Authors
&
Characters
Rheta Grimsley Johnson
Tuesday, September 30 - 11:45 AM
Bay St. Louis-Hancock County Library Meeting Room Annex - 523 Ulman Avenue
Author of Poor Man's Provence: Finding Myself in Cajun Louisiana,
Johnson was born in Colquitt, Georgia and grew up in Montgomery, Alabama. She majored in Journalism at Auburn University.
From 1980 until 1994, when she joined the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, she was a reporter and columnist for The Commerical Appeal in Memphis, Tennessee and Scripps Howard News Service. She
has earned numerous awards for her writing, including the National
Headliner Award for commentary in 1985 and Scripps Howard's Ernie
Pyle Memorial Award for outstanding human interest reporting in 1984.
She was Scripps Howard Writer of the Year from 1983 to 1985. And in 1991, she was one of three finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. In 1989 she wrote Good Grief, the authorized biography of Charles Schulz.
Lunch is available for $5.00, payable to the Library Foundation the day of the program. To make a reservation, call 467-5282.
Programs
Independent
Film Series
Thursday, September 11 - 6:00 p.m.
Bay St. Louis-Hancock County Library Meeting Room Annex - 523 Ulman Avenue
Arranged
Arranged is an American film about a young
Jewish Orthodox woman about to spend her first year as a special
education teacher at the local public school. She is also about to
embark on what her father and mother call the "most exciting time of
her life" - - the process of find a husband via the tiem-tested method
of using the "shadchen," or matchmaker.
Best Feature Film, Brooklyn International Film Festival
Grand Chameleon Award (Best Film), Brooklyn International Film Festival
Official Selection:
South by Southwest Film Festival
Book
Clubs
Second
Friday Book Club
Second Friday of each month - 10:00 AM
Kiln Public Library
This
club meets
monthly to discuss bestselling and other interesting books. Cosponsored
by Gloria Burlette and the Kiln Public Library, more information is
available by calling Burlette at 255-9097 or Sandra Ladner at 255-1724.
Friday, August 8 - 10 AM - The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright
Storytimes
Storytimes
are
designed for preschool children ages 3-5. Programs run September through May.
Activities include storytelling, games,
crafts and fun. Programs last approximately one hour, depending upon
content.
STORYTIME
TIMES AND LOCATIONS:
Waveland Public Library - Tuesdays - 10:30 AM
Bay St. Louis-Hancock County Library - Wednesdays - 10:30 AM
Kiln Public Library - Thursdays - 10:30 AM
Pearlington Public Library - Thursdays - 10:30 AM
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