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LAS VEGAS POETS TO GATHER

Join Las Vegas Poets for an organizational meeting 6 p.m. today at ReJAVAnate coffee lounge, 3300 E. Flamingo Road.

The organization is planning activities for 2008-09 and is in the process of filing for nonprofit status. Club members also are hoping to establish a local online poetry magazine and a poetry competition for high school students.

For more information, visit www.LasVegasPoets.org.

ReJAVAnate caters to the Las Vegas literary crowd with poetry nights and sales of local author's works.

The shop also serves as a dropoff site for book donations for the Spread the Word Nevada Kids to Kids literacy program. Visit www.rejavanatecoffee.com for details.

RANGER'S APPRENTICE TOUR TO VISIT CHILDREN'S BOOK SHOP

Is John Flanagan the next J.K. Rowling? Let your kids decide for themselves when the New York Times best-selling author visits Las Vegas on his first North American book tour.

The Australian author is set to visit with children at a couple of local elementary schools on April 9. Then, after he lunches with the winner of a student writing competition sponsored by his publisher, Penguin, he's scheduled to sign his newly released book "Ranger's Apprentice: Book Four: The Battle for Skandia" beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the NeverEnding Story Bookshoppe, 9440 W. Sahara Ave.

Copies of the book can be reserved by calling 869-8943.

ASPIRING YOUNG AUTHORS CONFERENCE PLANNED

Young adult writers Brandon Mull and William Hill are just two of the authors planning to share writing tips with youth from grades four through eight at the Henderson Libraries' Aspiring Young Authors Conference from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 14 at the Henderson Convention Center, 200 S. Water St.

Mull is best known for his "Fablehaven" fantasy series. Hill has written seven books including "Wizard Sword" and and "California Ghosting."

The conference will be limited to the first 125 students to sign up. Registration packets are available for pick-up from any of Henderson Libraries' four locations.

Book signings and sales, which are open to the public, will take place from 3:30 to 5 p.m. For more information, visit mypubliclibrary.com or call 492-7252.

TIME FOR TURTLE TALES AT MUSEUM

The Lied Discovery Children's Museum will host a presentation of the children's travel series, "Tino Turtle Travels" 10:15 a.m. April 12 in the museum's stage area.

In addition to a visit from the Tino Turtle mascot, Las Vegas entertainer Ryan Ahern will perform a presentation of the book, "Tino Turtle Travels to London, England" by Carolyn L. Ahern. Following the performance, there will be a question and answer session and a booksigning. Copies of "Tino Turtle Travels to London, England," "Tino Turtle Travels to Paris, France" and the Tino Turtle plush toy will be available for purchase.

Admission to the museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is $8 for adults and $7 for children ages 1 through 17, seniors and military families. Children under one are admitted free. Museum hours are Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday Noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call 382-5437 or visit the Museum Web site at www.ldcm.org.

PLANS IN WORKS FOR LAS VEGAS WRITERS' CONFERENCE

The Henderson Writers' Group-sponsored 2008 Las Vegas Writers' Conference is set for April 17-19 at Sam's Town. For more information, visit www.Lasvegaswritersconference.com or call 564-2488.

JOIN JANE AUSTEN'S DESCENDANT FOR A UNIVERSITY LECTURE

Jane Austen's great-great-great-great nephew Richard Jenkyns will discuss his book on Austen in an upcoming lecture at UNLV. Jenkyns, a professor of the classical tradition from Oxford University, will ask the question Is Jane Austen Modern? at 7:30 p.m. April 9 in the Barrick Museum Auditorium at UNLV.

The lecture, sponsored by the UNLV Great Works Academic Certificate program, is free and open to the public.

Jenkyns is author of "A Fine Brush on Ivory: An Appreciation of Jane Austen," published by Oxford University Press in 2004. Other books include "The Victorians and Ancient Greece," "Three Classical Poets: Sappho, Catullus and Juvenal," "Dignity and Decadence: Victorian Art and the Classical Inheritance," "Classical Epic: Homer and Virgil; Virgil's Experience" and "Westminster Abbey." He also edited the book "The Legacy of Rome: A New Appraisal."

LIBRARY PUTS OUT A CALL FOR AUTHORS

Published authors living in Nevada are invited to participate in Clark County Library events.

To participate, fill out a registration form at the information table at any of the local author programs at Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road.

Events open to local authors include the Local Authors Book Festival, the Meet The Authors monthly series and more.

The next Meet the Authors event, 6:30 p.m. April 30 in the library's Jewel Box Theater, is set to feature Brian Rouff and Laura Branchini in a program focused on gambling. For details, call 507-3458.