FSCJ Author Series Hosts Author Josh Hanagarne
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On March 13, Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) hosted the annual Author Series Learning Community event featuring Josh Hanagarne, author of the featured book, “The World’s Strongest Librarian: A Book Lover’s Adventures.”
Each year, the Author Series engages students in a learning community around a published memoir on social issues that promote academic discourse in higher education and create permanent, positive impact on both the College and the community.
Through his novel, Salt Lake City Librarian Josh Hanagarne illuminates the mysteries of Tourette Syndrome, a condition he was diagnosed with as a teenager, and connects the very different worlds of strongman training and modern libraries.
Hanagarne's presentations at Kent and South Campuses explored his experiences growing up with Tourette Syndrome and how strongman training helped him to gain some control of his tics. He also spoke about perseverance and how for him it evolves every day. He left audiences with this inspiring outlook: things can always improve and be better than they are right now.
Also part of this year's Author Series, students were invited to participate in essay and visual art contests. Essay contest winners are students Leity Dorta (first place), Robin Hill (second place) and Towela Banda (third place). Visual Art contest winners are the collaborative project created by the Advanced Advertising Design, Sculpture, Design and Printmaking classes (first place), and students Lance Hunt (second place) and Angela Orth (third place).
For more information, visit fscj.edu/authorseries.
About FSCJ
Known as “the community’s college,” Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) exists to provide valuable, high quality learning opportunities to anyone with the desire to enhance themselves through the pursuit of higher education. Serving more than 50,000 students and awarding more than 7,800 degrees and certificates on an annual basis, the College plays a significant role in supplying the region’s employers with a highly skilled, educated workforce.