Books

Tracing Writer's Roots Through Poems

Lie Down With Me:

Librarians Must Have Vast Background of Knowledge

By Andrew Soboeiro

Karen White Brings Back Her Tradd Street Series

These novels offer good stories and interesting characters. They are great choices for a weekend's reading.

Literary Notes: MCLC Offers Training Workshop

The Moore County Literacy Council offers a 12-hour workshop for volunteers who would like to become adult tutors. Volunteers are required to attend orientation prior to a training session.

Stock Cars, Bootleggers and 'Bookwatch'

BY D.G. MARTIN

Weymouth Center To Present 'Freedom Stories'

The good folks on the Arts and Humanities Committee at the Weymouth Center will present "North Carolina Freedom Stories" Sunday, Feb. 26, at 3 p.m. Sponsored by Moore County McDonald's Restaurants, the program will feature scholars David Cecelski and Reginald Hildebrand.

Return of the Possum Shelby Stephenson Revisit "Old PD"

BY SCOTT BIGELOW

The Buzz: Bee Tickets Now on Sale

On the evening of Feb. 16 in Owens Auditorium at Sandhills Community College, 22 teams will take the stage to compete in the eighth annual Spelling Bee for Literacy.

Ragans' Grandson Publishes Book

Eric A. Smith, who once served as an intern at The Pilot, has announced "The Path," a revolutionary new approach to self-development, applying cutting-edge neuroscience, communications theory, anthropology, physiology and nutrition to the self-help genre.

Poems Leave Reader Moved

Counting the Lost

Red Clay Ramblers Coming

Good news: The Sam Ragan Writers Series will present The Red Clay Ramblers "unplugged" Friday, March 2, and Saturday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities.

The New 'Grand Old Man'

BY D.G. MARTIN

Imaginative Novel Will Intrigue Readers

The Night Circus

O'Neal Students Place in Competition

The Veterans of Foreign Wars John Boyd Post No. 7318 hosted an awards ceremony on Monday, Dec. 5, honoring The O'Neal School winners of the top three awards at the post level of the Patriot's Pen essay writing contest.

Writing Workshops Planned in Charlotte

The Writers' Workshop is offering new writing classes for the winter season. They are for any level writer, and meet Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. at Providence Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. Registration is in advance only, by mail or at the website (www.twwoa. org). The cost is $75 for nonmembers and $70 for members. Financial aid in exchange for volunteering is available.