Media Contact: Leanne Ingle, 360-704-4508, or outside Thurston County calling area: (877) 284-6237, ext. 2508; e-mail: lingle@trlib.org.

Meet author Neil Lynn Wise on Thursday, November 13, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Oakville Timberland Library, 204 Main Street, Oakville. Wise (pictured in photo at left) will discuss his book, The Lost Warrior, the first of a science fiction trilogy. In this story, veteran warrior Morgan Caeda faces the deadliest foes of his career, "The Mhoul," who seeks to unleash an ancient terror into the world.

After the program, Wise will autograph copies his book. The Friends of the Oakville Timberland Library will serve dessert and coffee as a fundraiser for the library. For more information, please call (360) 273-5305.

Timberland Regional Library serves Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston counties at 27 community libraries and 5 school-based cooperative library centers. For information on any subject, the Grays Harbor County public can telephone Timberland’s Central Reference Service librarians toll-free at 1-800-562-6022. Or they can "Ask a Librarian" online at http://www.trlib.org/asklib.htm. Anyone needing special accommodations to participate in a library’s program may contact the library 4 days in advance.