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“Changing Voices” is the second — and last — program of book lectures in the Southern Reflections series that has been sponsored by the Fauquier and Fairfax County Public Libraries. This series has been funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Rappahannock County is one of just a few Virginia counties to receive grants for more than one of the series’ three programs. Last spring,, the library presented the book lecture program entitled “Growing Up in the South.”
“We all worked hard and they could see that we cared,” said Rappahannock Librarian Grace Sims of the reviewing committee. “We probably got the grant this time because our response to the first program was so enthusiastic. There were 30 or 40 people who came each time last spring,” Mrs. Sims explained.
Bridget Bradley, director of the program, says acceptance of applicants is based on region and on the success of previous programs. In the case of Rappahannock, she cited “the unique approach of dinners and readings” as contributing to that success.
The first lecture, on March 3, will be a keynote address by Dr. Edward
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