Booked for Lunch

Book Cover, On Dec. 4, the noontime book club meets to discuss “The Tea Planter's Wife" by Dinah Jeffries.

In 1920s Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), a young Englishwoman marries a charming tea plantation owner and widower, only to discover he's keeping terrible secrets about his past, including what happened to his first wife, that lead to devastating consequences.

Request the book through the catalog or by calling the library at 413-596-6141.

Booked for Lunch is facilitated by Library Director Karen Demers and meets the first Tuesday of every month at noon. No sign up is necessary and newcomers are always welcome!



 

Evening Book Discussion

On Dec. 19 at 7 p.m., the group will meet to discuss “Blessings” by Anna Quindlen.

When a teenage couple abandons their baby at the gate of the estate owned by Lydia Blessing, Skip Cuddy, the estate caretaker, decides to raise the child himself, a decision that has a profound effect on the lives of everyone in the community, in a story of love, secrets, and redemption.


Request the book through the catalog or by calling the library at 413-596-6141.

The Evening Book Discussion meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. and is facilitated by Adult Services Librarian Mary Bell. No sign up is necessary and newcomers are always welcome!


 

Classics Book Club

The selection for Jan. 2, 2019, is "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift. Copies are available to pick up at the Front Desk or you can request them through the catalog or calling the library at 413-596-6141.

This literary classic tells the insightful and satirical tale of Lemuel Gulliver as he travels to Lilliput, Brobdingnag, the floating island of Laputa, and finally to the land of the brutish Yahoos.

The Classics Book Club meets monthly at 6:30 p.m. The discussion is facilitated by Jessica Magill. Please contact Jessica at 603-969-3207 or jessicammagill@hotmail.com with any questions.



 

 

Cook Book Club

The book for the Jan. 26 meeting will be "The Moosewood Restaurant Table" by the Moosewood Collective. Copies will be available at the Front Desk. Reserve a book here.

Pick a recipe and let us know what you are bringing by Saturday, Jan. 26, so we do not duplicate recipes.  Signup is required.

The Cookbook Club meets every other month on the last Tuesday of the month.  Newcomers are always welcome.