"SIPPING THROUGH THE STACKS"
Donors and members of the St. Tammany Library Foundation were treated to an afternoon gathering in the Walker Percy Room of the Madisonville branch before the opening of "The Big Read." Wine, appetizers, and an opportunity to chat with the keynote speaker, Julie Rivette, was sponsored by the Foundation as a way to say "THANK YOU" for your support, encouragement and loyalty.
The National Endowment for the Arts awarded the St. Tammany Parish Library a $ 10,000 grant to launch the celebration of "The Maltese Falcon" by Dashiell Hammett. Julie Rivette, an author in her own right, spoke on her grandfather's life. It was a rivetting talk.
The activities are still going on in all branches of the Library. If you wish to see the John Huston's 1941 motion picture, The Maltese Falcon, featuring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor, come to the Madisonville Branch on Wednesday, April 9th at 5:30 p.m.
Go to the Library's website - www.sttammanylibrary.org for more information on other films, activities for children, teens, and adults, and a Film Noir series on Wednesday evenings in April.
The Foundation hopes to have more informal gatherings for our members in the future!