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Celebrate Book Groups!
Resource Guide for Readers
Book Discussions: 2009 - 2010
FRIENDS' LUNCH BUNCH
Meets the first Wednesday of the month at noon.Lunch provided by the Friends of New Canaan Library Reservations are a must: 594-5040
September 9: Cynde Lahey on Joyce Maynard: At Home in the World, a memoir
October 2, Note Date change to Friday : In the Shadow of Gotham by Stephanie Pintoff.
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny Author Visit has been cancelled.
November 4: Phebe Kirkham on Chris Cleave: Little Bee
December 2: Indu Arya on Lisa See: Shanghai Girls
January 6, 2010 : Author Visit-- Katherine Weber: True Confections
Febraury 3: Jeff Zaino on Wallace Stegner: Sound of Mountain Water
March 3 : Phebe Kirkham on Leanne Shapton : Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold...
April 7: AUTHOR VISIT Laura Munson will discuss her book This is not the Story you think it is...
May 5: Sylvia Savage on Abraham Verghese: Cutting for Stone
June 2: Phebe Kirkham on Robert Goolrick : A Reliable Wife
LAPHAM CENTER EXPLODING BOOK GROUP
Led by Cynde Lahey
All discussions are at the Lapham Center and start at 2 p.m on a Tuesday.
September 8: The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
October 13: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
November 10: South of Broad by Pat Conroy
December 17: Last Summer of the World by Emily Mitchell
January 12, 2010 : Strength in what remains by Tracy Kidder
February 9: Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
March 9: Half the Sky by WuDunn and Kristoff
April 13: Sunflower by Krudy
May
11: Old Filth by Jane Gardan
WORLD EVENTS, HISTORY AND CULTURE BOOK GROUP
Led by Ken Hecht
All discussions in the Plaut Room of the New Canaan Library at 7:30 pm
March 10 : Descent into Chaos by Ahmed Rashid
April 7 : Franklin and Winston by Jon Meacham
Book Group Collection
Reading is flourishing. What better way to relax, to be educated,
enlightened and entertained? Book Clubs and the discussion
of books are important to the Library and our readers.
- The Library-sponsored discussions provide a forum for
people interested in books and reading. These groups include
the Reader's Choice Book Discussion Group, and the Friends Book
Talk.
- They make available the opportunity for readers who want
to share their enthusiasm for a title, author or topic.
- Members of the community enjoy the social interaction
of the programs.
- The titles selected and added to the Book Group Collection
are displayed and made available to all Library patrons
- The Book Group Collection serves as a
Reader's Advisory tool for staff. It also works as a
wonderful introduction to quality classic and popular literature.
- Private book groups in the community may request multiple
copies of a title. The Library will purchase these titles
and add them to the Book Group Collection.
- A list of titles has been prepared for book groups to
assist in selecting titles for discussion.
Click
here to view list of book group books
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