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Lost Civil War: The Disappearing Legacy of America’s Greatest Conflict Book Signing Local author Laura DeMarco will celebrate the upcoming release of her new book, Lost Civil War: The Disappearing Legacy of America’s Greatest Conflict, with a book signing that takes place today from 2 to 4 p.m. at Prosperity Social Club. Lost Civil War: The Disappearing Legacy of America’s Greatest Conflict offers a journey through lost Civil War sites in a historical travelogue that includes rare photographs of the many locations that have been destroyed or become overgrown over the centuries. The book features a wide range of sites, which are arranged thematically and illustrated with more than 200 vintage photographs of encampments, historic buildings, prisons, signal towers, hospitals and even cycloramas. There will be drink and food specials and a Civil War trivia contest.
By Jerrie Whiteley
Herald Democrat
In a world where everything has been changed, it seems, reading books in one way many people dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, Sherman Public Library s Adult Services Librarian Sunny Purdin said both library staff and patrons have had to make adjustments to keep everyone safe.
Purdin released the following list of the most checked out books of the year for the library. However, she cautioned, that list does not include the books that were checked out digitally through services like Libby.
Digital books have been really big during the pandemic. Those who wanted to be able to flip their books pages with their actual fingers were able to access the library s stacks in several ways.