Despite his own doubts, Joshua Hill, labeled Georgia's most prominent wartime Unionist by historian Tom Dyer, left a significant legacy. A pre-war Congressman who fiercely opposed secession, Hill ran for governor as a peace candidate and later met with Sherman. Famously, he saved his hometown of Madison from destruction during the March to the Sea. During Reconstruction, Hill supported Grant and black suffrage, becoming Georgia's first Republican U.S. Senator through a compromise. Remaining a GOP figure until his 1891 death, Hill's story, meticulously researched by Bradley R. Rice, finally receives its due as the biography of a "staunch southern friend of the Union."
Nautical archaeologist Haven Ambrose arrives in Positano, seeking both shipwrecks and a hidden gemstone trove her late father discovered. However, her arrival coincides with strange misfortunes plaguing the village. As Haven dives for treasure, she uncovers a centuries-old tale of ancient sorcery, stregheria, and a woman's magical efforts to save her village. Could this ancient magic be behind Positano's current calamities? Haven must unravel the Amalfi Curse before the region faces utter destruction. Her quest for personal treasure intertwines with a desperate race to save the idyllic coast from a mysterious, age-old threat.
Read books = free Atlanta Hawks ticket! Keep your kids reading with the Atlanta Hawks Check It Out Reading Challenge and public libraries this summer. Students K-12 who read five books earn 1 FREE youth ticket to a select Hawks game during the 2025-2026 season. Books read for your library’s Summer Reading Challenge can count toward this challenge! Learn more at georgialibraries.org/hawks
Explore the outdoors with Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites! Check out a ParkPass from your local library for free parking at Georgia State Parks, as well as the Historic Site Family Pass that gives two FREE admissions into any of Georgia’s historic sites. And while you’re at the library, check out a Discovery Backpack so you can bring binoculars and wildlife guides on your adventure. Find out more at: georgialibraries.org/passes
The PINES student PLAY card gives all Morgan County students a special library card using their student # with no late fees. Find out more here!
