Former Rondout teacher, now author, Janet Johnson Schliff, book signing

Janet Johnson Schliff will be at the Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St., Stone Ridge, 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, to talk about her book, “What Ever Happened to My White Picket Fence? My Brain Injury From My Massive Brain Tumor.” Schliff was an award-winning special education teacher for 25 years. But, as her abilities began to fade away with no medical explanation, she suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder behaviors that wreaked havoc on her much-loved teaching career. A massive brain tumor was discovered, and finally, after brain surgery, the odd behaviors it caused that had ruled her life for years were gone, only to be replaced by a different set of lifelong challenges due to her injured brain. Her story will inspire and inform her readers. For more information, call 336-0590 or visit stoneridgelibrary.org.