Website Recommendations

Do various world religions intrigue you? If they do, then consider exploring the BBC's Religion and Ethics page at http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions

Are you interested in learning about what is going on in Florence? If so, please check out www.florenceweb.com for a calendar of events as well as pertinent information on other cultural and educational opportunities in the Florence area.

Would you like to find a good movie to watch? For movie recommendations and reviews, simply visit www. imdb.com, the Internet's largest movie database.

Read-a-Likes II

Do you enjoy reading Karen Kingsbury's works? If so, novels by Lori Wick, Terri Blackstock or Janette Oke should appeal to you.

Are you a Dean Koontz fan? If so, you might also read Peter Straub's books.

Do Diane Mott Davidson's culinary mysteries appeal to you? If so, Joanna Fluke's food-oriented mysteries might also interest you.

Did you enjoy David McCullough's "1776" or "John Adams?" If you did, Joseph Ellis' "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" or George Washington should also interest you.

Evening Lecture Series

The Evening Lecture Series will continue with a session on Corporate Law issues on June 12th at 6:30 p.m. Presented by Sara B. Stewart, this informative lecture should last approximately one hour. The event will be held in the Library's Founders' Room. Admission is free. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information please contact Elizabeth at 413-7081.

International Film Series

The International Film Series will continue with "The Queen" on June 9th and "Marie Antoinette" on July 7th. Both movies will be shown at 2:30 p.m. in the Library's Main Meeting Room. Admission is free. Light refreshments will be provided.

For more information please contact Elizabeth at 413-7081. This film series is sponsored by the Friends of the Florence County Library.

Adult Summer Reading Program

Beginning May 14th, patrons may register for the inagural Adult Summer Reading Program. Individuals may choose to register at the Reference Desk, the Reader Advisory Desk or by calling 413-7074. Registration is free. This year's theme is "Goodies for Grownups." All patrons will receive a special goody bag when registering for the program.

The Adult Summer Reading program runs from June 6th through July 19th with events each Thursday evening (except the kick-off event which takes place on a Wednesday night). The program schedule is as follows:

June 6th at 7 p.m. (10 a.m. for seniors)--Storyteller Bil Lepp
June 14th at 7 p.m.-- Chinese painting with Janet Kozacheck
June 21st at 7 p.m.--"Gardening in the Heat" with Tommy Taylor
June 28th at 7 p.m.-- Performance by Mac Arnold and "Plate Full O' Blues"
July 5th at 5:30 p.m.-- Movie night--"National Treasure"
July 12th at 7 p.m.--Ice cream making demonstration by Debora Parnel of Clemson
Extension (free ice cream will be available for all in attendance)
July 19th at 6 p.m.-Bluegrass Picnic featuring music by "Borrowed Time"
At the July 19th event, food and drink will be provided to registered
participants while supplies last

Read-a-Likes

Here are several "Read-a-Like" recommendations:

If you enjoy books by Zane, Terry McMillan, and Eric Jerome Dickey, you may also like novels by Carl Weber, Brenda Jackson or Rochelle Alers.

If you are a Mary Higgins Clark enthusiast, James Patterson and/or Jonathan Kellerman's novels might appeal to you.

If you like Anna Quindlen's works such as "Object Lessons" or "Black and Blue," then you might be interested in Elizabeth Berg's novels like "The Year of Pleasures" or "Open House."

If you enjoy John Jakes' Historical Fiction novels, Barbara Hambly's works may also interest you.

Purpose of Adult Services blog II

The Adult Services blog also serves to promote the exchange of ideas, information and reflections among various library users. In this way, the blog functions as an information delivery vehicle partially driven by the Florence County Library's adult patrons. Please feel free to include personal book recommendations, programming ideas, and other information on the Goodies for Grown ups blog.

Purpose of Adult Services blog

The purpose of this blog is to provide book reviews, read-a-likes, website recommendations, programming information, and other resources to adult library patrons. The blog will be updated frequently with new book and website recommendations appearing each month. While adults may post to the blog, all contents posted will be subject to editing. Inappropriate language or offensive remarks will be removed from the blog.

Elizabeth