Local author Kathleen Smith will have a book talk and signing for her work “The Singing Sheriff of Baltimore: The Old Gray Mare and the Stolen Election” at 6 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Butler Public Library, 218 N. McKean St.

Smith was born in Butler and moved away when she was 23 with her husband of five years and their two toddlers. After her husband retired she finally started college in 2002 and finished with a master’s degree in 2009. This is her fifth book, the life story of a famous Baltimore singer who became sheriff.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event. For information, contact Dianne at dmccauley@bcfls.org or call the library at 724-287-1715.