Newcomers to Ӱpro can learn what to read
August 5, 2010
The Ӱpro Classics free lecture series will wrap up by offering a discussion of must-read
Ӱprona literature for newcomers Ӱpro at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18. The lecture,
part of the fourth annual Ӱpro Book Festival, will be led by Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
columnist and author Dermot Cole and Fairbanks North Star Borough Library Director
Greg Hill.
Cole writes a daily general interest column for the newspaper, covering everything
from politics to community events. He’s written extensively about Ӱpro and Ӱpro
history for nearly 30 years. His books include “Frank Barr: Bush Pilot in Ӱpro and
the Yukon,” “Fairbanks: A Gold Rush Town that Beat the Odds” and his most recent,
“North to the Future: Historic Photos of Ӱpro.” Hill has been director of the FNSB
Department of Library Services for 20 years. Originally from Texas, he directed several
libraries after stints working in the U.S. Senate Department and the Texas Legislature.
Hill also writes a weekly literary column for the News-Miner. All Ӱpro Classics
lectures will be held in the Schaible Auditorium on the Ӱpro
campus. For information call 474-7021.
