‘Bad Art Night’ coming to the library on August 21 Bossard Library will host “Bad Art Night” beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 21, in the Riverside Room. Anyone age 18 and over is welcome and encouraged to attend and create something bizarre or “ugly” without any pressure to get things “just right.” Artistic abilities are not necessary, and the library will provide all you will need to create your own “hideous” masterpiece, including glitter, paint, markers, cardboard, paper, glue, and a myriad of other recycled craft supplies. At the end of the event, attendees will get to vote on the “best worst art” and the ugliest art pieces will win a prize! For additional details, please contact Jody at 740.446.7323. Light refreshments will be provided. Bossard to host true crime talk Beginning at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 31, Bossard Library will present a local true crime program. During the program, members of the library’s reference staff will discuss their extensive research on the events surrounding the local case of Eddie Peppers who was convicted of and later executed for the 1927 murder of Florence Buck at the Park Central Hotel in Gallipolis. During this special presentation, staff will present source material contemporary to the case, a timeline of events, and question the circumstantial evidence surrounding Peppers’ ultimate conviction and execution. Adults with an interest in local history or true crime are welcome and encouraged to attend. StoryWalk at the French Art Colony The StoryWalk title for August is If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t by Elise Parsley. StoryWalk is located on the grounds of the French Art Colony, 530 First Avenue. Civil War Book Club to discuss Sherman The Civil War Book Club will return in August to discuss Fierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman by American historian Robert L. O’Connell. The meeting will be held beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 16 and is open to anyone with an interest in the history of the Civil War era. In Fierce Patriot, O’Connell discusses the life of America’s first “celebrity” Union Army General, who, after his capture of Atlanta in 1864, marched to Savannah utilizing a “scorched earth” policy. In the north, he was hailed a brilliant military strategist, and, in the south, the general was seen by many as a force of destruction. In this work, O’Connell sheds new light on this complicated figure who is seen by many as the quintessential soldier/statesman of the nineteenth century. Copies of the book are available for checkout at Bossard Library. Digital copies can be found on hoopla or through the Ohio Digital Library via the Libby app. The Civil War Book Club is moderated by Gene Huffman of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Cadot Blessing Camp No. 126. For additional information, please contact Lynn at 740.446.7323 x 229 or email lpauley@bossardlibrary.org.
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