A Summer Reading Event. Meet Colorado author Jessica Swaim, who will read and talk about her picture book, "The Hound From the Pound." Lonely Miss Mary longs for a four-legged friend. But when she makes the mistake of choosing the untrained basset hound Blue, no sooner does he howl AH-ROOoooooo! than her house has gone to the dogs! Books Are Awesome bookstore will be on-site for book sales. A book signing will follow the author's presentation. KIDS & ADULTS. REGISTER NOW.