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Glade A. Myler Author Event at Browsers Corner

Event Date: 
September 12, 2016 - 6:15pm

The Friends of the Carson City Library present poet Glade A. Myler who will speak about his latest book.
"Through the Eye of the Needle" is an anthology of poems written in Spanish and English, as well as one in Portuguese. This is the second book of poems published by the author. The first was "Perspectives."

The event will be held Sept. 12, beginning at 6:15 p.m. at the Browser Corner Bookstore, 711 E Washington St., in Carson City.

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