Sarnia, ON – The Sarnia Library is forming a science fiction, fantasy, horror and anime club for all fans of those genres and media.

"This new club will provide an interesting environment for the fans to learn a more about books, DVD's and programs at Lambton's Libraries featuring those topics, and will allow members an opportunity to meet up with other fans in Sarnia-Lambton," said Jeffrey Beeler, Reference Librarian. 

Activities will include conventions such as GenreCon, which features authors, books and films on Saturday, April 16; HadouCon on Saturday, July 9 for anime and manga fans; Zombiefest on Saturday, October 29 for horror fans and finishing with Star Wars Day between Christmas and New Year's Day.  The Club will also feature book discussions and movie nights. The club is intended for anyone age eighteen or over.

The meetings will be held at 7 p.m. on the second or third Monday of the month upstairs in the Sarnia Library’s West Room.  The first meeting will be on Monday, January 17th 2011 and the first item of business will be to choose a name for the club.  For more information please call the Reference Department at 519 337-3291.

For more information about Lambton County, visit www.lambtononline.ca.

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Contact:

Jeffrey Allan Beeler

Reference Librarian, Cultural Services Division

County of Lambton

124 Christina Street South

Sarnia, ON N7T 8E1

Telephone: 519 337-3291 ext. 239

email:  jeffrey.beeler@county-lambton.on.ca