Annual Author Dinner featuring John François

Deadline for reservations is Tuesday, October 6 at noon. The cost is $25 per person. Social hour: 6:30 p.m. Buffet Dinner: 7:00 p.m. Award-winning local author John François will speak and sign books. The 2015-16 "Friend of the Year" will also be named. François, who lives in Lafayette and is a past president of the Writers'Guild of Acadiana, is the author of six historical wartime novels. He has won recognition in national contests like The Annual Writer's Network Screenplay & Fiction Competition and the Global eBook Awards for his novel, Carrier-of-Bones. He also writes short fiction pieces, which have enjoyed local, regional and international recognition. The Friends of the Library is a non-profit group that supports the Lafayette Public Library System. For more information or to make reservations, call (337) 984-8661. To become a member of the Friends of the Library, visit FriendsoftheLafayetteLibrary.org or call (337) 501-9209