Pictures from our most recent book discussion

Usually pictures of our book discussion wouldn't be all that exciting. Sure, we all have a good time and talk and laugh and (eventually) discuss the book, but this time we had winged visitors! Mark Spreyer, director of Stillman Nature Center in South Barrington brought two owls to our discussion of Wesley the Owl. Check it out! - http://www.flickr.com/photos/palatinepubliclibrary/sets/72157625845294522/

The image to the left is a bar code that can be read by taking a picture with your internet-ready phone using the appropriate QR Code app. It will take you directly to a video introduction to Wesley the Owl, or you could type http://bit.ly/4p0QT1 (but what fun would that be?).

Next book discussion in January

The next non-fiction book discussion will be Thursday, January 13 from 1:00-2:30. The book we will be reading is Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl, by Stacey O'Brien. As part of this discussion, Mark Spreyer, Executive Director of Stillman Nature Center in South Barrington (http://www.stillmannc.org/) will be bringing at least one owl. It should be a great discussion. Hope to see you there! Copies of the book will be available starting Dec. 9.

October 14- Hiroshima by John Hersey

The detonation of the atomic bomb is seen through the stories of six survivors.
This is our non-fiction classic for this year.
Hiroshima first appeared as an article in The New Yorker August 31, 1946 and filled the entire issue. It has remained in print ever since.

That was fun!

Seven patrons and your humble moderator met on Thursday, Sept. 9 to discuss Truck: A Love Story by Michael Perry to much laughter. The consensus was that this book was funny and touching. Join us for the next discussion, Thursday, October 14 when we will be talking about Hiroshima by John Hersey. Copies of Hiroshima are available at the Reference Desk on the second floor.

First discussion of the season

The first non-fiction book discussion of the year is Thursday, September 9, 1:00-2:30. That's really short notice if you haven't read the book yet, but you really should consider reading Truck: A Love Story, by Michael Perry. He chronicles a year in his life including his quest to restore his 1951 International Harvester pickup truck, his war with the squirrels over his garden, and his new relationship.

Titles for the next year

We are combing through book catalogs and looking at what book clubs are reading to come up with our non-fiction book discussion titles for the coming year. Does anybody have suggestions? Although we usually include one classic, we generally choose a book no longer than 300 pages and no older than, oh, let's say five years. Who has a favorite that would make for a good book discussion?