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Wake Forest native John Rich and his
wife, Melanie Murphy, will relate the
history of Wake Forest, condensed
version, Thursday, Jan. 18, beginning at
6:30 p.m. in the Wake Forest Library on
East Holding Avenue.
Rich has lived in Wake
Forest all his life except to attend
Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem.
“He has always loved history,” Murphy
said.
She came to town in 1978 to
conduct the historic survey for the
town. She had just completed a master’s
degree in preservation planning at
Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.
Murphy said they were asked
several years ago to talk about the
town’s history for the Wake Forest
Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class and
we “just got in the habit of making the
presentation.”
To enable the library staff
to know how many people to expect, you
are asked to register in advance at the
circulation desk. There is no limit on
the number of people, and the event is
free, part of the programs the Friends
of Wake Forest Public Library present
every year.
The Friends are also selling
book bags at the library. The sturdy
white and green bags are $5 each. Just
ask any library staffer you want to buy
a bag.
Other activities at the
library include:
-- the Teen Fantasy Book
Club will meet Friday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m.
at the library to discuss “The Hobbit”
by J.R.R. Tolkien. For more information,
call Michelle Stover, the youth services
librarian at
michelle.stover@co.wake.nc.us or ask
at the desk.
-- a computer workshop about
PC Basic for adults on Saturday, Jan.
20, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Please register
at the desk.
-- the Wake Forest Library
Adult Book Club, which will discuss “A
Leap of Faith” by Queen Noor Thursday,
Jan. 25, at 6:45 p.m. at The Well, 331
S. White St.
-- this year’s Wake Reads
Together choice, “Memory Keeper’s
Daughter,” by Kim Edwards will be
discussed by the Wake Forest Library
Adult Book Club on Thursday, Feb. 22, at
6:45 p.m. at The Well. |
