'Lemony Snicket' to speak at foundation dinner Sept. 12
The Foundation for Monterey County Free Libraries has announced "Lemony Snicket," also known as Daniel Handler, is set to be the guest speaker at the Words and Wine Dinner to be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Embassy Suites in Seaside.
You may recognize Handler's pen name of Lemony Snicket from the bestselling series All the Wrong Questions, as well as A Series of Unfortunate Events, which has sold more than 60 million copies and was the basis of a feature film starring Jim Carrey and Meryl Streep, with Jude Law as Lemony Snicket.
Handler's latest novel for adults, "We Are Pirates," was released in February. Other books include "The Dark", a picture book, and many, many more. "One cannot wander the world and its bookcases without seeing the strange and morbid things. I simply wrote some of them down," Handler has said.
Tickets are $125 per person; $150 after Sept. 1. Reservations are available online at http://www.fmcfl.org or call 831-424-3564.
The Foundation for Monterey County Free Libraries, is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides funding for the 17 Monterey County Libraries, including those located in the most rural sections of the county, to operate child literacy programs year-round.
Funds are raised through an annual author's dinner and by asking foundations for grants, corporations, and individuals to join with us as partners in the quest for literacy for all children. The Foundation has contributed more than $3.2 million dollars to the literacy programs since 1990.
Two of the programs the foundation supports — Homework Centers and Summer Reading — encourage youngsters to use the library year-round. The foundation also supports the Family Literacy Programs for adult learners. Tutoring is available in all of the library system's service areas.