Cards for Kids

The Riverton Village Library is participating in the Cards for Kids program.  All qualifying students enrolled in the Riverton School District are entitled to a libray card at no cost.  Contact the library for full details.

Book Club - May 17th

On Saturday, June 17, the Riverton Area Book Club is meeting to discuss The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin.  This uplifing novel, which takes place in Hood River, Oregon, is divided into 26 chapters. Each is connected with honeybee terminology that indicates the corresponding human plot line following three main characters: Jake Stevenson, Alice Holtzman, and Harry Stokes. The book was published in 2021.
Upcoming book selections for the group are Horse by Geraldine Brooks (July 15) and  The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi (August 19).

Book Club - May 20th

On Saturday, May 20, the Riverton Area Book Club will meet to discuss The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, by Robert Dugoni, published in 2018. This novel introduces the reader to the condition called ocular albinism, or red eyes, which the character Sam Hill is born with in 1957. And because of the grief Sam goes through in his life he gave himself the name Sam Hell. Dugoni felt compelled to write this story because he had a brother with Down syndrome who experienced discrimination growing up.

Book Club - April 15

The Riverton Area Book Club will be discussing One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle on Saturday,  April 15, 10-11am, at the Riverton Library.  Published about a year ago, this novel is a love story between a daughter and her mother and as the title suggests, it happens in Italy. Serle's descriptions of Positano on the Amalfi coast make the reader feel that they are right there with the characters. But one character is missing: the mother, Carol Silver.

Book Club - March 18th

On Saturday, March 18, from 10-11 am, the Riverton Area Book Club will read the historical fiction titled Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict. As the wife of British prime minister Winston Churchill, Lady Clementine (pronounced Clemen -teen) narrates her own strong opinions, her ardent support of her husband, and her social and political activities during pre- and post- world wars. Through her we also learn more about the Churchills' family and personal lives.  Marie Benedict, an experienced lawyer, specializes in telling the untold stories of women in history.

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