Tag: Book Discussion

Live Free and Hike: Finding Grace on 48 Summits ~ Monday, 9/9 at 6 PM

Join Linda Magoon as she give a personal, candid and humorous story of a woman’s transition from a place of grief and shame to one of healing, resilience, and grace—one mountain summit at a time. Linda Magoon is an environmentalist and outdoor enthusiast. She reconnected with her love of hiking after ending a difficult marriage and set out to climb all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot peaks. Now Linda writes… Read more

Evening Book Club: 3rd Tuesdays at 6 PM

The Evening Book Club meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month to discuss a title chosen by the group. Why not join in, take an hour and talk about this month’s book. Hear what others have to say and enjoy the conversations. Books to be discussed are available for loan at the main circulation desk. Coming up next… Trooper: The bobcat who came in from the wild by Forrest Bryant… Read more

Morning Book Group: Wednesday, 9/25/24 at 10:15

We meet monthly to discuss a title chosen by the group. Why not join in, take an hour and talk about the book? Hear what others have to say and enjoy the conversations. Books to be discussed are available for loan at the main circulation desk. For September: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier. The story centers on Vermeer’s prosperous Delft household during the 1660s. When Griet, the… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 10/2/24 at 6 PM

The book of the month is Attack of the Black Rectangles, by A. S. King. At first, Mac thought the blacked out words in his classroom copy of The Devil’s Arithmetic were just a mistake, but then he and his friends discover what the missing words are.  Someone is trying to hide the full story, but who? So many adults want Mac to keep his words to himself. Mac’s about… Read more

Morning Book Group: Wednesday, 8/28/24 at 10:15 AM

We meet monthly to discuss the book we’ve chosen for that month. Why not join in, take an hour and talk about the book. Hear what others have to say and enjoy conversation with new friends. Books to be discussed are available for loan at the main circulation desk. August Choice: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren. An illuminating debut memoir of a woman in science; a moving portrait of a… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 9/4/24 at 6 PM

The book of the month is The Raft, by S. A. Bodeen. Robie, an experienced traveler, is on a flight from Honolulu to the Midway Atoll.  A storm hits, and soon she finds herself and the plane’s co-pilot, Max, trapped on a raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.  They have no water, and their only food is a bag of Skittles.  There are sharks.  There is an island. … Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 7/3/24 at 6 PM

The book of the month is Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. On his way to visit his estranged father, Brian’s plane crash-lands in a lake, leaving him stranded in the remote Canadian wilderness, with only his clothes and the hatchet his mother gave to him before his departure.  Now alone, exhausted, terrified, and hungry, with no special knowledge of the woods, Brian must brave circumstances beyond his experience, meet each day’s… Read more

ADVENTURES in Brown Bag Book Club (Grades 3-5): Thursday, 6/20/24 at 6 PM

It’s the popular Brown Bag Book Club for kids in Grade 3-5!  Bring food in a brown bag and be ready for talking! Drinks and treats will be served, so get your book and join us! Books can be picked up in the children’s room. June: The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail  by Richard Peck. He is a bit of a misfit, as he is shorter than the other… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 5/1/24 @ 6 PM

The book of the month is “Never Fall Down,” by Patricia McCormick. When soldiers arrive in his hometown, Arn is just a normal little boy.  But after the soldiers march the entire population into the countryside, his life is changed forever… This is the unforgettable story of Arn Chorn-Pond, who defied the odds to survive the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979 and the labor camps of the Khmer Rouge.  Authentically told… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 6/5/24 at 6 PM

The book of the month is “Waiting For Normal,” by Leslie Connor. This is a poignant and joyful novel, one filled with meaningful moments and emotional resonance. This is the story of Addie, who is waiting for normal, with a bipolar mother who has an all-or-nothing approach to life — her way, or no way — and is keeping Addie from a normal life with her half-sisters and her step-father. … Read more