<p>"1001 Things to Love About Military Life" by Kathie Hightower.</p>

SEASIDE The Friends of the Seaside Library welcome Kathie Hightower, local author of 1001 Things to Love About Military Life. Hightower will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3. The event will take place in the Community Room, and there will be book sales and signings.

A celebration of military life, 1001 Things to Love About Military Life chronicles some obvious and not-so-obvious traditions, advantages and experiences military members, veterans and their families share. Hightowers book is full of heartwarming vignettes, laugh-out-loud lists, and stories and quotes from military members and their families. There are practical truths most service members wouldnt want to live without, as well as insight into advantages military life provides.

Hightower and her co-authors give readers an inspirational look at those who dedicate their lives to serving.

Hightower is a retired lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Army Reserves, and her husband of 33 years is retired from the Army. She is a co-author of Help! Im a Military Spouse I Get A Life Too and Military Spouse Journey: Discover the Possibilities and Live Your Dreams. Hightower is an international speaker and columnist whose articles have been featured in major military publications and civilian outlets.

Seaside Public Library is located at 1131 Broadway. For more information call 503-738-6742 or visit www.seasidelibrary.org