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more infoIf you are a member of a book club or have always wanted to start your own book club, we can help! Schlow Library offers Book Discussion Group Kits that you may use with your group.
Each book club bag holds 6 copies of the same title, information on how to start a book club, as well as questions to get discussions going.
Book Club bags are free to check out and can be kept out for 6 weeks at a time.
We have over 50 book group titles including:
more infoThe Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit, poetry, and perfect prose during the "contest era" of the 1950s and 1960s. Standing up to the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated ideas about women, Evelyn turned every financial challenge into an opportunity for innovation, all the while raising her six sons and four daughters with the belief that miracles are an everyday occurrence.
more infoEating the cake her mother has prepared for her ninth birthday, Rose Edelstein discovers she has a gift: she can taste her mother's emotions in the food she prepares. Soon, every bite Rose takes is filled with feelings-not just her mother's but those of other people as well-and what might have been a gift becomes a burden and then, perhaps, a curse.
Join us for a discussion of the particular sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender. October 25, 7:30 p.m. Sun Room.
more infoKristin Kimball gives up her New York City life to start a "whole diet" CSA with the farmer who loves her.
Join us for a discussion of The Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball. September 27, 7:30 p.m. in the Sun Room.
more infoIn Jackson, Mississippi in 1962, three women cross boundaries as the civil rights movement explodes around them.
Come join us for The Help by Kathryn Stockett on November 29th, 2011 at 2:30 in the Community Room.
more infoThe race is on to stop the devastating proliferation of the ultimate bioweapon.
Hear author Paul McEuen speak about his work in Schlow's Community Room on October 13 at 7 p.m.
Then join us to discuss Spiral on October 25th, 2011 at 2:30 in the Community Room.
more infoAfter the death of his mother, twelve-year-old David turns to his books for solace and finds himself in a fantastic land that strangely mirrors his own.
Come join us for The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly on September 27th, 2011 at 2:30 in the Community Room, and hear John Connolly speak about his work on the same day at 7 pm.
more infoFollow the story of Najin Han, the privileged daughter of a calligrapher, as she traverses an ever-changing world in early twentieth century Korea.
Join us for a discussion on The Calligrapher's Daughter by Eugenia Kim on Tuesday, November 15th at 6:30 p.m. in the Sun Room.
more infoFollow Robert K. Wittman, founder of the FBI's Art Crime team, as he recounts his days going undercover to catch art thieves and scammers around the world.
Join us for a discussion on Priceless by Robert K. Wittman on Tuesday, October 18th at 6:30 p.m. in the Sun Room.
more infoFrom the Pulitzer prize-winning author of "March" comes a novel inspired by a true story, one which traces the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through centuries of exile and war.
Join us for a discussion on People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks on Tuesday, September 20th at 6:30 p.m. in the Sun Room.
