FLORENCE-The Florence-Lauderdale Public Library is jam-packed with fun and interesting things to do from now throughout the month of January.
We have three special exhibits on display at the library!
Holiday Barbies (on the 1st floor between the Circulation Desk and Youth Services)
Nutcrackers (on the 2nd floor near Local History)
Florence High School/Freshman Center Student Photography (in the 2nd floor exhibit space by the Reference collection)
Get Out of Town: Czech Republic
Sunday, January 6, 2:00 pm
Travel the world without leaving your hometown, as our annual travel series returns for January 2019. For this week’s event, Mollie Schaefer will share photos and stories from her time teaching in the Czech Republic.
Booked for Lunch/Novel Conversations Book Clubs:
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Tuesday, January 8, 1:00 pm or 5:30 pm
This book club meets on the second Tuesday of each month, and we’re offering two different times to suit your schedule. The Booked for Lunch group will meet at 1:00 pm, and the Novel Conversations group will meet at 5:30 pm. For January, we will be discussing A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman.
Book Talk/Signing
The Muscle Shoals: First Frontier of These United States by Alvin Rosenbaum
Thursday, January 10, 5:30 pm
Alvin Rosenbaum will be speaking at FLPL about his new book The Muscle Shoals: First Frontier of These United States.
The Muscle Shoals is an in-depth study of a unique place in the wilds of American history. A tumbling stretch of rough water on the Tennessee River first populated by the Cherokee and Chickasaw people, the Muscle Shoals would become a magnet for settlement and trade—as well as the object of schemes and dreams, speculation, plans, and politics.
Beginning some 50 years before Alabama’s statehood, author Alvin Rosenbaum reveals the Muscle Shoals to be America’s true first frontier.
Alvin Rosenbaum is a Muscle Shoals native and a regional planner. He has worked as an American and international consultant for strategic planning, public-private partnerships, and other collaborative approaches to interpreting regional landscapes for tourism, economic development, and poverty alleviation. The Muscle Shoals: First Frontier of These United States is the author’s ninth book.
Get Out of Town: Myanmar
Sunday, January 13, 2:00 pm
For the second event in our annual travel series, Andy Thigpen of IFDC will share photos and stories about the organization’s work in Myanmar
YA for Adults Book Club:
The Infinite Pieces of Us by Rebekah Crane
Monday, January 14, 5:30 pm
If you’re 18 or older and enjoy reading Young Adult novels, then this book club is for you! For our January meeting, we’ll be talking about The Infinite Pieces of Us by Rebekah Crane. Stratton Abbey Cupcakery & Confections will provide treats for each meeting!
Remember, we’ll be closed December 24-26 & January 1 for Christmas and New Year’s Day. No items will be due on these days.
Be sure to stock up on books, audiobooks, and DVDs to enjoy with your families. And remember, you can use OverDrive and RBdigital to check out digital books, audiobooks, and magazines no matter where you are
