Free Author Monthly Events sponsored by Libraries for Kids, Int’l

Location: The Roasting Room, 1297 May River Rd, Bluffton, SC (2nd floor above Corner Perk)

Time: 10:30-11:30 AM, followed by an optional Dutch Treat lunch with the author.

Libraries for Kids Int’l sponsors the free talks, but there is a suggested donation of $5 to the sponsor. Books will be available for sale and signing. 

Reservations are required because seating is limited. Call or text Tamela Maxim at 843-683-4100 or email at tamela.maxim@libraries4kids.org to reserve a spot or with any questions.

July 22, 2024, Author Capt. Woody Collins discussed his book Where Have all the Shrimp Boats Gone: A Hundred-Year History of the Shrimping Industry in the South Carolina Lowcountry.

Capt. Woody Collins is one of the hundreds of watermen who plied our waters to make a living. No one can tell the story of this work like the men who lived it, and with input from many of his fishing cohorts, Capt. Woody gives us an authentic and readable book.

Capt. Woody’s description of his book:

“My book tells the story of how the shrimping industry started and offers my conclusions about how we got to the present day. The book was published in 2020 and offers 300 photos over 300 pages as a visual reference to the past. In 1980, the shrimping industry peaked in the Lowcountry, and we had 1500 boats licensed to shrimp. The decline in boats after that was drastic, with 750 boats in 1985, 350 boats in 1990, and then down to 150 boats by 1995.” www.shrimpboatsgone.com