Friends of the Coronado Center Library

Our Local Authors Connect with Our Local Readers!

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We had another successful authors event at the Coronado Center auditorium on June 17th, thanks to the leadership of Lynne Eshenour of the Friends of the Coronado Center Library (FOCCL) Board, a tireless group of volunteers, a fascinating group of local authors, and a fascinated group of local readers. The wine and cheese part of the event wasn’t bad, either. 🙂

Lynne Eshenour, vice president of the FOCCL Board,
welcomes the audience and introduces the authors.
Author Lura Ketchledge is at left.
As always, the audience was an attentive one!
John Boykin describes his post-Civil War/Reconstruction trilogy
of Hannah’s Place novels to some prospective readers
Retired American Airlines pilot (and active artist!) Ron Hart
reflects on Surviving the Cuckoo’s Nest,
his memoir of adoption and self-discovery
Lura Ketchledge, who specializes in the paranormal, prepares to greet her readers!
Earnest Lee signing one of his books for a purchaser. (“Earnest Lee” is a pen-name; you may know him under his real name as a police officer here in the Village)
Janis LeForge displays all three of her recent mystery novels
Young Adult novelist (and also managing editor of the Russellville Courier newspaper) Travis Simpson chats with a fan

And, speaking of newspapers, we were very pleased to welcome Conner Riley, reporter intern at the Hot Springs Village Voice, who came to cover our event!

Conner Riley, reporter intern
at the Hot Springs Village Voice newspaper
And thank you for the great article that accompanied this photo on the front page of
the Community section in the June 24, 2025 Hot Springs Village Voice, Conner!

Among our volunteers were the Hollidays, who helped to oversee the wine at our event. Their table was very popular.

Debbie and Cy Holliday

Also popular was the cheese and fruit table, overseen here by FOCCL Board member Bonnie Dern and volunteer Irene Keith.

Irene Keith at left, Bonnie Dern at right

And FOCCL Board member Glenda Ford (and retired Coronado Center librarian) is always popular!

Glenda Ford helping out at the FOCCL membership information table

If you weren’t able to come to the event but are interested in the books by these authors, please visit the Coronado Center Library and check out our “Local Authors” shelf; you should be able to find many of them there, thanks to those authors who graciously donated copies to our library:

And watch for the announcement of our next local authors event, coming later this fall, which will feature children’s book writers, with cookies and coffee galore!!!