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UPCOMING EVENTS |
MAY 08
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NEW! YOUNG READER BOOK CLUB
Come and join the discussion of Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick. 6:30pm.
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1996 Grand Canyon Reader Award Winner - Teen
Two boys--a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny genius in leg braces--forge a unique friendship when they pair up to create one formidable human force. Basis for the film "The Mighty." MORE
This book club has been created with the emerging young reader in mind. Primarily focused on readers from 8-12 years old, the discussion each month is led by school teacher Steven Karaiskos who brings not only an academic perspective to the reading but also exuberance for the pure joy of reading. |
MAY 13
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AUTHOR SIGNING
Ann Hood , local author of Comfort: A Journey Through Grief. 7:00pm.
A moving and remarkable memoir about the sudden death of a daughter, surviving grief, and learning to love again. |
MAY 14
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SECOND WEDNESDAY CLUB
Come and join the discussion of Captain Alatriste by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. 7:30pm.
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Captain Alatriste is the story of a fictional seventeenth-century Spanish soldier who lives as a swordsman-for-hire in Madrid. Needing gold to pay off his debts, Alatriste and another hired blade are paid to ambush two travelers, stage a robbery, and give the travelers a fright. "No blood," they are told. Then a mysterious stranger enters to clarify the job: he increases the pay, and tells Alatriste that, instead, he must... MORE |
MAY 15
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MYSTERY BOOK CLUB
Come and join the discussion of The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox. 7:30pm.
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A chance discovery convinces Glyver that greatness awaits him. His path to win back what is rightfully his leads him to one of Englands most enchanting country houses, and a woman who will become his obsession, in this richly imagined thriller ("Publishers Weekly"). MORE |
MAY 19
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NEW! WHOLE HEALTH BOOK CLUB
Come and join the discussion of In Defense of Food by Michael Pollen. 7:00pm.
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From the author of the bestselling The Omnivore's Dilemma comes this bracing and eloquent manifesto that shows readers how they might start making thoughtful food choices that will enrich their lives and enlarge their sense of what it means to be healthy. MORE
Join Mary Hodess, a Holistic Health Counselor with a love of whole foods and a desire to live a loving, fulfilling life for a monthly discussion involving your health! |
MAY 20
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AUTHOR SIGNING
Nicolai Grozni , author of Turtle Feet. 7:00pm.
A brilliantly colorful memoir of becoming a monk, Turtle Feet details a young man's spiritual--and not-so-spiritual--journey in India. Nikolai Grozni was a music prodigy training at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, when suddenly he decided to transform his life. He moved to India to become a Buddhist monk. In the Himalayas, living in a hut a stone's throw from the Dalai Lama's compound, Grozni became entrenched in a sometimes comical, sometimes reverent, always intriguing community comprised of feisty nuns, bossy monks, violent chess players, demanding teachers, and... MORE |
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