Memoirs continue to be popular among diverse age groups. From Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir by Frank McCourt to Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris, there are so many that we can live long lives without worry of running out of thought provoking characters and anecdotes to turn to when we need advice, inspiration, escape, or affirmation. Isabel Allende tells us, “You have to write the truth before you can write the Truth.
The library is hosting three programs about memoirs in April:
Where Susan Ager Went, is a lecture by Detroit Freepress columnist, Susan Ager, who traveled around Michigan last summer collecting the stories of everyday people with extraordinary lives. She will talk about how she captures these stories and intertwines enough fact and feel to deliver a full bodied description of a person or event.
Thursday, April 12
6:30-8:00 pm
Everyone Has A Story…What’s Yours?: A Memoir Writing Workshop Donna Odam, President of the Southwest Michigan and Museum Educator at Kalamazoo Valley Museum, will help us get started sifting through family tales and memories and will highlight techniques to piece together and preserve our families’ life stories.
Sunday, April 22
2:30-4:00 pm
Spiritual Autobiography
Kim Sanwald, a workshop leader and owner of Full Circle Workshops will lead a monthly spiritual autobiography workshop using poetry, music and meditation to evoke life stories and expose threads that could lead to a better understanding of our personal journeys.
April 24th and running the fourth Tuesday of the month 6:30-8:00 pm
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