Columbia County Librarian Rhonda Rolen (left) presented gifts to author Ashton Lee to remember his trip to Magnolia. Lee was at the library on Thursday 3-6 p.m. to sign books from his “Cherry Cola” series. Although he is a Mississippi native, Lee said he has several family members who live in Arkansas. Library employees and volunteers prepared several recipes from Lee’s latest novel, The Queen of the Cookbooks, to serve at the event.
