John Sherman, a writer and photographer whose branch library is College Avenue, will offer a poetry reading in the community room. It is free and open to the public. He will read from his newest and fourth book of poetry, "Fussing A Bit: Poems of My Lives."
The book contains 130 pages of poems, some of which were written a few blocks from College Avenue. They often reflect on his experiences growing up on a small family farm in Indiana, on his years spent living and working in five African countries, Washington, DC, and Santa Fe, NM.
He is the author of 10 books, an opera libretto, and numerous articles. His poems have appeared more than 100 times in literary magazines. He has served as a classroom teacher and as a magazine editor, newspaper columnist, features writer, and reporter. His photography has often been displayed in solo and in juried shows.
Established as the Broadway Branch in 1924, the library served the neighborhood from a frame house on E. 42nd Street until 1958 when a 6,500-square-foot facility opened on Broadway Street. This aging and overcrowded building was replaced in August 2000 with the current 16,000-square-foot structure on College Avenue that was renamed the College Avenue Branch.
