May Book Club

Hi, Readers!

 


Our May 20 selection is: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah, published in 2016.


Trevor Noah currently is the host of  "The Daily Show," a satirical news program on Comedy Central. The title of the book refers to his parents being of mixed race which was a crime at the time he was born. His story recounts his coming of age during apartheid in South Africa and its aftermath and the powerful influence of his mother.

Book Club News

Hi, everyone,Our discussion today about Nights of Rain and Stars (by Maeve Binchy) focused on the subject of families: what it means to be a family, the different types of families, and the complexity of their relationships. We examined all the characters in the book and how their life trajectories had been altered by their experiences in Greece.After our discussion Jennifer gave us a presentation on using the SHARE catalog to borrow Cloud Library ebooks.

Meet the Candidate

The Library will host a meet the candidate event at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, March 21.  The event will be held in the Village hall community room.  School Board and Village candidates will be available.  Please join us!

Book Club

Hi, Everyone!Books club meets this Saturday at 10 am at the library.  Hopefully we will be back to enjoying spring weather! We are going to discuss Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy.  Maeve, who died in 2012 at the age of 72, was an Irish novelist, playwright, and columnist who often wrote about small town life in Ireland.

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