Miami, Fl April 6, 2004 - - In celebration of National Library Week (celebrated as National Library Month in the Miami-Dade Public Library System), several branch libraries will be hosting author programs. All are welcomed to attend the free and interesting programming. For additional information on the Library, please call (305) 375-BOOK or visit www.mdpls.org.

Off the Page: Author Marshall Frank
Marshall Frank is no stranger to crime. This retired police captain spent the majority of his thirty years on the force investigating murders or commanding those who did. Join the author of Beyond the Call, Dire Straits and On My Father's Grave as he reads from his work and talks about his life as a Miami-Dade police officer, detective, and captain.
Saturday, April 17, 2:00 pm, Grapeland Heights Branch Library, 1400 NW 37 Avenue, Tel. (305) 638-5255.

Off the Page: Author Tova Mirvis
Tova Mirvis, the best-selling author of The Ladies Auxiliary, will read from her hilarious new novel about two Orthodox Jewish families brought together by the marriage of their children. The Outside World is a marvelous evocation of family and community, and of the struggle to be religious in a modern world. Wednesday, April 21, 7:00 pm, South Miami Branch Library, 6000 Sunset Drive, Tel. (305) 667-6121.

Off the Page: Author David Leddick
David Leddick is the author of several novels, including Never Eat In and My Worst Date. Join Mr. Leddick as he reads from his latest nonfiction work, The Secret Lives of Married Men: Interviews with Gay Men Who Played It Straight. Thursday, April 22, 7:00 pm, Miami Beach Branch Library, 2100 Collins Avenue, Tel. (305) 535-4219.

Off the Page: Author Ana Veciana-Suarez
Ana Veciana-Suarez is a syndicated columnist for The Miami Herald and the author of several books, including The Chin Kiss King and Birthday Parties in Heaven: Thoughts on Life, Love, Grief, and Other Matters of the Heart. Join the author as she reads from her novel Flight to Freedom. Saturday, April 24, 2:00 pm, Kendall Branch Library, 9101 SW 97 Avenue, Tel. (305) 279-0520.