Sanibel library to present next lecture in virtual series
With support from the Sanibel Public Library Foundation, the Sanibel Public Library has launched a series of virtual author talks to include bestselling authors and thought leaders.
The next lecture will be held on Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. and will feature Geraldine Brooks, the author of “Horse,” “March” and “People of the Book.” Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred, Lexington, who became America’s greatest stud sire, “Horse” is a gripping, multi-layered reckoning with the legacy of enslavement and racism in America.
Brooks is an author and journalist who grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia, and attended Bethlehem College Ashfield and the University of Sydney. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in fiction in 2006 for her novel “March.” Her first novel, “Year of Wonders,” is an international bestseller, and “People of the Book” is a New York Times bestseller. Brooks is also the author of the nonfiction works “Nine Parts of Desire” and “Foreign Correspondence.”
A question-and-answer session with the author will follow.
To register for the author talk, visit https://libraryc.org/sanlib/20733.
While recovering from Hurricane Ian, the Sanibel Public Library continues to move forward by providing online services 24/7 — including books, music, movies, magazines and more.
Fines and fees are being waived for books and other materials borrowed now — checked out and now overdue, damaged, wet, moldy, lost, lost on-island or at other living arrangements. For questions about borrows, email notices@sanlib.org. Those on holds lists will not be dropped or lose their place in line.
In addition, if you have photographs taken during Ian or post-storm damage or recovery around Southwest Florida, consider allowing the library to archive the images. It is also looking for photographs of the islands before the causeway, during the land boom of the early 1920s, and of notable locals. Images, videos and stories can be emailed to sanibelpubliclibrary@gmail.com.
For more information, call 239-472-2483 or visit www.sanlib.org.
The Sanibel Public Library is at 770 Dunlop Road, Sanibel.