Deception, murder, money, and organized crime—these describe the world that Merle Temple has been involved in for most of his life. The Tupelo native spent his career as a deputy sheriff, as well as an agent and captain with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics during the first of the drug wars. Drug dealers even once plotted where to bury his body after their hit men were supposed to kill him. His life is certainly one Read more
Holly Black is one of the YA world’s premier experts on faeries (she also has the pointy ears to prove it). Her enchanting books include The Modern Faerie Tales, The Curse Workers, and most recently The Folk of the Air series (the first installment was recently nominated in the 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards). Here Black discusses why faeries are so alluring to us mere mortals and answers all our questions about her upcoming book, The Wicked King. Faeries might look like us, but they are not us. Read more
Randy Lynn – Educator kidscodems.org @RandyInMS I first developed an interest for computing in the 1980s after my mother purchased an Apple IIe computer for our family,” Randy Lynn explains to us. His story isn’t too different from all the kids that grew up with a BBC Micro in the UK. “I learned BASIC language programming on that computer and had lots of fun writing simple programs.” I first developed an interest for computing in Read more
A Storybook Christmas A Concert Celebrating Cherished Memories of the Holiday Season Ripley Public Library, Thursday December 6 at 6:30 P.M. Featuring Trey Hankins, Piano with Amy Beaty, Bob Glover, Joyce Graddy, Claire Leeke, Victor McMillan, Danielle Ratliff, Dan Shappley, and Luke West Refreshments provided by Junior Civic League • Sponsored by Ripley Friends of the Library
The George E. Allen Library “Wish” Tree 🎄 Sponsored by The Friends of George E. Allen Library The yellow ornaments 🌟 contain needs the library will incur in 2019. Items of various denominations are included. How it Works: 1. Decide the amount of your donation 2. Choose an ornament from the tree 3. Purchase the item or make a monetary donation for the purchase of the chosen item. All donations are tax deductible and greatly appreciated. Please Read more
Fall into Stories III: Storytellers Share Tales at Corinth Library Take a look at these videos of Crossroads Poetry Project members sharing stories at the Corinth Library this week. (Videos by Josh Mitchell/Corinth Today) Learn more about the Crossroads Poetry Project and Storyteller Autry Davis
10 Books to Read Aloud With Your Kids (at Every Age and Stage!) for National Family Literacy Day Happy National Family Literacy Day! What’s that, you say? National Family Literacy Day honors the idea of reading together as a family. One of the best ways to do this is to read aloud. Reading aloud encourages family bonding and bookishness and, most importantly, it’s fun. But where should you start? B&N Kids has gathered ten titles Read more
Halloween 2018 – October 31 Ask any group of people which holiday is their favorite, and you’re bound to find a handful that scream “Halloween!” It’s a time of the year when we can laugh at our own superstitions, temporarily escape our skin, and be ourselves in ways that … well, in ways that might be a little weird any other time of the year. It’s October 31st, and we’re going trick or treating! HALLOWEEN– Read more
