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Ecgrl Unveils Valuable Local Resource For African Americans, Dorothy Demarest Oct 2009

Ecgrl Unveils Valuable Local Resource For African Americans, Dorothy Demarest

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the creation of an African American Funeral Program collection of resources by Dottie Demarest, a librarian and a genealogy and local history specialist at the East Central Georgia Regional Library (ECGRL) inspired by the donation from the funeral programs of African American Eula Mae Ramsey Johnson. The collection provides information on the lives of the deceased. About 1,2000 funeral programs now consist the collection following digitization of the programs through the help of Georgia HomePlace.


Review: The History Of Public Library Access For African Americans In The South Or, Leaving Behind The Plow, Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg Oct 2009

Review: The History Of Public Library Access For African Americans In The South Or, Leaving Behind The Plow, Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "The History of Public Library Access for African Americans in the South or, Leaving Behind the Plow," by David M. Battles.


Review: Also Known As Harper, Jennifer Green Oct 2009

Review: Also Known As Harper, Jennifer Green

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the middle grade book "Also Known as Harper," by Ann Haywood Leal.


Macon State Showcases 'Lost' Literature Oct 2009

Macon State Showcases 'Lost' Literature

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reviews the literature exhibit "Lost" at the Macon State College's library in Georgia.


Review: The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle, Kenneth M. Kozel Oct 2009

Review: The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle, Kenneth M. Kozel

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the novel "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle," by David Wroblewski.


Review: Swallow Me Whole, Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg Oct 2009

Review: Swallow Me Whole, Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the graphic novel "Swallow Me Whole," by Nate Powell.


Carter Library Co-Sponsors Briars' Event Jul 2009

Carter Library Co-Sponsors Briars' Event

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on a forum held by the Georgia Southwestern State University in celebration of the Black History Month in 2009. More than 70 participants viewed the documentary "Briars in the Cotton Patch." The event was a joint project of Kainonia Farm and Faith Fuller, director of communications for the Fuller Center for Housing.


My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Kenneth M. Kozel Jul 2009

My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Kenneth M. Kozel

Georgia Library Quarterly

The author describes his personal library. His collection includes books by Stephen King, Anne Rice, Jane Austen, John Grisham, Joyce Carol Oates and Gary Larson. His books deal with art, illustration, classical literature , mysteries and horrors. He recounts rereading and cherishing his collection as he ages.


Gwinnett Names Design Contest Winner Jul 2009

Gwinnett Names Design Contest Winner

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces the winners of the Gwinnett Reading Festival Design Contest, including Nhiani Halim and Linda Hunt Nay.


Review: Flannery: A Life Of Flannery O'Connor, William A. Richards Jul 2009

Review: Flannery: A Life Of Flannery O'Connor, William A. Richards

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the book "Flannery: A Life of Flannery O’Connor," by Brad Gooch.


Review: Portraits Of Grace: Images And Words From The Monastery Of The Holy Spirit, Tim Wojcik Jul 2009

Review: Portraits Of Grace: Images And Words From The Monastery Of The Holy Spirit, Tim Wojcik

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Portraits of Grace: Images and Words from the Monastery of the Holy Spirit," by James Stephen Behrens.


Roosevelt's Oglethorpe Speech Resonates Jan 2009

Roosevelt's Oglethorpe Speech Resonates

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article talks about a famous speech delivered by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1932, in which he touched on the economic difficulties of the day. It notes that the original documents of the historic speech was displayed at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia in October 2008. It describes the features of the original document.


Review: The Body In The Reservoir: Murder And Sensationalism In The South, April Renfroe-Warren Jan 2009

Review: The Body In The Reservoir: Murder And Sensationalism In The South, April Renfroe-Warren

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "The Body in the Reservoir: Murder and Sensationalism in the South," by Michael Ayers Trotti.


Review: Carry Me: Animal Babies On The Move, Sarah Mcghee Jan 2009

Review: Carry Me: Animal Babies On The Move, Sarah Mcghee

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the children's book "Carry Me: Animal Babies on the Move," written and illustrated by Susan Stockdale.


Review: Late For School, Tracy Walker Jan 2009

Review: Late For School, Tracy Walker

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the children's book "Late for School," written by Mike Reiss and illustrated by Michael Austin.


Spotlight On Teen Reading Jan 2009

Spotlight On Teen Reading

Georgia Library Quarterly

The 2008 nominees for the Georgia Peach Award for Teen Readers.