In Celebration of the Eudora Welty Centennial
Starkville Reads Presented
Two Performances by Renowned Storyteller Betty Ann Wylie

Welty's "Why I Live at the P.O" and Other Stories Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at 7 p.m. Welty's The Shoe Bird and Other Stories Wednesday, September 9 at 4 p.m. The programs were open to the public and free of charge

Below: Photos of storyteller Betty Ann Wylie performing Welty's The Shoe Bird at the Starkville Public Library on September 9, 2009. The children's program, sponsored by Starkville Reads as part of the Welty Celebration, was supported by The Bebe Freeman Fund and a grant from the Starkville Area Arts Council. Over 50 people attended the children's program with more than 50 people also attending Wylie's storytelling at the Sportsplex the night before.

STARKVILLE READS DELIVERS WELTY'S THE SHOE BIRD TO AREA SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY Starkville Public Librarian Laura Foxworth accepts The Shoe Bird by Eudora Welty from Starkville Reads member Nancy Hargrove.

Accepting The Shoe Bird for Starkville Academy from Starkville Reads' Nancy Hargrove are (l to r) Nathan Pollan, librarian Susan James, Sarah Robertson, principal Hellen Polk, and SR member Nancy Hargrove. Accepting the books for Ward-Stewart are principal Diane Baker, Chloe Bardon, Marquon Williams, and SR member Nancy Hargrove.

Copies of The Shoe Bird, Eudora Welty's only children's book,are available for checkout by Starkville Reads at the Starkville Public Library, Overstreet School (3rd grade), and Starkville Academy.

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