Check out the audiobooks recently added to the library's collection.

Check out the music on CD recently added to the library's collection.

Zelda’s voice is clear in this fictional autobiography of her marriage to F. Scott Fitzgerald. With first person descriptions and dialogue the reader experiences the relationship’s conflict. Author Therese Anne Fowler says that in her research she felt “dropped into a raging argument between …Team Scott and Team Zelda”. The richest resources were the collections of their letters during their courtship, Zelda’s hospitalization, letters to friends and Scott in Hollywood. While Scott is writing The Great Gatsby she asks him for a divorce. This book presents an emotional journey of the couple and the author had a particular interest in the animosity between Zelda and Ernest Hemingway. Scott helped Ernest in the literary world. As the men’s friendship strengthened Zelda became estranged from both. She observed that “Hemingway had become Scott’s alter ego” and was terrified by that. When they returned to America and then Hollywood Zelda was relieved to be away from Ernest Hemingway. The success of The Great Gatsby cast a shadow over the marriage as Scott worked on his next novel for seven years, selling short stories while Hemingway’s star rose. Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald has the charm of nostalgia and sentimentality. A fascinating companion book is Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. It contains black and white photos, color plates and an introduction written by their granddaughter. The others listed below are fiction.

Please join us for our annual National Poetry Month celebration with Richland Library literary resident, Eboniramm.  Let your voice be heard!  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Open mic starts at 7:00 p.m.  This event is co-sponsored by the Arts & Letters Committee of Richland County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.  

Awaiting the gallows in 1946, Joachim von Ribbentrop, ex-Reichsminister for Foreign Affairs, reflects on his life. A program to reflect the Hélène Berr special exhibition.

Monday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m is the time, the Flying Saucer is the place. If you're in your 20's or 30's, plan on meeting us there to swap books, talk books, and mingle.  Bring a new or gently used book to trade, and let's relax and have some fun!

Someone once shared a great explanation of marketing and branding:

When I first heard about donuts being used to explain social media, I decided much research needed to be done on the subject, especially when the "Hot Donuts Now" sign was beaming its sweet, sweet light. Actually, Three Ships Media, a digital marketing company, started the idea of explaining the basic purpose/idea behind popular social media sites using donuts, and then others contributed to the conversation. Even if social media is not easier to understand when explained as donuts, it sure is more delicious to think about! If you want to learn more about how to effectively use social media in your job search or business, be sure to check the Business and Job Center calendar each month for classes and visit the self-service kiosk in the Business and Job Center for tip sheets on using social media.

Amanda Quick, one of my favorite historical romance authors, has just released The Mystery Woman, the second in the "Ladies of Lantern Street" series. Quick’s books are a lively mix of romance and suspense with a dash of the paranormal tossed in to add that little something extra.