Thinking Outside the (Lunch) Box is a new lunch series at Polk County Public Library. The program is on the second Friday of every month at the Columbus Library at noon. Participants are encouraged to bring a bagged lunch and enjoy a brief presentation, Q&A session, and book signing with a local author or expert.

This month, the library will host local teacher and author Linda Powell, May 13 at noon. As a teacher in Columbus and Tryon, Linda is devoted to using music as a tool to help children and teens develop personal awareness, grow self-esteem, and expand healing in their lives.

Her book, Stories, Music, and Imagery: A Doorway to a Child’s Self-Esteem, describes the innovative process that she created to work with children which combines original stories, music, and imagery.

– article submitted by Jen Pace Dickenson