by Patricia Langer | Jan 24, 2026 | Events, Meet the Author
Inspiration can come from anywhere. Author K. Robert Campbell, speaking to a fullhouse at Barbee Library on Friday, January 23rd, said the inspiration for his first mysterynovel came from a song he heard in his car while on a long drive. It was an eerie,suspenseful...
by Anne McKay | Jan 14, 2026 | Events, Meet the Author
The publicity team for FOLSOI has embraced a fresh approach to engage the community for the December Meet The Author event by collaborating with Cape Fear Radio to create a “FOLSOI Book Minute” radio segment. Established in 2024, Cape Fear Radio is not...
by Patricia Langer | Sep 20, 2025 | Events, FOLSOI Organization, Meet the Author
FOLSOI’s 2025 Annual Meeting and Membership Appreciation Event was a livelyafternoon, as we celebrated our 35th birthday! A crowd of 200 book lovers assembled tolisten as FOLSOI President Cindy Phillips summarized another year of record-settingsales at our Once More...
by Patricia Langer | Jul 4, 2025 | Events, Meet the Author
FOLSOI played host – virtually – to author Eddie Hoffman on Tuesday evening, June26 th , at Barbee Library, as part of the final 2025 NC Reads book club program. Morethan 20 people came to watch the live Zoom chat while enjoying the comradery of like-minded readers...
by Cindy Phillips, FOLSOI President | May 11, 2025 | Events, Meet the Author
On Saturday, May 10th at Harper Library, the Friends of the Library Southport Oak Island (FOLSOI) hosted it’s second NC Reads program for 2025 featuring “The Girls We Sent Away” by Meagan Church. Meagan was joined by co-host, Jennifer LeZotte, associate...
by Patricia Langer | Apr 15, 2025 | Meet the Author
It was a treat to meet not just one, but two terrific authors at Harper Library on April 8 th. First time novelist Gary Brown captivated us with an honest, and often funny, account ofhis journey from first draft to finished product. Although the story of What He Was...
