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Library Hours:
Monday 8:30-8:00
Tuesday 8:30-8:00
Wednesday 8:30-5:00
Thursday 8:30-8:00
Friday 8:30-5:00
Saturday 8:30-5:00
Sunday Closed
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2006 BOOK FESTIVAL BIG SUCCESS!
Dr. James I. "Bud" Robertson was the keynote speaker at the second annual Franklin County Book Festival on August 19.
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Dr. Robertson's listeners filled the Rocky Mount Methodist Church. Only a few open seats remained
in the balcony as the popular author, historian and Virginia Tech professor addressed the crowd. |
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2222006 THEME:
"HOW BOOKS
NOURISH US" |
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Local author Becky Mushko (left), recently retired VWCC Dean of Students Ron Coleman (center), and Library Board member Bonnie Johnson (right), join the near-capacity crowd in appreciating some of the humor in Dr. Robertson's speech.
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Bonnie Johnson, library board member and a member of the committee which helped bring Dr. Robertson to Franklin County for the Book Festival, gives Dr. Robertson a thank-you gift at the conclusion of the program.
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The popular author autographs his new biography on Robert E. Lee for one of the young winners of the festival bookmark contest. |
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Jim Minnick
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"A Taste of War" panelists Pamela Hain, Jim Morrison and June Goode.
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Keith Ferrell
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The Franklin County Library would like to thank the members of the Book Festival Committee, Dr. Robertson, the Friends of the Library, the owners and staff of Edible Vibe Restaurant and the Rocky Mount Methodist Church. Also, a very special thanks goes out to Wayne Scank for photographing this event, and to the local authors, panelists and book club representatives who helped make the 2006 festival an overwhelming success.
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