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Friday, July 11, 2025
Shelby County Public Library: Library Hosts Sarah Hollowell SCPL Program to Feature Award-winning YA Author
Shelbyville, IN -- On Thursday, July 24 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm, Shelby County Public Library will host award-winning novelist Sarah Hollowell as she discusses her work and reads a short excerpt. Hollowell’s debut novel, a contemporary fantasy, is entitled “A Dark and Starless Forest.” Published in 2021, the young adult book is “an absorbing tale of magic and horror, bravery and family,” according to Booklist Online. Hollowell also wrote a speculative thriller, “What Stalks Among Us,” published in 2023;
Thursday, June 26, 2025Library Announces New Kits for Patrons with Alzheimer’s Disease Multisensory Items Trigger Memories
Shelby County Public Library now offers Memories in a Box, nine new multisensory kits available for the community to check out. The purpose of the kits is basic, but essential: improving and sustaining the quality of life for those living with dementia, their caregivers, families, and friends. Each box contains stimulating activities, picture books, and mobile apps to help patients and loved ones remain engaged with the outside world and each other. Current subjects include: Tools/Handyman; Art;
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