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Welcome to Our Latest Chapter, the newsletter of the Nashville Public Library Foundation.  NPLF is pleased to announce that John Irving will be the 2008 Nashville Public Library Literary Award Recipient. If you do not want to receive updates, please unsubscribe by using the TrueRemove link below. Click photo for virtual library tour! JUST FOR FUN  IT'S GALA TIME!   Join us for the Literary Award Gala, the Patrons Party, or the Public Lecture at the Ryman Auditorium to celebrate 2008 Literary Award Recipient, John Irving.   Thanks to Literary Award Gala co-chairs Elizabeth Fox and Kay Simmons for their exceptional efforts to make this November's Gala as creative and inviting as ones past.   Check out which books the Library has by John Irving. Or if you'd rather own a copy, purchase his books through NPLF and Amazon to benefit the Foundation.  Watch an interview with John Irving about his new novel and his influences.    Quiz yourself! Can you match the author to the first line of the novel?   If you've decided to watch John Irving's movies instead of read his books. Click on the titles for goofs! (Ssshhh... we won't tell Mr. Irving.)   Cider House Rules  The Door in the Floor Simon Birch      THE LIBRARY NEEDS YOU! Join us for a Town Hall Meeting at your local branch to discuss the future of Nashville Public Library. Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month bring a friend to your library to apply for a library card in September! NPLF seeks and stewards private funding to enhance the programs, collections, and facilities of the Nashville Public Library.