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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 took me a minute, but then I realized what was going...
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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 bicycle cross-country. What began as a short, drunken...
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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 characters are wonderful and the small town of Grace...
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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 a young German girl who finds that reading helps to...
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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 lunch, and join us as the ladies of Red Bank discuss...
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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 titles from Books in Motion, Blackstone Audio, Tantor...
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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 I didn't think it would be as bad as some of the...
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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 Roman: unparalleled outrage Utopia Revisited 2084...
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Join us at Red Bank Branch Library for Books for Lunch our December book discussion where will will discuss Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup. Wednesday Dec. 10, 2008 from noon until 1:00 PM. Experience another point of view, another way of seeing life. Bring your lunch and eat with us while we talk...
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On Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at noon we'll be discussing Lottery by Patricia Wood at Red Bank Branch Library. This is a great novel that will take you through a range of emotions and make you think a little bit. There should be plenty to discuss, so please bring your lunch and join us! We have...
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Reading, Writing, and Growing Together in Southwestern Indiana This year's One Book One Community title is This I Believe: the Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women. This collection of essays from the 1950s and today is based on the National Public Radio series of the same name. In addition...
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When I was a kid, I loved to prop myself up in a wing chair by the fire, stick my feet out, and read a good book. While I don't have a fireplace in my house, I have established a comfortable little reading ritual for myself when the nights are cool, and this fall I'm reading a few books that...
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Author Charles Shields will visit North Park Branch's Popular Books Discussion Group to discuss his book Mockingbird: a Portrait of Harper Lee next Tuesday, October 7, at 6:30 p.m. Seating is limited, so please register online , or by calling 428-8237.
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Join us next week at Red Bank Branch library for our October - Books for Lunch - book discussion group. On Wednesday October 8, 2008 from noon until 1:00PM we will be discussing the books, Dear Mrs. Lindbergh by Kathleen Hughes and/or No More Words by Reeve Lindbergh. Both titles are available for checkout...
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Amongst the blogs I subscribe to through the aggregator Bloglines are a couple of book group/book discussion blogs, Book Club Girl and Book Group Buzz , a Booklist blog. This week Book Club Girl had a touching post about a forthcoming book, Hannah's Dream . Her post includes a video of a zookeeper...