Join in the discussion: come to a book group meeting!
The Appomattox Regional Library System wants you to make a New Year’s resolution to read more and meet new people. To help you do this, ARLS is hosting monthly book groups at four of our locations. No matter where you live or work and no matter what interests you, the library is sure to have something you will enjoy!
To kick off this new year of book groups you are invited to discuss one of the most circulated books of 2011 at our newest library. Join us on Tuesday, January 10th at 6 pm in the Prince George Library to discuss Room, by Emma Donoghue. This story of a 5 year-old boy and his mother who are held captive in an 11×11 foot room is gripping and shocking, but manages to remain hopeful.
Next, we invite you to come to the Hopewell Library on Thursday, January 19th at 1 pm to share The Paris Wife, by Paula McLain. This book tells the story of Hadley who is introduced to a “beautiful boy” named Ernest Hemingway. After a whirlwind courtship the two marry and set off for Paris. Though the book is a work of fiction, it is based on the true story of Hemingway’s first wife of whom he once wrote “I wished I had died before I ever loved anyone but her.”
For those outside the tri-city area, book groups in Dinwiddie and Carson will also be meeting Thursday, January 19th. Stop by the Carson Depot Library at 6 pm to talk about The Real Macaw, by Donna Andrews. This book (by a popular Virginia author) tells the story of Meg Langslow who hears an odd noise early one morning and discovers that her living room is filled with animals! Or come to the Dinwiddie Library at 7 pm to discuss Sharyn McCrumb’s The Ballad of Tom Dooley inspired by an 1866 murder made famous by The Kingston Trio’s 1958 song.
Finally, read one of our favorite books of the fall in Hopewell on January 31st at 6:30 pm as librarian Chris Wiegard shares one of his top picks, The Language of Flowers, by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. In a recent review, Mr. Wiegard described this book as “disturbingly raw and powerful” as it tells the story of Victoria Jones, a young woman who has survived a miserable childhood in foster care and is thrown into the “real world” thoroughly unprepared.
Book groups are absolutely free to attend and require no registration. Each library location will host book groups each month all year long and welcomes you to attend as many you like. You can view a complete list of the 2012 book selections here.
Movies may be rated PG-13 or R, except for Friday 2/4 when we will be featuring a family film from 2008 which won the “Best Animated Feature” award.
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