March is Women's History Month at your Santa Rosa County Library, a month-long celebration to promote awareness of and appreciation for the historical accomplishments of women throughout the world. Visit your local Santa Rosa County Library to view displays and check out these and other titles commemorating the many women who have made an impact in our past.

"Babe Didrikson Zaharias: All-around Athlete" by Jane Sutcliffe (2000) tells the story of this athlete's early life, All-Star basketball career, and winning of three medals in track and field at the 1932 Olympics.

"Diana" by Sarah Bradford (2006) draws on interviews with individuals closest to the late princess to discuss her life behind the scandals, tracing her courtship with Prince Charles, transformation into a high-profile public figure, and the role of Camilla Parker Bowles in the collapse of her marriage.

"Jane Goodall : The Woman Who Redefined Man" by Dale Peterson (2006) details not only how Jane Goodall revolutionized the study of primates, our closest relatives, but also how she helped set radically new standards and a new intellectual style in the study of animal behavior. And he reveals the very private quest that led to another sharp turn in her life, from scientist to activist.

"Joan of Arc" by Angela Bull (2000) is a biography of the 15th century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.

"Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography" by William Anderson (1992) is a biography of the writer whose pioneer life on the American prairie became the basis for her "Little House" books.

"The Life of Elizabeth I" by Alison Weir (1998) dispels the myths surrounding Elizabeth I and examines the contradictions of her character.

"Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie" by Barbara Goldsmith (2005) presents the myth of Marie Curie- the penniless Polish immigrant who, through genius and obsessive persistence, endured years of toil and deprivation to produce radium, a luminous panacea for all the world's ills including cancer- has obscured the remarkable truth behind her discoveries.

"Spirit like a Storm: The Story of Mary Shelley" by Calvin Craig Miller (1996) is a biography of the nineteenthcentury English author who at the age of 19 wrote the classic horror novel, Frankenstein.

If you would like to learn more about the Santa Rosa County Library System, link to http://www.santarosa.fl.gov/libr aries.

The Santa Rosa County Library System is a department of the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners. Libraries are located in Gulf Breeze, Jay, Milton, and Navarre with the Pace library opening in April 2007. Book sale is March 17

Friends of the Gulf Breeze Library will be holding a book sale at Gulf Breeze Library on Saturday, March 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Choose from a variety of items including cookbooks, fiction, romance, mystery, nonfiction/self-help, children's, videos, audiobooks, textbooks, and more! Most items are under $2. Proceeds will benefit the Gulf Breeze Library.

For more information, contact Amy McDonald at 932- 5166.