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 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

 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.