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February 9, 2010
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BOOK CLUB RESOURCES

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Fourth Monday Readers

Every fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. join these spirited discussions of specially selected books. The group meets in the "living room" area of the Fiction Room. Copies of the books will be available at the library and through our interlibrary loan system. For scheduled discussions and book titles see below.

February 22 the group will discuss Nothing To Be Frightened Of by Julian Barnes. A surprisingly humorous and accessible meditation on mortality. ---- check the library's catalog



On March 22 the group will discuss Ellington Boulevard by Adam Langer. A rent controlled apartment links a group of quirky tenants, including a soon-to-be-evicted clarinet player and his pooch, Herbie Mann. Langer has written a clever, funny ode to Manhattan and its colorful characters. ---- check the library's catalog




Classics and Contemporary

Join this morning book discussion group that meets in the Small Meeting Room on the second Tuesday of each month between 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. for refreshments and discussions of classic and contemporary titles.



On Feburary 9 join the discussion of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's classic The Leopard. In this sweeping historical novel, the challenges facing an aristocratic family of a Sicilian prince become emblematic of the great changes in Italian society in the second half of the 19th century. ---- check the library's catalog



On March 9, the group will discuss A Mercy by Toni Morrison. The Nobel Prize winner's latest takes readers on a haunting trip back to seventeenth century America and the early days of slavery. Florens, traded to a new owner and feeling unloved and abandoned by her mother, looks for comfort wherever she can. ---- check the library's catalog



Great Books Discussion Group

The Great Books discussion group, led by Wilmette resident Arthur Arfa, meets on the first Monday of the month at 7:15 p.m. in the Small Meeting Room.

These readings are contained in a single paperback, The Great Books Reading and Discussion Program, First Series, volume 1. A copy (R 808.8 GR) is available in the Reference Room on the first floor, and a circulating copy (808.8 GR) is shelved on the lower level. If the circulating copy is checked out, you may request a reserve. To purchase a copy of the book, go to www.greatbooks.org

Senior Book Groups

The library offers two Senior Book Groups where librarians talk about and read from a variety of books both new and old. These programs are held at the Meskill Senior Center, located at the Community Recreation Center, and at Mather Place, 2801 Old Glenview Road. Both groups meet for one hour, and newcomers are always welcome.

The Meskill Senior Center group meets at 10:30 a.m. on the first Friday of every month from September through June.

The Mather Place group meets at 10:30 a.m. on the second Friday of each month from September through June.

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