Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Happy Birthday, Edith Wharton

Today is the 151st birthday of the great American author Edith Wharton, admired as much now as she was during her lifetime for her wit, her brilliant social commentary, and her courage and determination to work as a writer in spite of the limited opportunities...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2013 9:36 am by banksoftheohio@evpl

Filed under: book discussions, Edith Wharton

Taking on Virgil

In her novel Lavinia , celebrated author Ursula LeGuin gives lyrical voice to her title character: the daughter of mythical King Latinus and the woman fated to cause The Aeneid 's culminating war. This lushly detailed account of ancient Italian ritual...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2012 12:22 pm by banksoftheohio@evpl

Filed under: fiction, book discussions, Classics, women

What Stories are For

"Forty-three years old, and the war occurred half a lifetime ago, and yet the remembering makes it now. And sometimes remembering will lead to a story, which makes it forever. That's what stories are for. Stories are for joining the past to the...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2012 3:03 pm by kiya@evpl

Filed under: north park branch, oaklyn branch, book discussions, war, military, adult fiction, community interest, Vietnam, The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien

New Book Group

Page Turners is a new book group focusing on thoughtful works of fiction from different time periods, countries, and genres. Each season the list of books will revolve around a theme which will stay consistent and then change with each new season. The...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2011 11:19 am by LemmyCaution@evpl

Filed under: fiction, book discussions, Philip Roth, Thomas Pynchon, Don Delillo

Chicks with Sticks: Little Women

The third Tuesday of the month is quickly approaching and it is time for the next meeting of Chicks with Sticks. This month we were to read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. I listened to the audiobook version. We will be meeting in the 2nd Floor Conference...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2011 1:29 pm by just_renny@evpl

Filed under: central library, books, book discussions, craft, embroidery, yarn, crochet

Chicks with Sticks: Jane Eyre

Join me with your latest stitching creation whether it is crochet, knitting, or embroidery, in Central Library's Conference Room on Tuesday, February 15. We will be discussing Jane Eyre while working on craft projects during this meet up. Last month...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2011 9:29 am by just_renny@evpl

Filed under: central library, books, book discussions, knitting, Jane Eyre, craft, embroidery, yarn, crochet

Chicks With Sticks: Wuthering Heights

Join me with your latest stitching creation whether it is crochet, knitting, or embroidery, in the Cup and Chaucer Cafe at Central Library on January 18 starting around 6pm. We will be discussing Wuthering Heights while working on craft projects during...

Published Sat, Jan 01 2011 4:16 pm by just_renny@evpl

Filed under: central library, book discussions, knitting, craft, embroidery, yarn, crochet

The Night of the Roundtable

I looked at my daughter's soccer schedule, and said, "Oh, great! You don't have practice on Aug 25 th . That's the night of the Roundtable." My son looked at me quizzically, and said, "the Knight of the Round Table?" It...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2009 1:11 pm by kiya@evpl

Filed under: book discussions, one book one community, families, poor, author visit, growing up, Racism, African Americans, Gregory Williams

A Road Story that nearly wasn't published

The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty tells the story of Smithson Ide, a fellow who sort of let life get away from him. After his world is drastically shaken up by the unexpected deaths of his parents, Smithy almost accidentally finds himself riding his...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2009 1:01 pm by kiya@evpl

Filed under: audiobooks, book discussions, bicycling, road trip, Ron McLarty

Animal Dreams -- Books for Lunch at Red Bank Branch

On Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at noon we will be discussing Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver at Red Bank Branch Library . I could hardly put Animal Dreams down while I was reading it and I hope you'll enjoy it too. Codi, her father and the other...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2009 12:58 pm by Shh_ImReading@evpl

Filed under: red bank branch, fiction, book discussions, families, nature, love, Arizona, fathers, small town, sisters, Barbara Kingsolver, friends

Defending the Written Word: The Book Thief

The third and final selection in McCollough's Defending the Written Word book discussion series is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. An award-winning and best-selling novel, it is a searing and moving work set in Nazi Germany. The main character is...

Published Mon, Mar 03 2009 11:40 am by lit.fic.reader@evpl

Filed under: mccollough branch, book discussions, Germany, Word War II -- fiction, books and reading

Books for Lunch - Jane Eyre!

It is the book that started it all. The book that awakened my love of reading. It is Jane Eyre ! And this month it is the book that we will be discussing at Red Bank Branch library at our Books for Lunch discussion group. So.... please come, bring your...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2009 2:06 pm by Guatemama@evpl

Filed under: red bank branch, book discussions, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre

More MP3 audiobooks available for download

The Library has added 89 new MP3 format audiobook titles to our OverDrive@ EVPL downloadable collection, many of them spiritual and new age titles from ChristianAudio, Zondervan, Sounds True, and Hay House publishers. We've also added several new...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2009 8:11 am by Meditatinglibrarian@evpl

Filed under: audiobooks, book discussions, OverDrive, bestsellers, downloads

The Longest Trip Home

After reading several mixed reviews on John Grogan's newest book , I took the plunge and decided I'd see for myself. I really didn't think there was any way I could like the book as much as the bestselling " Marley and Me ", but...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2009 11:08 am by wag.mado@evpl

Filed under: nonfiction, humor, book discussions, faith, dogs, families, memoir, love stories, illness, growing up

Books for Lunch!

Join us at Red Bank Library on Wed. Jan. 14 at noon for our monthly Books for Lunch book discussion where local author, John McMullen, will be our guest. He will be on hand to talk about the many exciting books that he has written. Defector from Hell...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2009 12:58 pm by Guatemama@evpl

Filed under: red bank branch, book discussions, John McMullan, local authors

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