Discover the wonder of reading at the Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library. This is the week for National Book Lovers Day, and to celebrate I am reading a favorite book of mine, “Persepolis,” by Marjane Satrapi, and “Beowulf,” both of which I recommend.

Line Dancing is the last Wonderful Wednesday Show of the summer. Learn new steps and dance to the beat of an interactive dancing program sure to be irresistible for all ages at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Eppie Award-winning “Just Add Water,” by Jinx Schwartz, a ninth-generation Texan, is the book for discussion at 6 p.m. Thursday with the Book Discussion Group.

Celebrate the new school year at the Back-to-School Bash at 6 p.m. Thursday with a night of contest, games, and challenges with school supplies as prizes.

The Heights Public Library and the Harker Heights Parks and Recreation Department team up to host Film and Food Fridayat 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18. This showing of the movie “Hoot,” based on Carl Hiaasen’s book of the same title is free.

Join library staff, and book and movie lovers at Carl Levin Amphitheatre, 400 Miller’s Crossing, Harker Heights for an evening of fun film facts, food, and a family movie.

Food vendors open at 8 p.m. and the movie begins at 8:30 p.m. For information, call 254-953-5466.

Looking for a book just right for the end of summer? Here are a few recent additions to the library catalog.

“Ballplayer,” by Chipper Jones;

“Flavor: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense,” by Bob Holmes;

“Ghost Writer In The Sky,” by Piers Anthony;

“A Hiss Before Dying,” by Rita Mae Brown;

“Theft By Finding,” by David Sedaris.

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