Olathe Public Library Foundation A Taste of Literacy 2024

Saturday, September 14, 2024, at 6 p.m. at the Indian Creek Library

Ticket sales have ended for the 2024 event. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list, please email Julie at jclark@olathelibrary.org. If you would like to make a donation to the Olathe Public Library Foundation, please click HERE . Thank you!

Laura Moriarty

Laura Moriarty, the author of five novels, earned a degree in social work before returning for her M.A. in Creative Writing at the University of Kansas. Her second novel, The Chaperone, is a New York Times best-selling novel and has been made into a PBS Masterpiece Film. She is now a professor of Creative Writing at the University of Kansas and is at work on her next novel.

A social hour with a cash bar will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the author's presentation at 7:00 p.m. The Olathe North High School Culinary Arts Program will cater the surf and turf meal.

Proceeds benefit the Olathe Public Library Foundation. If you have questions, please get in touch with Julie Clark at jclark@olathelibrary.org or (913) 971-6878. 

 

'A Taste of Literacy' Olathe Public Library Foundation Sponsors

Thank you to these organizations and individuals for sponsoring the Foundation’s 2024 ‘A Taste of Literacy’ author dinner. Their generous contributions help provide library programs, services and equipment to benefit the community.

2024 Shakespeare Sponsors

City of Olathe

Enterprise Bank & Trust

ETC Institute

Friends of the Olathe Public Library

Harlan Parker Insurance Agency

Eirene and Hayden Knott

 McCownGordon Construction

Olathe Health/University of Kansas Health System

Clark and Sue Ann Stewart

 

2024 Hughes Sponsors

Emily and Jeff Baker

Julie and Bob Clark

Gregg and Dorothy Herbert

Tracy and Matt Hiesberger

Ann Horner

Multistudio

 

2024 Dickens Sponsors

Sara and Arn Eccles

Lori and Ed Franklin

LANE4 Property Group

Olathe Public Schools

Pam and Doug Perrin

Sir Speedy

Steven and Carolyn Romondo

Fred and Susan Sherman

Hector and Despina Silva

Dean and Julie Vakas

Audriana and Casey Wilhm