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Second and Fourth
Thursdays of the month
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.,
year-round
Coffee and
conversation for readers
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Assistant Director
Susanne Sullivan will talk about some of the Library's newest books
-- and then hopes to hear about what you've been reading! Book
lovers are always interested in what others have enjoyed, and most
of us delight in spreading the word about favorite books and
authors.
There is no
required reading and no obligation to speak. You may simply
listen if you like. Let us introduce you to books you might
never have discovered on your own, and to authors we hope you'll
love.
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"The Last Wednesday Book Group"
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Last
Wednesday of every month
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Join us for lively discussions! |
No
registration is needed and newcomers are welcome to drop in at any
time.
Light refreshments served.
Copies of each book will be available at the Circulation Desk
one month before the discussion date: pick one up at your
convenience!
Our next
read:
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Infidel
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
The controversial memoir of a Somali woman who was raised a devout Muslim but later become an active critic of Islam, an advocate for women's rights and a leader in the campaign to reform Islam. Her willingness to speak out and her criticism of the Muslim faith have made her a target of death threats by Islamic extremists.
Guided discussion led by Patrick Moreno and Susan Gray
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
7-8:30 p.m.
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Slaughterhouse-five
By Kurt Vonnegut
A comic science fiction tale that was hugely popular during the 1960’s. It tells the story of young Billy Pilgrim and his adventures, but it is also a powerful fictional memoir of the author’s experiences during the Allied fire-bombing of Dresden, Germany.
"Slaughterhouse Five" is sad, surreal, whimsical, brutal, and oddly gentle. As an interesting companion text, try "The Things They Carried," Tim O'Brien's excellent book about the Vietnam War.
Guided discussion led by
Gloria Slomczynski
Wednesday,
August 27, 2008
7-8:30 p.m.
Copies available at the circulation desk.
No registration needed – new readers always welcome!
Light refreshments served. |
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Upcoming Reads |
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| September 24, 2008 |
Heat |
Bill Buford |
| October 29, 2008 |
An Inconvenient
Truth |
Al Gore |
A discussion leader guides the
exchange of ideas each month.
Light refreshments are
served. Please join us!
Would YOU like to lead a
discussion of a favorite book? Contact Susanne
Sullivan
to select a title and choose a
date. |
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Past Reads
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June 25, 2008
May 28, 2008
April 30, 2008
February 27, 2008
January 30, 2008 |
Nineteen Minutes
Memory Keeper's Daughter
King Rat
Madame Bovary
Catch 22 |
Jodi Picoult
Kim Edwards
James Clavell
Gustave Flaubert
Joseph Heller |
Nov. 28, 2007 |
Wish You Well |
David Baldacci |
October 30, 2007
Sept. 26, 2007 |
The Maltese Falcon
Riding the Bus With My Sister |
Dashiell Hammett
Rachel Simon |
| Aug. 29, 2007 |
Survival at Auschwitz |
Primo Levi |
| July 25, 2007 |
The Time Traveler's Wife |
Audrey Niffenegger |
| June 27, 2007 |
In Revere, in Those Days |
Roland Merulla |
| May
30, 2007 |
Ponzi's
Scheme |
Mitchell Zuckoff |
| Apr. 25, 2007 |
The
Amateur Marriage |
Anne Tyler |
| Mar. 28, 2007 |
Crow
Lake |
Mary Lawson |
| Feb. 28, 2007 |
Frankenstein |
Mary Shelley |
| Jan. 31, 007 |
The Kite
Runner |
Khaled Hosseini |
| Nov. 16, 2006 |
The
Quiet American |
Graham Greene |
| Oct. 19, 2006 |
Artemis
Fowl |
Eoin Colfer |
| Sept. 21, 2006 |
Middlesex |
Jeffrey Eugenides |
| Aug. 17, 2006 |
Snow
Flower and the Secret Fan |
Lisa See |
| July 20, 2006 |
Nickel
and Dimed |
Barbara Ehrenreich |
| June 15, 2006 |
Angry
Housewives Eating Bon Bons |
Lorna Landvik |
| May 17,
2006 |
Dark
Tide: the great Boston molasses flood of
1919 |
Stephen
Puleo |
| April 20,
2006 |
Bringing
Down the House |
Ben Mezrich |
| March 16,
2006 |
How the
Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents |
Julia Alvarez |
| Feb. 16,
2006 |
The
Poisonwood Bible |
Barbara Kingsolver |
| Jan 19,
2006 |
House of
Sand and Fog |
Andre Dubus III |
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