One of them flies down to Nala and delivers a message: “I bear a message from the King Regent. The elves to the south have thus far been refusing to join the fold. Force a decision. Annihilate them if they refuse.”

Marwyn the elf guard leads them into the forest.
They’re greeted by all of the elves who’ve come out of their hidey-holes underground. The party begins talking about how to outsmart the Regent in Waterdeep. (He’s been making demands that they join the fold, and they don’t want to because it seems his power is based in fear and tyranny… they have so far been far enough away and hidden enough with some power of their own - they’ve stayed free).
They meet Marwyven, the elven tribe’s leader. She casts Control Weather to interfere with the onlooking ravens who were circling overhead…
Marlyn is the other guard. He comes and gets them from talking in the underground meeting hall… the group is under attack from the air.

The party defeats a group of Ravens plus three Stymphalian Birds.
After discussing what to do next, they agree to tell the regent if they get any sort of opportunity - tell him that the elves have officially joined the fold.
The elves say, “We’ll send a fox” if they come under attack by the Regent’s messengers.

The group approaches Camp Solace, and the ravens are perched (still, reports Sammy) on the city walls.
Nala tells the chief raven, “The elves have joined the fold.” The ravens waste no time and take off flying north.

Although this is an open group, new players interested in participating should RSVP with Steve Capone, the acting Dungeon Master, at stevecaponejr@gmail.com to check this group's playing schedule and aid in incorporating your character into the story.

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SPACES FOR BOOK CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR EVEN JUST A FEW FRIENDS

Looking for a quiet, comfortable meeting space for your book club?  There might be distractions at home, but there aren't any in this room!  Let us do the work so you can enjoy your time together.  Order and purchase your selections through our store and use our Reading Room, with our compliments!  We'll keep things organized so your members can pick up the following month's books at the current month's meeting, and save you a special trip to pick it up later in the month!

Looking for an inexpensive night out of the house?  Meet a couple friends at The Printed Garden for a friendly (or not-so-friendly) board game, and enjoy one of our complimentary hot beverages.  We also have chess, checkers, Monopoly, Jenga, and a couple decks of cards - or feel free to pack your own game in if you'd like!  If you've come by yourself to study, just let us know and we'll turn the music down or off