Sunday, December 29, 2013

Winter Reading Program 2014


Join Us for the Winter Reading Program

This winter, curl up with a good book (or three, or four), fill out our paper or online reading log, and be entered to win some fabulous prizes!

Stop by the Reference Desk to pick up the print log or go to our website, and log your books and submit reviews online.

Winter Reading will begin on January 4th and end on February 28th. 



Looking for some ideas on what to read?

Join fellow library patrons in reading January's book club selections:

Booked For Lunch

Friday, January 10th at 12:00 pm

Train Dreams by Denis Johnson

Friday, February 14th at 12:00 pm

A Pale Horse by Charles Todd


Evening Book Discussion

Monday, January 20th at 7:00 pm

No ordinary time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt :
the home front in World War II
 
by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Monday, February 17th at 7:00 pm

White Dog Fell from the Sky by Eleanor Morse

Our Health, Our Stories Book Group

Wednesday January 15th at 7:00 pm

The River Ran Red: Homestead 1892 by David P. Demarest



ALT Reads

Thursday, January 16th at 8:00 pm at Panera Bread at The Waterworks

Lexicon by Max Barry

Thursday, February 20th at 8:00 pm at TBD

Fordlandia by Greg Grandin


Or choose from these books recommended by staff and professional reviews:

Fiction:

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Maddaddam by Margaret Atwood
The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner
The Circle by Dave Eggers










Non-fiction:

Midnight in Peking by Paul French
Cooked by Michael Pollan
Revolutionary Summer
by Joseph J. Ellis
The Smartest Kids in
the World by Amanda Ripley

























Mysteries:

Mystery Girl by David Gordon
How the Light Gets in by Louise Penny





Biographies:

In the Body of the World
by Eve Ensler
The World's Strongest Librarian
by Josh Hanagarne














Science Fiction & Fantasy:

London Falling by Paul Cornell
The Incrementalists
by Steven Brust and Skyler White













Happy Reading!