I Just Have To Tell You. . .

. . .about the Authors' Tea on Tuesday evening! It was absolutely amazing! We had a room full of people, all chatting and smiling and talking about books!
The Willcoxon Auditorium was decorated with teal green and gold tablecloths and napkins. Our director, Melody Jenkins, had made table decorations of old stacked books and pencils and reading glasses sprayed gold and topped with large gold bows. Ginger Horkan manned the punch bowl and salmon roll and turkey-cranraisin sandwiches and other goodies. There were plates of fudge, date crispies, almond pretzels, and cupcakes decorated with "100-Year" flags.
But the best part was all the authors who attended. There were thirteen of them in the room, and the public was enchanted to be able to meet them, shake their hands, and talk to them about their
books.
We heard nothing but good comments all evening long. "You should do this again next year." "I was just so glad to finally meet him." "This was such a wonderful idea." "Did you see the picture board Mr. Hadley brought?" "That salmon loaf is the best I've ever eaten." "Did you see the little book Mrs. Mahan illustrated?" On and on it
went.
Do you know, even though it was not a book sale, there were 29 books sold in two hours? And autographed on the spot!
So, we must say thank you to all of you who came to the Authors' Tea. . .authors and public. And thank you to the 100-Year Committee for feeling this would make a great special event for the library. And thank you to all who helped pull it off. And especially thank you to the Junior Woman's Club and Southwest Georgia Bank for being co-sponsors with the Moultrie-Colquitt County Library.
Will we do it again? I would say that's "Definitely, yes!"