Local author and historian Joseph A. Amato will hold an author talk at the Marshall-Lyon County Library on Saturday, September 21st. This talk will feature his recent book, Spring of Springs: Early Chapters in an Autobiography, and the art of writing about your own life. Amato, Professor Emeritus of History and Rural/Regional Studies at Southwest Minnesota State University, has published many titles of local and regional history, poetry, philosophy, narrative nonfiction, and historical fiction. Learn more about Amato and his books at josephaamato.com.