Books 'n Boil in Florence

Friends of the Florence County Library System will host the third annual Books 'n Boil on Thursday, October 25th from 6-9:30pm at Doctors Bruce and Lee Foundation Library.

A Champagne Reception with Virginia Willis will be from 6-7pm. Virginia Willis, author of Basic to Brilliant, Y'all: 150 Refined Southern Recipes and Ways to Dress Them Up for Company will judge the Chef Competition. The evening will include Chef Judging/People's Choice for caterers and cooks, a silent auction, entertainment and boiled peanuts courtesy of McCall Farms.

Tickets for this event are $75 per person and will benefit the Florence Library System. For more information about this event and how to purchase tickets, please call Mary Wiser at 843.413.7065 or email mwiser@florencelibrary.org.

Upcoming Event

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Jennifer Bartell Boykin, Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC

April 25, 2024, 6:00 PM
Join the South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book for our next Speaker at the Center Author Talk, featuring Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC, Jennifer Bartell Boykin. She will discuss her debut book of poetry, Traveling Mercy, and her upcoming release, Only Believe (The Word Works), a winner of the 2023 Hilary Tham Capital Collection.