Upcoming Events @ Your Library

Win 2 free tickets to the Kathryn Stockett lecture at Millsaps College-Jackson, MS on March 23 at 7 p.m.

Rules...

-Patrons can only enter once

-Drawing will be held March 12, 2010

-Patron doesn't have to be present to win

-Patron needs to have a SMRL card

 BIO
Kathryn Stockett was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and Creative Writing, she moved to New York City where she worked in magazine publishing and marketing for nine years. She currently lives in Atlanta with her husband and daughter. The Help is her first novel.

For more information visit www.kathrynstockett.com

Meet the Mississippi Poet Gary McGregor
Saturday, March 13th
2 to 3 p.m.

Gary McGregor has had many fascinating careers and is an incredibly talented poet.  He decided to publish his book of poems, Faces and Feelings, to have as keepsakes for his children but when Diane Sheperd, the owner of Main Street Books in Hattiesburg, saw his poems, she not only sold them but also had him as one of the authors at the Christmas Extravaganza this past December. 

McGregor grew up in Hattiesburg and is married with four children and has several grandchildren. He has a BS degree in design from the University of Cincinnati, and has designed for both residential and commercial interiors. He has written poetry for years and is influenced by the poems of Billy Collins, Robert Frost and others who write to be easily understood by their readers. Having also written short stories and had articles published in magazines, he is a member of the Mississippi Writers Guild, and is a self published poet.

McGregor and his wife collect the folk art textiles of different cultures and enjoy traveling around the world. He also raises orchids and enjoys painting. The cover his book "Faces and Feelings" is a painting by McGregor. He is currently working on a new book which will have 50 new poems.

Refreshments will be provided by Second Street Bean of Columbia.