Virtual Author Talk: On Retelling Greek Classics: An Exploration of the Modern Epics with Madeline Miller

  You’re invited to a fascinating exploratory conversation with Madeline Miller, bestselling author of The Song of Achilles and Circe, as she chats with us about her body of work and her process in retelling Greek classics into modern epics in fiction. In The Song of Achilles, Achilles, "the best of all the Greeks," son of the cruel sea … Continue reading "Virtual Author Talk: On Retelling Greek Classics: An Exploration of the Modern Epics with Madeline Miller"

Toddler Storytime

**Recurring every other week** 10 AM at our Winnsboro Branch in the  upstairs Children's Program Room Our new children's program coordinator, Ms. Missy, has been hard at work getting this activity ready for our toddlers (kids age 5 and below). Gather 'round, little ones, for a magical journey into the world of stories and imagination! … Continue reading "Toddler Storytime"

Virtual Author Talk: The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us–A Sweeping History of Food and Culture with Smithsonian Curator Paula J. Johnson

Virtually step into the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History with Curator Paula Johnson as she discusses the book Smithsonian American Table: The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us. American Table is a sweeping history of food and culture that summons everyone to the table for a fresh look at some of the people, ingredients, … Continue reading "Virtual Author Talk: The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us–A Sweeping History of Food and Culture with Smithsonian Curator Paula J. Johnson"

Toddler Storytime

**Recurring every other week** 10 AM at our Winnsboro Branch in the  upstairs Children's Program Room Our new children's program coordinator, Ms. Missy, has been hard at work getting this activity ready for our toddlers (kids age 5 and below). Gather 'round, little ones, for a magical journey into the world of stories and imagination! … Continue reading "Toddler Storytime"

Virtual Author Talk: From Murder to Atonement–Confronting My Son’s Killer with Diane Foley & Colum McCann

Join us for a one-of-a-kind conversation with National Book Award-winner Colum McCann as he is joined by Diane Foley, the inspiration behind the heartrending book American Mother. American Mother is the story of a mother who, in the course of confronting her son’s killer, gets to the elemental heart of violence and forgiveness. Diane Foley is the … Continue reading "Virtual Author Talk: From Murder to Atonement–Confronting My Son’s Killer with Diane Foley & Colum McCann"

Virtual Author Talk: A Literary Examination of Power, Love, and Art with Xochitl Gonzalez

We cannot wait for you to join us as we chat with award-winning and bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez about her newest novel Anita de Monte Laughs Last.  Anita de Monte Laughs Last is a propulsive, witty examination of power, love, and art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind in the … Continue reading "Virtual Author Talk: A Literary Examination of Power, Love, and Art with Xochitl Gonzalez"

Toddler Storytime

**Recurring every other week** 10 AM at our Winnsboro Branch in the  upstairs Children's Program Room Our new children's program coordinator, Ms. Missy, has been hard at work getting this activity ready for our toddlers (kids age 5 and below). Gather 'round, little ones, for a magical journey into the world of stories and imagination! … Continue reading "Toddler Storytime"

Virtual Author Talk: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I – An Author Talk with Douglas Brunt

Join us as we chat with New York Times bestselling author, Douglas Brunt, about instant bestselling debut non-fiction work The Mysterious Case of Rudolph Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I. This book reveals the hidden history of Rudolf Diesel, one of the world’s greatest inventors, and his mysterious disappearance on the eve … Continue reading "Virtual Author Talk: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I – An Author Talk with Douglas Brunt"

Toddler Storytime

**Recurring every other week** 10 AM at our Winnsboro Branch in the  upstairs Children's Program Room Our new children's program coordinator, Ms. Missy, has been hard at work getting this activity ready for our toddlers (kids age 5 and below). Gather 'round, little ones, for a magical journey into the world of stories and imagination! … Continue reading "Toddler Storytime"