Please join us on March 18, 2010 for our monthly book discussion. We'll be reading Grace Lin's novel Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Our picture book selection is A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee.

Currently, chapters meet in Minnesota: The Bookcase in Wayzata, Northern Lights Books & Gifts in Duluth, Red Balloon Bookshop in Saint Paul; Wisconsin:Redbery Books in Cable.

For store locations, times, discounts, and the "third half hour plans",
visit the Chapter & Verse web pages.

Would you like to begin an edition of Chapter & Verse at your local independent bookstore? Contact us and we'll help it happen.

Please join us on April 15, 2010 for our monthly book discussion. We'll be reading Loretta Ellsworth's novel In a Heartbeat. Our nonfiction picture book selection is Lucy Long Ago: Discovering the History of Where We Came From by Catherine Thimmesh.

Currently, chapters meet in Minnesota: The Bookcase in Wayzata, Northern Lights Books & Gifts in Duluth, Red Balloon Bookshop in Saint Paul; Wisconsin:Redbery Books in Cable.

For store locations, times, discounts, and the "third half hour plans",
visit the Chapter & Verse web pages.

Would you like to begin an edition of Chapter & Verse at your local independent bookstore? Contact us and we'll help it happen.

Confused by all of the options in Microsoft Word? Wondering how you can work more efficiently? Communicate with your editors more thoroughly? Track your changes for posterity?

Have you ever felt bewildered by the program and wished you knew how to do everything better?

We have lots of tips and tricks to show you so you can work smarter, with less confusion, and get your work done more quickly.

Bring your own laptop. We'll be working with MS Word 2003 on a PC. Some of the tips can be adapted to a Mac, but not all. If you don't have a laptop, you may use one of our four computers.

Individualized attention. Your questions answered. This is your opportunity to learn Word in a way that writers need to work.

Your cost is $60. Let us know you're interested in attending by clicking here. Light morning refreshments will be served. The workshop will take place in the Plymouth or Maple Grove area (depending on how many people register).

You may pay for the Workshop with a credit card:

or by sending a check to CLN, 13570 Grove Drive #353, Maple Grove MN 55311-4400.

Space is limited. Instructor: Vicki Palmquist

Please join us on May 20, 2010 for our monthly book discussion. We'll be reading Megan Whalen Turner's Newbery-Honor-winning novel The Thief. Our nonfiction reference book selection is Funny Business: Conversations with Writers of Comedy by Leonard Marcus.

Currently, chapters meet in Minnesota: The Bookcase in Wayzata, Northern Lights Books & Gifts in Duluth, Red Balloon Bookshop in Saint Paul; Wisconsin:Redbery Books in Cable.

For store locations, times, discounts, and the "third half hour plans",
visit the Chapter & Verse web pages.

Would you like to begin an edition of Chapter & Verse at your local independent bookstore? Contact us and we'll help it happen.

Magnetic Connections:
Tailored Tips to Make Your Presentations Irresistible

Do you feel your school presentations need jazzing up? Are you a new author, nervous about going into a school for the first time? Are you looking for that special hook that will get students and teachers excited about your book? Then this is the workshop for you.

Join school veteran Heidi Grosch for a two-session, hands-on workshop about developing, refining, and networking for more school presentations. In the first session we will explore the ins and outs of school visits and assess the special needs of each workshop participant. This is a great opportunity to learn from each other! Specific assignments will be given to each participant. In the second session, practice presentations will be evaluated and ideas tweaked so you can go home ready to pursue the next step.

Participants are asked to provide a copy of the book on which they’d like to focus their presentation, sending it to Heidi Grosch/883 Iglehart Avenue/St. Paul, MN 55014 to arrive no later than May 12th as well as any specific questions or issues they would like addressed in the workshop. Books will be returned at the workshop.

Sessions: Friday, May 21st from 7:00-9:00 pm and Saturday, May 22nd, 9:00 am-noon

Cost: $160.00

Heidi Håvan Grosch has been working in schools in the Midwest for over twenty years as an artist-in-residence, author, creative writing teacher, children’s performer and improvisation/creative idea coach. She currently lives in Norway and is introducing creative ways to learn English to teachers and students from preschool through grade 7. Heidi writes a bimonthly column for the Norwegian American Weekly newspaper as well as writing regular contributions to children’s magazines, CLN's Radar, and anthologies. Her newest project is the Norwegian American Classroom Connection: connecting classrooms in Norway and the United States through letters, shared activities, and technology. (www.heidigrosch.com)

Cost is $160. Workshop is open to CLN members only.

If you'd rather pay by check, send us an e-mail and we'll tell you how.

Open to all CLN members. Workshop takes place at CLN Headquarters, Maple Grove, MN. Directions will be provided after you sign up for the workshop. Space is limited, so register early.