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Spring Refresh
When Jane Armstrong’s parents died in a car crash, she had to ask herself what to do with their accumulation of a lifetime. Hard and often painful choices had to be made between valuable, worthless, and invaluable; what to keep, sell, give to family, or donate.
At the next Live@Lanier, Thursday, March 14, 1 PM, Jane will ask you to consider the
premise that as time passes, we take with us something from each year. She says, “From furniture to books, souvenirs, clothing, dinnerware, art, and more, we may have an emotional attachment to some things and have forgotten we have others. Then comes a day we ask what to do with it all?”
Based on her personal experiences during her family tragedy and her career as a geriatric social worker, Jane has become a popular speaker at senior centers. With empathy for those who may find it difficult to let things go, she shares her step-by-step approach to finding the joy in prioritizing, organizing, decluttering, and simplifying. Free and open to the public, so bring friends!
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With a love for history, extensive research, and a vivid imagination, bestselling author John Cribb has transformed Abraham Lincoln into an approachable flesh and blood man. Through John’s two historic novels, The Rail Splitter and Old Abe, readers can share the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of a passionately alive person on a journey from a log cabin to the Senate, White House, through the Civil War, and to Ford’s Theatre.
Join John to also hear more about Stephen Douglas, Mary Todd, Willie, Grant,
an assassin who failed, and more.
In addition to this Distinguished Speaker’s program at the Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Avenue, you are also invited to the author’s reception afterwards at the Lanier Library next door. Public admission to both is free thanks to support from the Kirby
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Chess Moves
Interested in learning to play chess or
improving your game? Join Lew Martin and other players on Tuesdays at 1:00 pm in the Holmes Room at Lanier.
No experience is necessary and
chess boards are provided.
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Membership Renewal Time
Is your membership about to expire? No need to come in to the library, just visit the library website by clicking on:
If you aren’t sure when your membership expires,
please contact the library at 828-859-9535.
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A Note from the Board President
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Kinship
My father loved to read. He especially loved reading about the Civil War and he was facinated by Abraham Lincoln. Born in 1907, “Dadbo” was a lifelong Washingtonian. He served in the Pacific theater during WWII and joked that as an OB/GYN he was the ship’s doctor for 3,500 seamen. Back home after the war, the route he took to the hospital where he made his daily rounds passed alongside Rock Creek and the Oak Hill Cemetery. If I was in the car with him, he would often remark on the fact that President Lincoln’s young son was laid to rest up on the hill and that it was common knowledge back then that Lincoln often visited the cemetery. I just re-read Lincoln in the Bardo and was reminded that Willie Lincoln was only a temporary resident in the William Carroll mausoleum in Oak Hill Cemetery. His body was eventually moved back to Illinois to the family plot. Dadbo would have loved reading Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin, as well as the two historical novels by John Cribb that I have just finished. John will be speaking at our annual program later this month- newly rebranded as a Distinguished Lecture. I can heartily recommend both titles - The Rail Splitter and Old Abe. Both novels are well-written, well-researched, and really bring Lincoln to life - especially his sense of humor. One example: on battling mosquitoes, Lincoln said “They got so much of my blood, we’re practically kin.” I am looking forward to John’s talk. I hope to see you there! Until next time, Vicky
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Book Lovers Meets March 2 @ 10 am
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Book Lovers - February 2024
The first Saturday of every month, avid readers meet at Lanier Library to discuss books
they’ve enjoyed (or not)! It’s casual, enlightening, and there are no rules.
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FICTION
Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Alias Anna by Susan Hood
The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang
H Is For Hawk by Helen MacDonald
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
The Right Sort Of Man by Allison Montclair
The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi
Baumgartner by Paul Auster
The Fiction Writer by Jillian Cantor
A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin
One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris
After the War by Alice Adams
The Heather Blazing by Colm Toibin
All You Have to Do Is Call by Keiri Maher
Stockholm by Noa Yedlin
MYSTERY
Fifty Grand by Adrian McKinty
Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper
Elsewhere by Richard Russo
Wandering Through Life by Donna Leon
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
NONFICTION
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann
Upside Down World by Benjamin Moser
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The Nonfiction Book Club will meet next on March 10 to discuss Shakespeare in a Divided American by John Shapiro. The book for the April 14 club meeting will be
The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn and the Transformation of Journalism by Adam Nagourney.
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Below are the links to our February Acquisitions & Orders. Feel free to contact the library to put your name on the hold list for
any you would like to read.
And, as always, let us know if there is a book or DVD you think
would enhance the collection.
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Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keene
Having driven through Belfast in the spring of 1970 with barricades, armed British troops, military vehicles and helicopters filling the streets, we didn’t even slow down.
With my direct ancestor from just outside Belfast, I was drawn to this “ story of “The Troubles” that tells of
unsolved murders and political operations of countless participants on both sides.
Couldn’t put it down.
Submitted by Bill McCall
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Podcasting Polk Lore
Anyone curious about what a podcast is and how it is produced was able to learn from local podcaster James Hrynyshyn at the February 22 Live@ Lanier program.
James shared about the importance of local journalism and why he decided to create his hyperlocal podcast, Polk Lore.
He even brought along the equipment he uses to create the podcast in case any aspiring podcasters were in the audience. We all look forward to listening to more of Polk Lore!
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Lanier Library welcomes all library-friendly dogs & cats,
but asks that they remain on leash or in their carriers at all times.
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Meet Otis & Rusty!
These fluffy Lanier friends stopped by for a visit with their respective owners -
Jessie Long with Otis and
Eileen Mehta with Rusty.
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Sandra's Shelf Display
Our next display, sponsored by Corrie Woods and Donna Wise, will feature books to celebrate the Gardening For Life Project and will be titled: Learn How Cultivating Native Plants Can Feed the Pollinators And Promote A Healthy Ecosystem.
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Library visitors of any age should definitely check out the new display in the children’s room. We have a new collection of books for children that address caring for our planet in a thoughtful way. These books were chosen from an article in the New York Times by author Margaret Renkl. Each book would be a wonderful conversation starter with a young person on issues of climate change. Be on the lookout for more books to make their way into the collection! |
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March Display
The March display case will feature an assortment of items to get you thinking about decluttering at your house.
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Thank You!
Thank you to Vicky Jackson for the interesting display of Javanese hand puppets in the March display case.
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The Lanier Library Poetry Committee is pleased to introduce a poem of the month program. Each month we will be posting a different poem that we hope will inspire you. The poem will be in the monthly newsletter and posted at the library. Please let us know what you think of each month's selection. |
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March
by
Madison Julius Cawein
This is the tomboy month of all the year,
March, who comes shouting o'er the winter hills,
Waking the world with laughter, as she wills,
Or wild halloos, a windflower in her ear.
She stops a moment by the half-thawed mere
And whistles to the wind, and straightway shrills
The hyla's song, and hoods of daffodils
Crowd golden round her, leaning their heads to hear.
Then through the woods, that drip with all their eaves,
Her mad hair blown about her, loud she goes
Singing and calling to the naked trees;
And straight the oilets of the little leaves
Open their eyes in wonder, rows on rows,
And the first bluebird bugles to the breeze.
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