Program #90, Book Talk #44, Library #9: Cherry Hill Public Library, Cherry Hill, NJ

Firstly, the Cherry Hill Public Library is gargantuan and gorgeous and welcoming and wonderful.

Now then, for this particular engagement, I had a great road-trip partner: Ranan! This was fitting, as Zaidy's War is actually dedicated to him. I wrote it so that my children would KNOW, and it was an honor to have him in attendance. What a treat.

The talk itself was dedicated to the 4 of my 6 grandparents who served in the armed forces, as it was officially a Veterans Day program.

For this round, I glanced at my 3 pages of notes just 2 or 3 times, and yet, I included everything I wanted to say, and excluded things I wished to leave out, and delivered a talk that had the exact full messaging I wished to convey. Always improving my craft, I'm now working on quieting some of my mannerisms, and updating my slides to be more kinetic.

Up next, I'm Zooming with a synagogue book club in Denver, CO, and with a genealogical society in Pinecrest, FL.