by Barbara Lemos, Roving Reporter | Jan 14, 2022 | Lifelong Learners
This week’s session of the Barbee Library Max and Sarah Williams Life Long Learners series “How Winston Churchill Changed the World” explored Churchill’s pivotal decision to fight Germany rather than to surrender to those around him urging appeasement. This was the...
by Barbara Lemos, Roving Reporter | Jan 9, 2022 | Events
January is National Hobby Month, celebrating the ways we pursue creativity, strength, nutrition, relaxation, exhilaration, wisdom and good cheer. The term “hobby” comes from a 16th century term “hobyn” meaning a small horse or pony. Toy hobby horses – sticks with the...
by Barbara Lemos, Roving Reporter | Jan 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
A few days into 2022 and you’re already wavering on your New Year’s resolutions? It’s not too late to reclaim the year and live it on your terms! Committing to daunting challenges when we’re exhausted, broke, and emotionally spent… and facing another spike in a...
by Barbara Lemos, Roving Reporter | Oct 29, 2021 | Lifelong Learners
The Max and Sarah Williams Life Long Learners Program at Barbee Library (streaming live on Zoom on Thursdays at 10am) is now exploring the Great Courses series of “How Winston Churchill Changed the World.” The first session was led by Marti Fowler and attended by 30...
by Barbara Lemos, Roving Reporter | Oct 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
My grandson is a prolific reader of books acquired from family and friends, augmented by books on loan from his school library, where he is a dedicated and responsible patron. His mother was therefore shocked to get a bill from the school library for a book that he...
