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Celebrate Book Groups!
Resource Guide for Readers
Book Discussions: 2007-2008
Everyone is welcome to attend these book talks on a drop-in basis.
Brown Bag Book Talk NOW FRIENDS' LUNCH BUNCH
Meets the first Wednesday of the month at noon.Lunch provided by the Friends of New Canaan Library Reservations a must: 594-5003
September 26: Luncheon and Author Appearance: Melissa Faye Greene, There is no me without you.
October 3 : Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (led by Phebe Kirkham)
November 7: Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian (led by Cynde Lahey)
December 5 : The Secret History by Donna Tartt (led by Laurie Iffland)
January 9: Lost Grizzlies by Rick Bass (led by Jeff Zaino)
February 6: Savage Garden by Mark Miller (led by Susan LaPerla)
March 5: Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (led by Indu Arya)
April 2: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (led by Phebe Kirkham)
May 7: The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh by Linda Colley (led by Pam Kaufman)
June 4: Luncheon and Author Appearance: Sandra Gulland, Mistress of the Sun.
Terrorism and Takeovers: a book discussion led by Gary Storhoff from the University of Stamford.
Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
September 19: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
October 17: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
November 28: The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
December 19: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Readers' Choice Book Discussion Group:
Meets Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
Book Talks at Lapham Community Center
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 2 p.m.
Book Group Collection
Reading is flourishing. What better way to relax, to be educated,
enlightened and entertained? Book Clubs and the discussion
of books are important to the Library and our readers.
- The Library-sponsored discussions provide a forum for
people interested in books and reading. These groups include
the Reader's Choice Book Discussion Group, and the Friends Book
Talk.
- They make available the opportunity for readers who want
to share their enthusiasm for a title, author or topic.
- Members of the community enjoy the social interaction
of the programs.
- The titles selected and added to the Book Group Collection
are displayed and made available to all Library patrons
- The Book Group Collection serves as a
Reader's Advisory tool for staff. It also works as a
wonderful introduction to quality classic and popular literature.
- Private book groups in the community may request multiple
copies of a title. The Library will purchase these titles
and add them to the Book Group Collection.
- A list of titles has been prepared for book groups to
assist in selecting titles for discussion.
Click
here to view list of book group books
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