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One of our favorites, Rose-Mary Rumbley was a hit closing out the 2014 Spring Book Review Series!

4/1/2014

 
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Rose-Mary Rumbley was the headliner at the culmination of our Spring 2014 Book Review Series. Ms Rumbley reviewed the wonderful new book by Alisa Solomon – Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof. 
Like all excellent reviewers and typical of Ms Rumbley, her comments were entertaining and a literary treat in and of themselves. 
(And for those of you who work the library system to reserve future reads, "holds" of this heartwarming book increased immediately after her talk.)   

Rose-Mary Rumbley spoke on Friday, March 14th. 

The Lakewood Library Friends offers Free admission for Book Reviews and Speakers with limited seating. 



Irene Sandell, Dallas author and historian, Opens 2014 Book Reviews and Speaks to SRO Crowd.

2/1/2014

 
Irene Sandell was our speaker January15th, 2014. 
She talked of her love of writing and history (Irene was a former educator, who taught Texas history.) 
She also spoke about her new book, The House on Swiss Avenue, and its interesting topic. 
Of all the interesting influences which make up Dallas History, Swiss Avenue, with its grand houses, is a curiosity. Why the name Swiss Avenue? Who built and who originally lived in those houses? What happened to those people - all the right ingredients for great story.
“I think several things draw us to Swiss Avenue. Old houses hold the stories of families. I think each house has a personality all its own imprinted by the people who dwelled there. So there is a mystery when we see the house, and it makes us curious. Swiss Avenue is even more so
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 because of its connection to the European background of its original settlers. It’s the mixture of frontier roughness and old world charm that catches our interest,” Sandell said.

Mark Doty presents History to SRO Croud

2/1/2013

 
History buffs pack Lakewood Library Auditorium.
Last night was “one for the History books” with the first Book Review of  2013. 
Last night, the Lakewood Library Friends welcomed Mark Doty to a large, crowd eager for Dallas details.  Doty’s  Lost Dallas documents more than 200 buildings and neighborhoods built and developed in Dallas over the past 170 years, many of which no longer exist. 
 Doty’s not a native Dallasite, as evidenced by his reference to the Dr Pepper slogan as “Two, Four & Ten” (everyone from north Texas KNOWS the slogan reads “Ten, Two & Four”). Despite this verbal misstep, his presentation and talk was warmly received by the overflowing crowd. Mr. Doty lives here in Dallas.
A book signing and sale followed. Proceeds from book sales benefit the City of Dallas Municipal Archives.




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