Friends of the Library Book Discussion Group
 When
Barbara and Wayne Zurl moved to Maryville in 1994, Barbara looked in
vain for a book discussion group. When she approached Kathy Pagles at
the library, Kathy said, “Why don’t you start one?”.
So Barbara did and invited several friends to join her in discussing
Amy Tan’s “The Joy Luck Club”. That first meeting
was in May of 1994.
Barbara continued as facilitator of discussions for the next six years.
She always did an excellent job of researching the book and the author,
and insured that discussions stayed focused. All ideas were accepted
as valid, especially when there was disagreement. When Barbara moved on to co-ordinate the Ex-Libris program of reaching out to assistive living facilities, the members took over, obtaining books on their own and
rotating discussion leadership duties. There are currently about 20
participants. They suggest books in June and make final choices in July.
They don’t necessarily read best-sellers but look for books that
will generate discussion, may even be controversial.
The book discussion group currently meets the second Wednesday of each
month, at 10:15 AM in the board room of the library. Any woman who loves
to read and talk about books is welcome to join in.
Book Selections for 2011-2012
| DATE |
BOOK |
AUTHOR |
| August 10, 2011 |
Truman |
David McCullough |
| September 14, 2011 |
Abundance |
Sena Jeter Naslund |
| October 12, 2011 |
Cutting for Stone |
Abraham Verghese |
| November 9, 2011 |
The Mapmakers Wife |
Robert Whitaker |
| December 14, 2011 |
Each member share a poem (5 min.) |
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| January 11, 2012 |
The Emperor of All Maladies |
Siddhartha |
| February 8,. 2012 |
In the Time of Butterflies |
Julia Alvarex |
| March 14, 2012 |
Unbroken |
Laura Hillenbrand |
| April 11, 2012 |
Paula |
Isabel Allende |
| May 9, 2012 |
One Amazing Thing |
Chitra B. Divakaory |
| June 13, 2012 |
The Shadow of the Wind |
Carlos Zafon |
| July 11, 2012 |
Final choices for 2012-2013 year |
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