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Reading Relay



Borders Books and Barnes & Nobles stores across the state will be hosting Reading Relay segments.
Please call individual stores for times.

 
April 10, 2002
Imagine ONE book being read by many voices, at the same time, all over the state. That's exactly what will happen during the Reading Relay. A sampling of excerpts from "Animal Dreams" will be presented to give participants a quick glimpse of the novel. Locations will range from coffee shops and malls to libraries and city halls.
Time Place Reader / Information
5:30 - 6:00 am Krispy Kreme Donuts
7501 E Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd
Scottsdale AZ 85260 
Donut pros will be reading Kingsolver prose!
 
8:00 - 8:30 am Arizona State Braille and Talking Book Library
1030 N. 32nd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Library patron - Gail Irons (Braille reader), + library volunteer and librarian will be reading at the State Capitol
 
8:00 - 8:30 am Albertsons
445 N. Stapley
Mesa, AZ 85203
Readers:
Mike Whalen, Mesa City Council member
Debbie Spinner, City of Mesa Attorney
Janice Strauss,  City of Mesa Police Chief
City of Mesa police officers
Mike Hutchinson, City of Mesa Manager
 
8:00 - 5:00 pm The State Capitol - West Wing Lobby
1700 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Governor, Senators, Representatives, Superintendent of Education, State Agency Boards and Commission Directors will be reading.
 
8:00 - 8:30 am Bitzee Mama's Restaurant
7023 N. 58th Street
Glendale, AZ
 
8:00 - 8:30 am Kiss The Cook Restaurant
4915 W. Glendale Ave.
Glendale, AZ
 
8:00 - 8:30 am Marcos De Niza High School Lakeshore Drive
Tempe AZ 85283
Children from the Reading Club and teachers
 
8:30 - 5:30 pm Parker Public Library 
1001 S. Navajo Ave
Parker AZ 85344
Town Council, Town Administration, La Paz County Administration, Local Parker High School Students will be reading. The book will travel around the community including the lcoal radio station on "Live Readings"
 
9:00 Red Mountain Multi- Generational Center
7550 E. Adobe St.
Mesa, AZ
Readers:
Sandy Rizzo, City of Mesa Librarian
Bob Deleon, Assistant Fire Chief
Barbara Seperich, City of Mesa Librarian
Red Mountain Center Staff
 
9:00 - 9:30 am Tempe Public Library
3500 S. Rural Road
Tempe, Arizona 
Mayor Neil Giuliano and Councilman Len Copple will be reading.
 
9:00 - 9:30 am Scottsdale Via Linda Senior Center
10440 East Via Linda
Scottsdale, AZ 
Scottsdale Seniors will be reading.
 
9:00 - 10:00 am Glendale City Hall
Conference Room 2A
5850 W. Glendale Ave.
Glendale, AZ
City of Glendale Planning Department will be reading. Refreshments.
 
9:30 - 10:00 am Scottsdale's Mustang Library
10101 N. 90th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 
 
9:30 - 10:00 am Glendale Women's Club
7032 N. 56th Avenue
Glendale, AZ
 
10:00 - 10:30 am Chandler Public Library
CORE Programs
22 S. Delaware Street
Chandler, AZ 85225
Adult education teachers and students will be reading.
 
10:00 - 10:30 am Glendale Community College
6000 West Olive Avenue
Glendale, Arizona 85302
Theater teacher is having her theater club read in front of the Advising Center.
 
10:00 - 10:15 am Westwood High School
945 W. 8th Street
Mesa, AZ
Readers:
Claudia Walters, Mesa City Councilmember
Westwood students
Rod Castillo, Assistant Principal
 
10:00 - 10:30 am Southeast Regional Library
775 N Greenfield Rd
Gilbert AZ
Jim Govern, Caroly Rymer, Stan Priog, Judy Nichols and Virgina Scalzo will be reading.
 
10:00 - 10:30 am Red Mountain Multi-Generational Center
7550 E. Adobe 
Mesa, AZ 
Pat Pomeroy, Councilmember at large will be reading
 
10:00 - 10:30 am Arthur E. Pomeroy Library
912 A Tilbry Road
Kearny, AZ 
 
10:00 - 10:30 am Congress Public Library
400 Ranch Road
Congress, AZ 
 
10:00 - 9:00 pm Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Gateway Mall
Prescott, AZ
Prescott Public Library, Prescott Valley Public Library, Chino Valley Public Library and Sharlot Hall Museum are working together with Barnes & Noble to sponsor an all day Reading Relay. There will be readers from all three communities.
 
10:30 - 11:00 am Highland High School
4301 E. Guadalupe Road
Gilbert, AZ 
Virginia Salas will be reading.
 
11:00 - 11:30 am Arrowhead Country Club
19888 N. 73rd Avenue 
Glendale, Arizona
 
11:00 - 11:30 am Phoenix Zoo
455 N Galvin Pkwy
Phoenix AZ 
Animals listening to "Animal Dreams"
 
11:00 - 11:30 am Coffee Plantation
1555 N. Gilbert Road
Gilbert, AZ 
Beth Woodard
 
11:00 - 11:30 am Superior Public Library
99 Kellner Avenue
Superior, AZ 
 
 
11:15 - 11:45 am Gilbert Senior Center
100 N. Oak Street
Gilbert, AZ 
Jackie McClavin and Scott Sjolin will be reading.
 
