Reader’s Group

Are you looking for a place to
meet people and share ideas?
Join the Russell Memorial
Library Reader’s Group!

WHO?
All interested adults

 WHEN?
The First Thursday of the
month from 6:30-8pm

WHERE?
The Library Meeting Room

 WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
The group will gather for coffee and dessert and a lively discussion of a thought-provoking book. Discussion leader, Jean Stripinis will open the meeting with brief background information about the author and the book, then ask some questions to get things started. The hour will fly by as everyone shares their thoughts about the characters, themes, and ideas presented in the book. Group members will select future titles.

Future books to be discussed are:



April 3, 2008
"To kill a Mockingbird"
by: Harper Lee

 

May 1, 2008
"The day they shook the plum tree"
by: Arthur H. Lewis

 

June 5, 2008
"As the crow flies"
by: Jeffrey Archer

 

July 3, 2008
"Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod"
by: Henry Beston

August 7, 2008
"One thousand white women: the journals of May Dodd"
by: Jim Fergus

Sept. 4, 2008
"In the heart of the sea: the tragedy of the whaleship Exxex"
by: Nathaniel Philbrick

 

 

How do I join?
Sign up at the desk. Can’t commit to every meeting?
Come when you can.

 How can I get the book?
Multiple copies of the book,
plus large print and audio versions may be available at the library or reserve a copy from home
on-line at: iBistro

 Refreshments provided by the Friends of the
Acushnet Public Library

For more information contact
Denise Hamer,
Library Asst. Director
 (508) 998-0270