Checking out a book from the satellite library has never been easier. Just drive by Mary Hoffman’s house from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. to choose a few books from her garage. If you have books to donate, please let Mary know.
Advice for Wives (circa 1896) (author unknown to me) “The indiscriminate reading of novels is one of the most injurious habits to which a married woman can be subject. Besides the false views of human nature it will impart, it produces an indifference to the performance of domestic duties and contempt for ordinary realities”.
I have to say that the my first impression of Kruger was that he reminded me of Mr. Rogers. He did. While doing a little research on his background (after I saw the interview), I read that, before he began his writing career, he earned a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education. I knew I loved this man! The subject of the interview was mainly
To the Bright Edge of the World, by Eowyn Ivey Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, by Janisse Ray A Single Thread, by Tracy Chevalier The Rebirth of Parksville, by Gertrude Matlock ( a memoir written by one of our member’s grandmother) The
Jan 16 This Is How It Always Is Laurie Frankel Feb 20 Big Magic Elizabeth Gilbert Mar 19 Bruno, Chief of Police Martin Walker Apr 16 The Ninth Hour Alice McDermott June 18 The Dutch House Ann Patchett July 16 Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens Aug 20 A Woman Is No Man Etaf Rum Oct 15 The
Co-founder of The Carlyle Group and patriotic philanthropist David M. Rubenstein takes readers on a sweeping journey across the grand arc of the American story through revealing conversations with our greatest historians. In these lively dialogues, the biggest names in American history explore the subjects they’ve come to so intimately know and understand. — David McCullough on John Adams— Jon Meacham on Thomas Jefferson— Ron Chernow on Alexander Hamilton— Walter Isaacson on Benjamin
According to Jessica Stillman, a contributing writer to INC.com, a recent meta-analysis confirmed what teachers and others have long suspected. Reading a variety of fiction can build empathy. Obviously, reading about people that aren’t like us and situations that are unfamiliar to us help us understand and relate to experiences we have not personally had. Book clubs on Kiawah and around the nation have routinely
FACT–The real horseback librarians A group of “book women” on horseback in Hindman, Kentucky, 1940. KENTUCKY LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES They were known as the “book women.” They would saddle up, usually at dawn, to pick their way along snowy hillsides and through muddy creeks with a simple goal: to deliver reading material to Kentucky’s isolated mountain communities. The Pack Horse Library initiative was part of President Franklin
Just wondering if any of you tuned in for the interview with Kathryn Smith. I did. Two main take-aways1. Gertrude Sanford Legendre became an ardent conservationist and was a member of the Coastal Conservation League.2. Kathryn Smith is an author who thoroughly researches the subjects she writes about. Smith wrote The Gatekeeper, published in 2017. The book is about Marguerite “Missy” LeHand, FDR’s personal secretary. LeHand
Thanks to friend Katie Kotz, I am happy to announce yet another opportunity to tune in to a virtual program. A Summer with Southern Authors is a series sponsored by the Charleston Library Society and the Evening Post Books & Buxton Books. The series will begin June 11 at 4:30 p.m. and continue throughout the summer every other Thursday at the same time. This Thursday’s
