The Friends of the Mary Willis Library (FOL) will have its annual membership meeting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, in the meeting room of the library. “Chocolati Literati” will be the theme on which Kathryn Filipiak of Southern Scratch Baking will deliver a presentation.

Audience members will have the opportunity to sip and sample various chocolates while learning about the health benefits of chocolate, bak- ing and decorating tips, and chocolate resources available through the Georgia Library PINES system.

Small gift packages of handmade chocolate from Southern Scratch will be available for purchase.

Filipiak received her dietetics degree from Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, before completing her dietetic internship at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. She was then employed as the clinical dietitian at Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation where she met her husband, Reid. The couple moved to Washington after getting married in 2010 and Kathryn began Southern Scratch Baking by selling homemade foods at the Washington Farmer’s Market. She is now the clinical dietitian for Wills Memorial Hospital. The Filipiaks are the parents of a new baby girl, Josephine.

As part of the FOL business meeting, preliminary plans will be made for the May Willsbary Book, Bake, and Plant Sale, a fundraising event to benefit the Mary Willis Library programs. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend.

Dues may be paid at the meeting or mailed to Martha Coulter, treasurer, 201 Water Street, Washington, Georgia 30673. Dues include $10 for individuals; $15, family; $25, Good Friend; and $50, Best Friend.