The focus the evening will be a presentation by author Jane Roberts Wood, who has won numerous awards and honors for her writing of fiction set in Texas The Friends' annual meeting begins with a light dinner followed by a short business meeting with announcements and election of officers by the members. The focus the evening will be a presentation by author Jane Roberts Wood. Wood is the award-winning author of the Lucy Richards trilogy: The Train to Estelline, A Place Called Sweet Shrub, and Dance a Little Longer, as well as Grace and Roseborough, all published in paperback by UNT Press. Wood is a Fellow of both the National Endowment of the Arts and the National Endowment of the Humanities. Wood's most recent works include Out the Summerhill Road: A Novel (UNT Press) and Seven Stories (DeGolyer Library, SMU), a collection of her short fiction. Tickets are $35 per person and include a buffet dinner and wine or non-alcoholic beverages. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the UNT Libraries.