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The Bloomfield Township Public Library and the Bloomfield Hills School District are thrilled to announce
<span style="font-weight: 700;">An Evening with Lynne Kelly</span></div>
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<b>Date: </b><i>Thursday, February 27</i></div>
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<b>Time: </b><i>6:00 pm - 7:30 pm</i></div>
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<b>Location: </b><i>Bloomfield Hills High School (Theater)</i></div>
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<b>Address: </b><i>4200 Andover Rd, Bloomfield Township</i></div>
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Join us for a cozy evening with author Lynne Kelly, where we'll dive into her fascinating world of storytelling!</div>
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Lynne Kelly's career as a sign language interpreter has taken her everywhere from classrooms to hospitals to Alaskan cruises. Her 2019 novel
<i>Song for a Whale</i>, about a deaf girl named Iris who forms an unlikely bond with the "loneliest whale in the world," has been described as "finely crafted," "important," and "uplifting" by reviewers from
<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, <i>Kirkus</i>, and <i>School Library Journal</i>. <i>Song for a Whale</i> received the 2020 Schneider Family Book Award and was named one of the best books of the year by the New York Public Library. Her latest book,
<i>The Secret Language of Birds</i>, was released in April, 2024. <i>Three Blue Hearts</i>, about a boy who cares for an injured octopus, will be out this fall (2025). Lynne lives near Houston, Texas. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Jen Taggart</b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> | Department Head, Youth Services</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Bloomfield Township Public Library</b><br>
1099 Lone Pine Road<br>
Bloomfield Township, MI 48302<br>
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