Program Spotlight - Stock Car Racing Then and Now: Celebrating 75 Years of NASCAR

Start your engines!  

NASCAR season is here! 

Not only is 2023 the 75th anniversary of NASCAR (National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing), but the racing season kicked off on February 19 with the Daytona 500, NASCAR’s first and biggest race of the year.

Given NASCAR’s Georgia roots (its birthplace was in Dawsonville, GA, home of the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame) and the popularity of the Atlanta Motor Speedway, the Sharon Forks Library is celebrating with a program presented by Ed Clark, president of the Atlanta Motor Speedway.  Mr. Clark will discuss NASCAR’s fascinating history, the different eras of NASCAR, where the sport is now, and its future. He will also share captivating stories from his many years in motor sports. 

Stock Car Racing Then and Now: Celebrating 75 Years of NASCAR will be held at the Sharon Forks Library on Tuesday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m. This program is intended for adults and teens.

Jeanne McMahan

Information Specialist - MLIS

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Book Explorers: A Book Club for Kids in Grades K-3

Please join us at Book Explorers, a book club for kids in grades K-2 at the Cumming Library on Tuesday, February 28 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Older siblings are welcome to attend!

This month's featured title is Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. Willie Bentley was a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations. We will read the book aloud, discuss it, and then dive into hands-on activities like making snow, creating art with puffy snow paint, and designing your own unique snowflakes using manipulatives.

Registration is not required, but you may register here if you wish to receive a reminder email.

Holly

Youth Specialist

Cumming Library

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Reading the Tropes: Amnesia

Reading the Tropes is a four part series about Romance books. Whether you love to read Romance or you've never read the genre before, this is the post for you! Each part focuses on a different trope, explaining what it is and providing examples and recommendations. Part four features Amnesia. 

Reading the Tropes: Widows and Widowers

Reading the Tropes is a four part series about Romance books. Whether you love to read Romance or you've never read the genre before, this is the post for you! Each part focuses on a different trope, explaining what it is and providing examples and recommendations. Part three features Widows and Widowers. 

Reading the Tropes: Sports Romance

Reading the Tropes is a four part series about Romance books. Whether you love to read Romance or you've never read the genre before, this is the post for you! Each part focuses on a different trope, explaining what it is and providing examples and recommendations. Part two features Sports Romance. 

100 Years of Exploring King Tut: The Art of Ancient Egyptian Religion

 

The Discovery of King Tutankhamun’s Burial Chamber 

February 16, 2023 marks the 100 year anniversary of the opening of King Tutankhamun’s burial chamber. Howard Carter discovered King Tut’s burial chambers in November 1922 when a member of his team stumbled upon one of the entrance steps. The total site consisted of four chambers, the final one housing King Tut’s sarcophagus. King Tut’s burial site was the first ancient Egyptian tomb discovered with little-to-no looting or disturbance since the King’s death, making it the best source of what historians have learned about ancient Egypt. 

To celebrate this 100th anniversary, Forsyth County Sharon Forks Library will host a presentation by Elissa Ferguson, PhD Lecturer, Department of Visual Arts and Faculty Advisor for the Art History Minor at University of North Georgia. Dr. Ferguson will discuss the art of ancient Egyptian Religion. The presentation, 100 Years of Exploring King Tut: The Art of Ancient Egyptian Religion, will be held on Wednesday, February 8th at 6:30 p.m.

For further information on King Tutankhamun, check out these books. 

Tutankhamun's Trumpet: Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects from the Boy King's Tomb by Toby Wilkinson

Toby Wilkinson takes the objects buried with the king as the source material for a wide-ranging, detailed portrait of ancient Egypt- its geography, history, culture, and legacy. 

In the Valley of the Kings: Howard Carter and the Mystery of King Tutankhamun's Tomb by Daniel Meyerson

Daniel Meyerson delves into the career and psyche of Howard Carter, the British archeologist who in 1922 discovered the 3,300 year-old gold and jewel-laden tomb of boy king Tutankhamun. 

Novel Realities - A Speculative Fiction Book Club for Adults at Sharon Forks Library

Forsyth County Public Library is excited to announce a new evening book club for adults that focuses on speculative fiction genres like science fiction, fantasy and horror.  Novel Realities will meet on the second Thursday night of each month starting in February to discuss books that explore interesting improbabilities and impossibilities. 

All discussions will take place at the Sharon Forks Library at 7:00 p.m. Read more for the upcoming titles we will be discussing at Novel Realities.