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Author Rachel Harrison explores dark pasts, haunted homes and what it means to face your inner demons.
USA Today bestselling author Rachel Harrison’s new novel, "Play Nice," follows a woman with a picture-perfect life who must face the demons of her past when she inherits her supposedly possessed childhood home. Harrison will discuss haunted houses, what it means to be a "crazy" girl, embracing your demons, Britney Spears and the aughts. Books will be available for purchase and signing. This Oh, the Horror! event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
The Library Center is the headquarters of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. The 82,000-square-foot building houses major collections of print and electronic resources. These include special collections such as business and local history and genealogy; public Wi-Fi computers, four private study rooms, five small conference rooms, a kitchen and state-of-the-art reference technology. In addition, the Library Center includes other amenities characteristic of larger urban libraries. Those features include a 150-seat auditorium, a glass-enclosed reading room and art gallery, a story hour room, outdoor patio and outdoor story garden and the Between Friends Gift Shop.