Last night the Beaman Memorial Library in West Boylston, Massachusetts helped Ellen Harasimowicz and I launch our new children’s book, THE HIVE DETECTIVES into the world. It was a marvelous event, chock full of book lovers and library supporters and beekeepers and good, good friends from all the many parts of my life.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING!
My photographers for the evening are not fully grown yet (read: short!), and so my memories of the night will always have a unique point of view. Like this (almost side) view of the snack table:
© Catherine Griffin Burns
and this (definitely side) view of the books for sale:
© Samuel Griffin Burns
But somewhere along the way, folks lifted my little ones up (as good friends tend to do), and they captured images I’ll treasure always, like signed books:
© Catherine Griffin Burns
and the gorgeous floral wishes of my friends the Flaherty’s:
© Samuel Griffin Burns
and smiles shared with Ellen Harasimowicz and Mary Duane, who helped to make this book buzz:
© Benjamin Griffin Burns
Today I have the pleasure of driving back to the library to deliver a check for $379.76, which represents the funds we raised through book sales last night. Thank you, dear friends, for supporting us, and our book, and one of my favorite local libraries!