One of our prospective board members (thanks, Patricia!) sent me some information to share - this really interesting Library Calculator, that shows the monetary value of your library use, and also news about an author talk:
Anne Lamott Speaks
Mon., Nov. 19 at 7:00 pm
First Baptist Church of Decatur
First Baptist Church of Decatur
Lamott
returns with an inspiring and compelling new book, Help, Thanks, Wow:
The Three Essential Prayers. This is a free event. No reservations
required; doors will open at 6 p.m. Sponsored by the Georgia Center for
the Book and FBCD Conversations Ministry.
One of our board members (hi, Aileen!) is giving out rave book reviews as well: she loved The Round House by Louise Erdrich (available through the library's floating collection), which won the National Book Award last night (and was also named Amazon's Book of the Year this week), and In the Shadow of the Banyan Tree by Vaddy Ratney (available at Ocee), a "fictionalized memoir of Khmer Rouge and the fall of Cambodia through the eyes of a child in the royal family driven from life of privilege into the chaos of the takeover by communists". There are currently waiting lists for both of these titles, but they sound like they'll be worth it.