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Displaying Events 1-6 of 12 for Sep 08 through Oct 08

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Book Discussion

Batavia Branch: Adult, Book/Movie Discussion | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

no registration required

We will be discussing this month: When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka. Book Summary: A story told from five different points of view--a mother receiving the evacuation order, her daughter on the train ride to the camp, the son in the desert internment camp, the return of the family to home, and the final release of the father after years in captivity--chronicles the nightmare of the World War II internment camps for Japanese-Americans.

Check It Out Book Discussion

Goshen Branch: Book/Movie Discussion, Adult | 1:30pm - 3:00pm

no registration required

This month we will discuss: Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver. Copies of the book will be available for checkout at the branch.


Book Summary: Harrison William Shepherd, a highly observant writer, is caught between two worlds--in Mexico, working for communists Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Leon Trotsky, and later in America, where he gets caught up in the patriotism of World War II--in a gripping story about identity and the power of words.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Book Chat

Union Township Branch: Book/Movie Discussion, Adult | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

no registration required

This month's discussion book title will be The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the library. Book Summary: The daughters of a ruthlessly ambitious family, Mary and Anne Boleyn are sent to the court of Henry VIII to attract the attention of the king, who first takes Mary as his mistress, in which role she bears him an illegitimate son, and then Anne as his wife.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Second Tuesday Book Discussion

Milford-Miami Township Branch: Book/Movie Discussion, Adult | 6:30pm - 7:30pm

no registration required

Join us this month for a book discussion on: City of Thieves by David Benioff.

2nd Tuesday Book Discussion

Williamsburg Branch: Book/Movie Discussion, Adult | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

no registration required

The session is open to all interested adults. The title for September is: Resilience : reflections on the burdens and gifts of facing life's adversities by Elizabeth Edwards.


Reminder Flyer.


Book Summary: The author recounts some of the the difficulties she has faced, including the death of her son, cancer, and her husband public affair, and shares how she has managed to adapt and survive.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Mystery Book Club

Milford-Miami Township Branch: Book/Movie Discussion, Adult | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

no registration required

This month's discussion title will be: A Traitor to Memory by Elizabeth George.


Reminder Flyer.


The session is open to all interested adults. Bring a bag lunch to the discussion.


Displaying Events 1-6 of 12 for Sep 08 through Oct 08