We had a delightful visit with author Jamie Cat Callan last night at the library! She read from her new book Bonjour, Happiness, taught us how to wear scarves, and played her concertina for a very appreciative audience. Eight Cousins was there to sell books, and Jamie graciously signed them. You can see photos of her talk on our flickr page, and you can hear her playing her concertina (with her teacher, Jan Elliott) on the library youtube page.

Next Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. join us for “The Beatrix Potter You Never Knew”, a talk by Betsy Bray. Betsy has recently retired as Library Director of the Cora J. Belden Library in Rocky Hill, CT, and now lives on Cape Cod. This gives her more time to work as the North American Liaison Officer of the London-based Beatrix Potter Society. You’ll also hear the rather interesting story of how (more importantly where) I met Betsy Bray.