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Book Discussion Group

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The Book Discussion Group meets the second Wednesday of each month, at 10:15 AM in the Library’s Dorothy Herron Room, where there is space for social distancing. Anyone who loves to read and talk about books is welcome to join in.

 

Book Selections for 2022

Date Book
Jan 12 The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Feb 9 Mr. Churchill’s Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal
Mar 9 The Cry of the Kalahari by Mark & Delia Owens
Apr 13 Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
May 11 The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Jun 8 High Hearts by Rita Mae Brown
Jul 13 Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm by Isabella Tree
Aug 10 Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare by James S. Shapiro
Sep 14 When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning
Oct 12 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Nov 9 Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Dec 14 Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

How the Book Discussion Group Began

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.

BCFOL eBay Store

The eBay Inc. logo is a trademark of eBay Inc. Used with permission.Find unique books at the BCFOL eBay Store. This sale is always on, with over 3,700 books of all types for gifts or your own collection.

Next Book Sale

Quarterly book sales are back!
Mar. 3 – Members Only – noon to 6
Mar. 4 & 5 – General Public – 10 to 4
Library Lower Level

Masks required
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New Members Welcome!
Join or renew here, at Library, or Book Sale entrance.

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