The Book Club Play, a hilarious new comedy about books and the people who love them on May 15 at 8 p.m. at the Horizon Theatre, is now sold out.

Schools will be closing for the summer this May, and then it'll be time for children and their parents to head to DeKalb County Public Library for exciting, special programs and the annual Vacation Reading Program (VRP). VRP promotes the joy and importance of reading and a love for the library for the entire family—babies, children, teens and adults. This year, it will run from Saturday, May 25 through Wednesday, July 31; and to get started with a bang, the Library is having three kick-off programs that will include storytelling, music, crafts and photos as well as an opportunity to sign up for VRP. The kick-offs are:

• 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 30 at the Stonecrest Library
• 3:00 p.m. Thursday, May 30 at the Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library
• 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 1 at the Decatur Library

Come and bring your friends for an evening of pickin' and prose at the Decatur Library on March 9, 2013, 7:00 to 10:30 p.m. The event, Bluegrass Evening, is for an important cause, too. Proceeds will benefit DeKalb County Public Library.

Here's what's in store: Bridge Catering's southern fixin's – shrimp and grits, fried chicken, cornbread, collards with smoked turkey, berry tarts and Kentucky buttercake; a silent auction, with items that include four passes to Disney World in Orlando, Florida; an opportunity to meet and mingle with southern authors Joshilyn Jackson and Karen White and a concert by Atlanta's top progressive bluegrass band, Dappled Grays.

Dappled Grays will perform original music played by vocalist and fiddler Leah Calvert, banjoist Greg Earnest, bassist Keith Morris, mandolinist Michael Smith and guitarist Casey Cook. Named best bluegrass band in Atlanta by Creative Loafing magazine, this American bluegrass band has released two albums, In the Gait and Doin' My Job. Most recently, the band scored several songs for the Clint Eastwood movie Trouble with the Curve.

Author Joshilyn Jackson will sign copies of her books, including her recent book, A Grown Up Kind of Pretty. Karen White also will sign copies of her books, including her latest work of southern women's fiction, Sea Change.

Tickets are $65 online or $75 at the door or send a check to the DeKalb Library Foundation. For more information, contact 404-370-8450, ext. 2238 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Sponsors include Bridge Catering, Harshman Phillips & Co., Kroger and Nalley BMW of Decatur.

Elizabeth Nickerson, Youth Services Librarian at the Northlake-Barbara Loar Library, is among those who will read books aloud to children Saturday, February 16 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Northlake Mall, 4800 Briarcliff Road. The read-aloud is part of a Book Blast event hosted by Simon Kidgits Club, a membership program for children ages 3 to 8 years old, operated by Simon, the company that owns Northlake Mall.

The purpose of Book Blast is to encourage children to develop a love of literature and learning. A number of fun, book-based activities are planned for the event. In addition, children attending are invited to bring a new or gently-used book to donate to the library.