Barbee Library patrons were treated to a fun, motivational presentation by local author and registered Dietician Nutritionist, Judes Scharman Draughon.  Attendees were inspired to start the new year off right with a little help from Judes and her book, ”12 Fixes...

Kathleen Murray Moran, author, teacher, and tireless advocate for families of fallen police officers shared an unimaginable true story with a standing-room-only crowd at Harper Library. Moran is the co-founder of Survivors of the Shield (SOS) and told the story of her...

Authors are often advised to “write what you know.” When bestselling author Jean Heller addressed a capacity crowd at Southport’s Harper Library on December 5th,  “Meet the Author” attendees learned that her knowledge, accumulated through decades of experience as...

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...

An afternoon of self-reflection and inspiration was the genre of the latest Meet the Author program at Barbee Library on Tuesday, November 15th.   Three authors, each of whom penned a book in the 10 Little Rules motivational series, shared deeply personal stories...

Parlaying his background in training and stress management and his infectious good humor, author Stephen Patterson regaled a roomful of Harper Library “Meet the Author” attendees ready to leave their cares behind and enjoy a good laugh. We had Stephen’s long-suffering...

Despite some gusty rain and the impending threat of Hurricane Ian, it was another full house at Harper Library last Thursday for FOLSOI’s popular Meet the Author program.  Even the author’s mother came down from Sanford to support her son, proving you’re never...