11:15 - 11:45 am Mountainview High School
2700 E. Brown Road
Mesa, AZ
Readers will include Assistant Principal and Debate Team
 
11:15 AM - 12:10 PM Florence Community Library
1000 S. Willow
Florence, AZ
Readers:
Holly Williams, Assistant Principal
Mountain View Debate Team
 
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Intel Corporation
5000 W. Chandler Blvd.
Chandler AZ
Readers: employees from Intel
 
11:30 - 2:00 PM Tucson-Pima Public Library Main
101 N. Stone Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
Microphone will be set up outside in the front of the library. 
 
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Hot Java Mammas
53 N. Val Vista Drive
Gilbert, AZ 
Beth Woodard
 
12:00 - 12:30 PM Fire Station #201
Center and First Streets
Mesa AZ
Readers:
"A" Shift Firefighters
Beckie Madaras, City of Mesa Library Board Member
Dana-Jean Lahaie, City of Mesa Library Board Member
 
12:00 - 12:30 PM Bonita School
18008 South Ft. Grant Road
Bonita, AZ
Ed House, School Superintendent will be reading and animal crackers and punch will be served.
 
12:00 - 1:00 PM Safford City -Graham County Library
808 7th Ave
Safford, AZ 
Library staff and community leaders will be reading. Animal crackers and punch will be served.
 
12:00 - 1:00 PM Copper Queen Library
6 Main Street
Bisbee, AZ 
Bring your brown bag lunch and hear local celebrities read.
 
12:00 -12.30 PM Marcos De Niza High School Lakeshore Drive, Tempe Az 85283 Children from the Reading Club and teachers
 
12:15 - 1:00 PM Nogalas City/Santa Cruz
County Public Library

518 North Grand Avenue
Nogales AZ 85621
 
12:30 - 1:00 PM Glendale Public Library
5959 W. Brown Street
 
12:30 - 1:00 PM Starbucks
20249 N. 67th Avenue
Glendale, AZ 
Free Coffee Samples
 
12:30 - 1:00 PM Scottsdale Fashion Square
Food Court Area
7150 E. Camelback Rd. 
Scottsdale AZ 
 
1:00 - 1:30 pm Dugan's Dairy Farm
2481 S. Dobson Road
Chandler, AZ
Chandler EASE committee will be reading, and the 
COWs - Moooooo - will be listening (we think)
 
1:00 - 1:30 pm Arrowhead Towne Center
75th Ave./Bell Rd.
Readers include Westcor staff members, plus employees from mall stores.
 
1:00 - 1:30 pm Glendale High School
6216 W. Glendale Ave.
Glendale, AZ 
Mr Keefer, Glendale Union HS District Superintendent will be reading. Refreshments
 
1:00 - 1:30 PM Mesa Community College
1833 W. Southern Ave.
Mesa, AZ
Readers:
Vice Mayor Jim Davidson
America Reads
 
1:00 - 1:30 pm Eloy Public Library
100 East 7th Street
Eloy, AZ 
 
1:00 - 1:30 pm Starbucks
7410 W. Bell Road
Glendale, AZ 
Free hot chocolate
 
1:30 - 2:30 PM Scottsdale Civic Center Library
3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd
Scottsdale Mayor Manross, City Council members and library staff will be reading.
 
2:00 - 2:30 PM Hohokam Stadium
1235 N. Center
Mesa, AZ 
Readers:
ASU baseball players
Larry Lee, City of Mesa Librarian
 
2:00 - 2:30 PM Gilbert Town Center
1025 S. Gilbert Road
Gilbert, AZ 
Anna Christensen and Howard Carron will be reading.
 
2:00 - 2:30 PM Gilbert Chamber of Commerce
202 N. Gilbert Road
Gilbert, AZ 
Anna Christensen and Howard Carron will be reading.
 
2:00 - 2:30 PM Arizona City Library
13256 S. Sunland Yin Road
Arizona City, AZ 85223-0118
 
2:30 - 3:00 PM Coolidge Public Library
160 West Central Avenue
Coolidge, AZ 
 
2:30 - 3:00 PM Mountain Ridge High School Library
22800 North 67th Avenue
Glendale, AZ 
Bookmarks to be given out
 
3:00 - 3:30 PM Glendale High School
6216 W. Glendale Ave.
Glendale, AZ 
Readers:
Councilmember David Goulet
Mr Keefer, Glendale Union HS District Superintendent
Refreshments.
 
