BEVERLY HILLS - Hear how Author Ursula Schäfer has used life’s hardships to build survival tactics that have influenced her life.

Learning the hardship of survival from the ravages of war in her early childhood, a woman uses those skills to navigate through three marriages, facing the challenges of infidelity and the survival of critical health episodes

Amidst all, she retains her sense of humor and love of life through her children, her world travels, and endearing friendships.

Ursula Schäfer will speak about her book “Stories Life Wrote: A woman’s story of courage, learned from the ashes of WWII.” Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing by the author.

Ursula will be speaking at the following locations, dates and times:

• Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 1:00 PM~ 3:00 PM, Coastal Region Library, Crystal River, FL
• Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 4:30 PM ~ 6:30 PM, Lakes Region Library, Inverness, FL
• Friday, November 13, 2009, 10:30 AM ~ 12:30 PM, Homosassa Public Library

These programs are free and open to the public. For persons with special needs requiring reasonable accommodation, please contact a library at least two working days prior to the program. For the deaf or hearing impaired, TTY lines are available at all libraries or contact the Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8771.

For more information about additional library services and programs, visit the Library System's Website at www.citruslibraries.org, or contact the closest library to you: Coastal Region Library, Crystal River -- 795-3716; Lakes Region Library, Inverness -- 726-2357; Central Ridge Library, Beverly Hills -- 746-6622; Floral City Public Library -- 726-3671; Homosassa Public Library -- 628-5626.