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Save the date because the James V. Brown Library has announced Marie Benedict as the next author to appear at its 20th Author Gala, Oct. 12 at the Community Arts Center.
Benedict, who is well-known for her historical stories about women, will be featured at the event, which is the main fundraiser for the library.
Benedict, a lawyer with more than 10 years of experience as a litigator at two of the country's premier law firms, "found her calling unearthing the hidden historical stories of women," according to the author's website.
"Her mission is to excavate from the past the most important, complex and fascinating women of history and bring them into the light of present-day where we can finally perceive the breadth of their contributions as well as the insights they bring to modern day issues," the website stated.
Information about ticket sales and sponsorship will be announced when they are available.
Other business from the Library's Board of Trustees meeting recently included the announcement that the new Book's Bus and Bookmobile will be on display at the kick-off for the Summer Reading Program, June 1, from 3 to 6 p.m. on Edwin Street at the Welch entrance to the library. This summer's program theme is called "All Together Now."
Following a discussion on the merits of transferring some of the library's genealogical resources to the Taber Museum, the trustees voted to allow the family collection to be moved to the museum.
In presenting the request to move the compilation of primarily local family histories, Robbin Degeratu, public services, local history and reference director, noted that there is a genealogical society at the museum which would utilize the information.
"I would say, in my opinion and that of other people I'm working with, the strength of our resources overall is really local history as opposed to genealogy," Degeratu said.
The research library at the museum caters exclusively to genealogy, she noted, which is why she asked the board to approve the move of the library's compiled family histories.
"We have about 100 compiled family histories in our collection right now...they are not getting much use because a researcher would not think to come to a public library to access that type of information," she said.
The board also approved the purchase of a microfilm reader at a cost of $6,800.