3:00 - 3:30 PM Flagstaff City - Coconino County Public Library 
300 West Aspen
Flagstaff, AZ 86001 
 
3:00 - 3:30 PM Forest Lakes Community Library
417, Old Rim Road, Forest Lakes AZ 85931
 
3:00 - 3:30 PM Havasupai Village Library
P.O. Box 40 Supai AZ 86432
 
3:00 - 3:30 PM Tuba City Public Library
West Maple Street, Tuba City AZ 86045
 
3:00 - 3:30 PM Fredonia Public Library
118 North Main Street Fredonia AZ 86022
 
3:00 - 3:30 PM Grand Canyon Community Library
208 Navajo Street
Grand Canyon Natl Park AZ 86023
 
3:00 - 3:30 PM Page Public Library
479-South Lake Powell Blvd
Page, AZ 86040
 
3:00 - 3:30 PM Williams Public Library
113 South First Street
Wlliams AZ 86046
 
3:00 - 3:30 PM Pima Public Library
50 S. 200 West
Pima, AZ 
Library staff and other community members will be reading. Animal crackers and punch will be served.
 
3:00 - 3:30 PM East Mesa Regional Library
635 N. Power Road
Mesa, AZ
Readers:
City of Mesa Staff and Volunteers
 
4:00 - 4:30 PM America West Airlines
Sky Harbor Airport
Ticket Counter
3800 E Sky Harbor Blvd
Phoenix AZ 
 
4:00 - 4:30 PM Foothills Branch Library
19055 North 57th Avenue 
Glendale, AZ 
 
4:00 - 4:30 PM Dobson Ranch Branch Library
2425 S. Dobson Road
Mesa, AZ 
Readers:
Dennis Kavanaugh, Mesa City Council Member
Judge Robert L. Gottsfield of Maricopa County Superior Court
Gil Tyree, Sports Anchor, KTVK 3TV
Necia Bailey, City of Mesa Friends of the Library
John Burke, City of Mesa Librarian
Josephine Abrams, City of Mesa Librarian
 
4:00 - 7:00 PM Concho Public Library
119 County Road 5051 Evergreen Drive Concho AZ 85924
 
5:00 - 5:30 PM City of Mesa Council Chambers
57 E. First Street
Mesa, AZ
Readers:
Mayor Keno Hawker
Mary Jo Vecchiarelli
Mayor's Youth Council
 
5:00 - 5:30 PM Scottsdale's Arabian Library
Campus of Desert Canyon Schools
10187 E. McDowell Mt. Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona
 
6:00 - 6:30 PM Superstition Springs Mall
7125 E. Superstition Springs Blvd.
Mesa, AZ
Barbara Seperich, City of Mesa Librarian
Polly Bonnett, City of Mesa staff
Jen Maney, City of Mesa Librarian
Jacqui Duranti, City of Mesa Parks Dept.
Mark Gallo, City of Mesa Parks Dept.
 
6:00 - 6:30 PM Chandler Public Library
22 S. Delaware Street
Chandler, AZ 85225
Library Board Members will be reading.
 
6:00 - 6:30 PM McCormick Stillman
Railroad Park

7301 E. Indian Bend Road
Scottsdale, Arizona
Reading will take place in the Ronald Amundsen Pullman Car lounge where Presidents' Roosevelt, Hoover, and Eisenhower used to read as well as on the train and carousal. 
 
6:00 - 6:30 PM Foothills Branch Library
19055 North 57th Avenue 
Glendale, AZ 
Book discussion group will meet following the reading at 7:00 to discuss Animal Dreams
 
6:00 - 6:30 PM Changing Hands
6428 S McClintock Dr
Tempe, AZ 85283
480-730-0205
Blaze Lantana and Mary Kelly will be reading
 
6:30 - 7:00 PM Saint John The Baptist
Episcopal Churh Library

4102 W. Union Hills Drive
Glendale, AZ 85308
All welcome to read. Tour of church library, snacks.
 
6:30 - 8:00 PM Alpine Public Library
42677 Highway 180 Alpine AZ 85920
 
6:30 - 8:00 PM Round Valley Public Library
367, North Main Street Eagar AZ 85925
 
6:30 - 8:00 PM St. John's Public Library
245 West 1st. South St. Johns AZ 85936
 
7:00 - 7:30 PM Barnes & Noble Booksellers
3111 W. Chandler Blvd. #2056
Chandler, AZ 85225
Councilmember Dean Anderson and Councilmember Phill Westbrooks along with Barnes & Noble staff will be reading excerpts followed by a lively discussion of the book.
 
7:00 - 7:30 PM Bookman's Used Books
1056 S. Country Club
Mesa, AZ 
Readers:
Debbie Zander, Mesa Red Tape Toastmasters
Sarah Zafra, Mesa Red Tape Toastmasters
Gil Damiani, Assistant Fire Chief
Bookman's staff
 
7:00 - 7:30 PM Crown King Public Library
Towers Mountain Road
Crown King, AZ
Susan Hite and Patricia Boone will be reading.
 
8:00 - 8:30 PM City of Mesa Library - 
Main Branch

64 East First Street
Mesa, AZ 85201
Patsy Hansel, City of Mesa Library Director
Mary Grace Oakes, City of Mesa Librarian
Chester Oakes, Library patron
Fred London, Library patron