Today's sale was very quickly organized over the past couple of weeks. (We unexpectedly ran out of book storage space.) It could not have been so successful without the 50+ volunteers who found time, with very short notce, to help this week. Thank you, thank you, and thanks again!
We also want to thank the Bright Side Cobb Newspapers for promoting today's book sale in the February Newspaper and the City of Smyrna for online social media sharing. We sincerely appriciate your support.
Here is photo of just a part of what our great volunteer team can did in a couple of hours.
Chinese calligraphy is the art of writing Chinese characters, blending visual aesthetics with literary interpretation.
Regarded as one of the four esteemed pursuits among ancient Chinese literati, alongside playing stringed instruments, the board game "Go", and painting, calligraphy exemplifies a profound cultural tradition where the stroke of a brush carries both artistic expression and philosophical depth.
Ms. Loyee Ling led the workshop. She is a certified Chinese teacher and an
advocate of cultural education. All workshop
supplies were provided and a paper sculpture craft was also included.
This workshop was sponsored by The Friends of Smyrna Library.
Thank you for joining! If you are interested in learning about BOD opportunities, please email FOSLvols@gmail.com
Lecture Synopsis:
A creative and resourceful self-taught
African-American folk artist, Nellie Mae Rowe gained national recognition
during the last decade of her life (1900-1982). Long before that, she was well
known locally by visitors who came to her exuberantly embellished home on
Pace’s Ferry Road, containing her colorful drawings, paintings, stuffed dolls,
and recycled objects. Mrs. Rowe’s works are today on display at the High Museum
of Art, the Smithsonian, and several other notable public and private
collections across the nation.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. William Marchione, author of A Brief
History of Smyrna (2013) and former Associate Professor at the Art Institute of
Boston.
The FOSL Bookstore is important to our fundraising so we are being creative in the interim. We still have the magazine rack and we are temporarily using a blue cart that holds almost 300 books. All of the books on the cart are only 75 cents. Cash, PayPal, and Venmo are accepted for payment.
We'll annnounce here and on social media when the new shelving units are installed.
