After the devastating effects of Hurricane Milton, the library foundation’s first event was held on Friday, January 17, 2025. After 122 days of repairs and recovery, Lee County Library announced the re-opneing of the Johann Fust Community Library for Tuesday, February 4.
We thank our generous donors for supporting the library foundation’s literary events. Enjoy the images and revisit the talks of the many outstanding authors who spoke in the 2024-2025 Johann Fust Library Literary Series. Click on the links to the left to watch each program.
2024-2025 Season Events
Lynn Stegner with Nan Doyal
The Half-Life of Guilt
Poetry Class & Workshop
Susan Lilley: Poet Laureate of Orlando & UCF Professor
Dave Karger – “50 Oscar Nights”
Turner Classic Movies Host and Author of “50 Oscar Nights”
A Seminole History Discussion
Presented in Partnership with the Boca Grande Historical Society
JF LIBRARY FOUNDATION ANNUAL BENEFIT
C. J. Box
Three Inch Teeth
LITERATURE IN THE COURTYARD
Hampton Sides with Tom McGuane
The Wide Wide Sea
From Writer to Reader: The Art and Craft of Publishing a Book
with Rosemary Ahern, Nan Doyal, Candice Shy Hooper, and David Sparks
Darrell Hartman
Battle of Ink and Ice
Poetry in the Garden 2025
Presented by The Live Poets' Society of Boca Grande