Dennis Lehane - Author, Screenwriter, (Photo by Diana Lucas Leavengood)

FRAMINGHAM, MA- You've read the books and seen the movies -- "Mystic River", "Gone, Baby, Gone", "Shutter Island", and "The Given Day" -- one of his most recent books which has been hailed as a classic Great American Novel.

Now you can meet famed author and Boston-area native Dennis Lehane, in Framingham.

On Saturday, October 6th, 2012, from 7:00-9:00 p.m., the Framingham Public Library Foundation presents "An Evening With Dennis Lehane".

A coffee and dessert reception will be followed by a talk and a book signing by Mr. Lehane, a passionate supporter of public libraries.

The New England Mobile Book Fair will be on site selling Mr. Lehane's books, and all attendees will be entered in a drawing for a signed copy of his novel Moonlight Mile.

Admission to this fund raising event for the Framingham Public Library Foundation is $30 per ticket.

Tickets go on sale beginning September 4th, 2012 at the main library, (49 Lexington Street), and the McAuliffe Branch Library, (at 10 Nicholas Road).

Seating for this special event is limited, so act now!

For more information, contact Jo-Anne Thompson, Foundation Chairperson, by phone at: (508) 879-0992, or by email jot167@aol.com, or Judy Gatlin, event co-chair, at mgatlin103@aol.com

For more information about the Framingham Public Library Foundation visit: www.fplf.org

For more information about Dennis Lehane visit: www.dennislehanebooks.com

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