“Change begins with one thought, one action, one voice. To see a change you must be thechange.” — Rose M. Jones Jones discussed the themes of her two novels: Mildred the Bird Lady and Mildred’s Legacy. The first novel introduces us to four-year-old Mary, who...
A special “Meet the Author” program to honor Women’s History Month was held at Barbee Library on Monday, March 27th. Long-time “Friend” of the library, Helen Whittaker, regaled a crowded room with tales of adventure, achievement, and unbelievable gutsiness, as...
What an amazing Sunday afternoon! To a capacity crowd of about 200 people, UNC WOOP! (UNCW’s Opera Outreach Project) presented an afternoon of music and storytelling to residents of Southport, Oak Island and St. James communities. The program was presented by...
On Sunday afternoon, January 22, 2023, FOLSOI held a Volunteer Appreciation event at the St. James Community Center. FOLSOI President Carol Brolley shared, “The heart of every organization is people. In the non-profit world, the people are our volunteers. We at Friend...
Annette Dauphin Simon, author of Spine Poems, An Eclectic Collection of Found Verse for Book Lovers, came to Barbee Library on December 9th and shared her thoughts on creating her striking and unusual book of poetry composed from the titles on book spines. It’s not...
