Come to the Library and Welcome David Kipen to Ephrata!

As part of THE BIG READ EPHRATA, the library will host David Kipen, Director of Literature for the National Endowment of the Arts, on Monday, May 5th at 7 p.m.

David Kipen joined the National Endowment of the Arts in September 2005 as Director of Literature. More recently, he was appointed Director of Literature, National Reading Initiatives. David manages the Big Read, the Arts Endowment's largest literary initiative. Beginning in 2000, David was the book critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, where he reviewed six to eight books each month. He was also a book critic and essayist for National Public Radio's "Day to Day" show and presented KCRW-FM's weekly commentary and podcast "Overbooked." Before working with the Chronicle, Kipen was senior editor with Buzz magazine about his native South California. He is also the editor and author of the recently published book "The Schreiber Theory: A Radical Rewrite of American Film History."

To register for a seat, call the library at 717-738-9291 or email ptalbert@ephratapubliclibrary.org.