1- Author Spotlight

The Scarlet Letter is one of those timeless, loved books that is usually required to read in high school. Somehow, I never was forced to read it, and I decided I should read it on my own. The author spotlight project is the perfect oppertunity for me to get the most out of not only that book, but other Nathaniel Hawthorne's classics.
So, that being said, I went to the Lee Library to check out different Hawthorne novels last week. After finally being able to identify where I could possibly find the call number PS 1864, I noticed many old books with red bindings lined up along the shelves. Other readers can probably relate to the feeling of pulling down an antique book down from a shelf, and almost literally being able to blow the dust off from the cover, it's fantastic.
Anyways, the best part was opening Twice Told Tales, and seeing "Lucy W Smith" signed in cursive on the top left corner. Underneath that, is a sticker that says the book used to be in the library of President George Albert Smith, and his wife, Lucy. The book was donated from their children. WOW! I don't know exactly what it is about that, but it gave me the chills (in a good way) just to be able to have access to books that were in a prophet's library is awesome. Looking through the pages, I saw lines underlined, and notes scrawled in the margins. Even if it doesn't seem like we have very much time to read three texts by a paticular author, and create a project to spotlight them, I am excited.