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Book Lists

August 2015 Library Reads List

  Best Boy: A Novel by Eli Gottlieb“What happens when someone on the autism spectrum grows up, and they aren’t a cute little boy anymore? Gottlieb’s novel follows the story of Todd Aaron, a man in his fifties who has spent most of his life a resident of the Payton Living Center. Todd begins to wonder what lies beyond the […]

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July 2015 Library Reads Picks

Kitchens of the Great Midwest: A Novel by J. Ryan Stradal“This novel is quirky and colorful. The story revolves around chef Eva Thorvald and the people who influence her life and her cooking. With well-drawn characters and mouthwatering descriptions of meals, Kitchens of the Great Midwest will appeal to readers who like vivid storytelling. Foodies will also enjoy this delicious tale.”- […]

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Book Clubs

July 2015 Book Discussions

All are welcome to attend our book discussions.  Stop by the Adult Services Desk at the Main Library (Harnish) to pick up your copies today!  Date:Thursday, July 02, 2015 @ Harnish Time: 7:00 PM The Light in the Ruins by Chris BohjalianHoping to safeguard themselves from the ravages of World War II within the walls of their ancient villa in […]

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Book Clubs

June Book Club Selections

Looking for a little reading inspiration?  Here’s what our book clubs have been reading this month. BOOK CLUBBERS (Meets the first Thursday evening of each month) The expats : a novel by Chris Pavone. An international spy thriller about a former CIA agent who moves with her family to Luxembourg where everything is suspicious and nothing is as it seems.     […]

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May Library Reads Picks

Visit LibraryReads for more information about how this list was created, and to view favorites from previous months! Uprootedby Naomi Novik“A young girl is unexpectedly uprooted from her family and becomes involved in a centuries-old battle with The Wood, a malevolent entity which destroys anyone it touches. Fast-paced, with magic, mystery and romance, Novik’s stand-alone novel is a fairy tale for adults.”- […]

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May 2015 Book Discussions

Here’s what we’re reading this month … SPINE-CRACKERS BOOK DISCUSSION Friday, May 1, 2015 @ Harnish Start Time: 12:30 PM The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd The story follows Hetty “Handful” Grimke, a Charleston slave, and Sarah, the daughter of the wealthy Grimke family. The novel begins on Sarah’s eleventh birthday, when she is given ownership over Handful, […]

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April 2015 Library Reads List

Visit LibraryReads for more information about how this list was created, and to view favorites from previous months! At the Water’s Edge: A Novelby Sara Gruen“Set in Loch Ness, right in the middle of WWII, a foolish group of rich Americans arrive in search of the famous monster. Narrator Maddie must make sense of the circumstances that have brought her to this wild […]

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Book Clubs

April 2015 Book Discussions

Here’s what we’re reading this month… BOOK CLUBBERSThursday, April 2, 2015 @ HarnishStart Time: 7:00 PMFrog Musicby Emma DonoghueA novel based on an unsolved murder in 1876 San Francisco. Summer of 1876: San Francisco is in the fierce grip of a record-breaking heatwave and a smallpox epidemic. Through the window of a railroad saloon, a young woman called Jenny Bonnet […]

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March 2015 Library Reads List

Visit LibraryReads for more information about how this list was created, and to view favorites from previous months!  The Love Song of MissQueenie Hennessy: A Novelby Rachel Joyce“Miss Queenie Hennessy, who we met in Joyce’s first book, is in a hospice ruminating over her abundant life experiences. I loved the poignant passages and wise words peppered throughout. Readers of The Unlikely Pilgrimage […]