Bay leaves are for more than just soup. Add a bay leaf as you boil potatoes or cook rice; marinade your beef, pork, or poultry with a bay leaf in with your other marinade ingredients. Stop by the circulation desk to pick up your sample of bay leaves.
Stop by the circulation desk to pick up a kit to make a pumpkin stress ball.
In Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan Henry, Everly Winthrop is tasked with curating a museum display focusing on the 1838 sinking of the Pulaski, now known as “the Titanic of the South.” As she digs into that night, she is determined to find out the story of Lilly Forsyth, the niece of a prominent Savannah family who funded the building of the ship. There is also no record of her surviving. Stop by the circulation desk and pick up your copy today.
Local author Deborah Ann Lucas is excited to be speaking atBertolet Memorial Library about her journey as an author and her memoir DanceWhile the Fire Burns: Family, Identity, and Dreams:
Deborah longs forhorses in her backyard, the courage to create art, and a place where she can flourish.She marries Greg and plants roots in his Midwest hometown, establishing acreative life until news from her brother Chuck diverts her quest. To repay anunspoken debt, she walks away from all she has achieved to move cross countryand start over at UCLA–close to Chuck. As grief and upheaval escalate, amajestic horse comes into her life and teaches her to be still, to breathe, andto heal.
Dance While the Fire Burns tells the story of awoman who refuses to settle for anything less than the life she’s envisioned.With the steadfast support of her husband, Greg, and the quiet wisdom of herhorses, Deborah navigates heartbreak and triumph and unearths the courage to dancefiercely through the fires of her life.
Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
It’s an early release from your school day! Students ages 10 and up are invited to an afternoon of fun fall crafts. We will be painting leaves, creating new light switches for your room, and decorating caramel apples with all the fixings to enjoy!
