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Reading and Discussion Schedule |
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All programs are free, accessible to people with disabilities, and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
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Coming of Age. From a wide range of perspectives, this series examines the lives of men and women who 'came of age' during World War II. The social and historical texts chart the history—public and private—of life on the home front during the war that launched America's 'Greatest Generation.' Led by Helene Lang. West Danville, Walden Community Library, Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. Call Stuart Smith, (802) 503-2630.April 8 ~ Bob Greene's Duty: A Father, His Son, and the Man Who Won the WarPulitzers II. This series invites readers to curl up with a diverse array of award-winning novels and ask themselves: Why did they win? And would I have chosen them if I had been a judge? Whether it's the well-drawn characters, evocative settings, rich language – or all of the above – the ensuing discussion is sure to be dynamic. Lyndonville, Cobleigh Public Library, Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. Call Cindy Karasinski, (802) 626-5475.March 27 ~ Peter Taylor's A Summons to Memphis. Led by Peter Burns.Southern Writers. This series uses a sampling of the finest writers of the American South to raise questions important to any discussion of regional writing: How is the region defined? What makes a writer or a work Southern? Whose South is being portrayed? Danville, Pope Memorial Library, Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. Call Deidre Palmer, (802) 684-2256.March 26 ~ Walker Percy's The Second Coming. Led by John R. Turner.April 30 ~ Lee Smith's Oral History. Led by Suzi Wizowaty.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chittenden County ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From Page to Screen II. When is it true that the movie's good, but the book is better? What makes it so? What does a book or the script of a play have to offer that its film version does not? Conversely, what does film offer that print cannot? Shelburne, Wake Robin Retirement Community, Mondays, 7:00 p.m. Call Mary Ann Horenstein, (802) 985-2992. April 7 ~ Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa and Out of Africa (film). Led by Suzanne H. Brown. May 5 ~ Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories and Cabaret (film). Led by Arthur W. Biddle. June 2 ~ Stephen King's “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” and The Shawshank Redemption (film). Led by Arthur W. Biddle.
The Genius of Mark Twain. Brilliant satire, knee-slapping comedy, potent social commentary . . . what more can you ask for? Led by Peter Burns. Burlington, Heineberg Senior Center, Mondays, 1:00 p.m. Call Barbara Shatara, (802) 865-7211. April 14 ~ Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi May 12 ~ Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson
Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. J. Donald Adams in the New York Times Book Review called this novel Hemingway’s best book, “the fullest, the deepest, the truest.” American Robert Jordan, as a member of the International Brigade, is enlisted to help the antifascist guerilla unit during the Spanish Civil war. The emotional struggle Jordan faces between personal honor and duty makes this one of the most well-conceived and constructed war novels of all time. Led by Lesley Wright. Charlotte Library, 7:30 p.m. Call Sherrie Simmons, (802) 425-3864. April 17
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Mysterious Lens on American Culture. In these mysteries, mayhem and murder play out against a cultural/ethnic backdrop — illuminating more than simply whodunnit. Enosburg Falls, Enosburg Public Library, Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. Call Alan Stirt, (802) 933-2125. April 8 ~ P. L. Gaus' Blood of the Prodigal. Led by Suzi Wizowaty. April 22 ~ Faye Kellerman's Ritual Bath. Led by Geof Hewitt. May 6 ~ Barbara Neely's Blanche Cleans Up. Led by Cheryl Heneveld. May 20 ~ Sherman Alexie's Indian Killer. Led by Helene Lang. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grand Isle County ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Literary Vistas. As the landscapes around us change and evolve, are there corresponding changes in our own personal, social, and cultural identities? This series focuses on the interrelationship between people and nature. Led by Arthur W. Biddle. North Hero Public Library, Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. Call Barbara Mooney, (802) 372-5458.July 2 ~ Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker CreekJuly 16 ~ Henry David Thoreau's WaldenJuly 30 ~ Bruce Chatwin's SonglinesAugust 13 ~ Leslie Marmon Silko's Gardens in the Dunes
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Office in Montpelier
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