Name: Ocean Springs Library Centennial Gala
Start: 2025-11-15T17:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-15T20:00:00-06:00
Location: Gulf Hills Hotel + Resort

𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬!
Join us on Saturday, 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, for an unforgettable evening inspired by the 1920s era. Guests are encouraged to attend in 𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟬𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲
𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.
$𝟯𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
$𝟱𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗜𝗣 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻- includes a signature cocktail and brass bookmark.
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𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 – Cocktails at the Sunset Lounge featuring signature drinks and live jazz.
6:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 – Dinner catered by Ocean Springs' own Broome's Restaurant.
Speakers: Angela Stewart, Director of the Jackson-George Regional Library System; James Thompson, Library Branch Manager; local elected officials; and our keynote guest, author W. Ralph Eubanks, Mississippi native and writer-in-residence at Ole Miss.
𝟖:𝟎𝟎-𝟗:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 Music and mingling continue! Browse your complimentary Library Centennial History Program, connect with friends, and purchase autographed copies of A Place Like Mississippi.
𝐖. 𝐑𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐡 𝐄𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 is the author of 𝑨 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒊, published in 2021 by Timber Press.
𝑨 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒊takes readers on a complete tour of the real and imagined landscapes that have inspired generations of authors. This is a book that honors and explores the landscape of Mississippi—and the Magnolia State's history—and reveals the many ways this landscape has informed the work of some of America's most treasured authors. Currently he is the faculty fellow and writer-in-residence at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. His next book, 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒕𝒂: 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂'𝒔 𝑹𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑺𝒐𝒊𝒍 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝑰𝒕𝒔 𝑷𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒅, which focuses on the Mississippi Delta, will be published January 13, 2026 by Beacon Press. You may read more about his other books and writing here