ITHACA– The Tompkins County Public Library will host “WordPlay”, a creative writing workshop for teens led by Irene Zahava, Sunday, November 8, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM in the Library’s Thaler/Howell Programming Room.

This event, inspired by the upcoming 2009 Family Reading Partnership’s Kids Book Festival, “Put a Poem in Your Pocket”, will offer teens ages 9 – 15 an opportunity to create and share poems, fiction, or true-life stories.

There is no charge for the program; however, advanced registration is required. To register, or for more information, contact Zahava at 607- 273-4675 or zee@twcny.rr.com

Irene (Zee) Zahava is the director of Emma’s Writing Center and has been leading writing circles since l994. She is a former bookstore owner, the editor of numerous short story anthologies and haiku journals, and the co-publisher of 2 Turtles Press. She is also affiliated with the Durland Alternatives Library at Cornell University, a project of the CRESP Center for Transformative Action.

This workshop is sponsored by the Tompkins County Public Library, the Family Reading Partnership, and the Women’s Community Building Library.