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AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB
Tuesday, February 21 at 1 p.m. will discuss
Brookland by Emily Barton

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Copies of the book, some in large print, are available at the Circulation Desk. You can also click on the cover and place a request online. For most titles, the book is available on CD or tape and can be requested through the online catalog or with the assistance of a librarian. The group meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. No long-term commitment needed – come when you can. Light refreshments are served.

WPL BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Tuesday, February 21 at 7 p.m. will discuss
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: a novel by Jamie Ford

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The Group meets at 7 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room. Meetings are on the third Monday of each month from September through November, (no meeting in December), and from January through June. The meeting is shifted to Tuesday when the third Monday is a holiday. Members of the group receive notification of the books and dates, but anyone who has read the book is welcome to drop in. Generally books are available at the Circulation Desk approximately a month before the group's meeting date. You can also click on the cover to find the title in the catalog and place a request online.Group members choose the books to read, the Library supplies the books, and the discussion is informal. For more information please email Janet Nelson or call her at the Reference Dept. (781) 721-7171 x20.

SECOND TUESDAY WOMEN'S READING GROUP
Tuesday, February 14 at 7:30 p.m. will discuss
The Heretics Daughter: a novel by Kathleen Kent.

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The Group meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month from September - June in the Library Meeting Room. Please feel free to drop in for the meeting or contact Sarah Levinson at slevinson15@gmail.com or call Janet Nelson at 721-7171 x20. Multiple copies of the book are usually available at the Circulation Desk approximately one month before the group's meeting. You can also click on the cover to find the title in the catalog and place a request online.

THE TEEN BOOK CLUB
Thursday,February 9 @ 3:30 in the Small Conference Room

All students in middle and high school and invited to join us for a discussion of books you have read lately.  Tell others about books you like and get suggestions for further reading!

Delicious snacks will be provided, so bring a friend and bring your appetite!

Contact Katie Nolan, Young Adult Librarian for more information: knolan@minlib.net

 

HOT READS BOOK CLUB
Tuesday, Jan 24, 7:30 p.m.
The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich

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Calling all young professionals!  Join us at the library for our newest book club devoted to reading and discussing buzz worthy and scintillating books. We'll be discussing the book, The Accidental Billionaires that the movie The Social Network was based on! Light refreshments will be served.  Questions? email bdelorme@minlib.net for more information.

There is more information for all readers on our Book Central page.

THE CLASSICS BOOK CLUB
Tuesday March 27, 2012 at 1 p.m. and Thursday March 29, 2012 at 7 p.m. Choose either time.

The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles

Both discussions will be led by Doris Taber.Copies are available one month before the meeting at the Circulation Desk.

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READ, MEET, GREET

One Winchester, Many Traditions sponsor this book club, Read, Meet, Eat – an international book club.

The spring meeting will be on Monday, May 14 at 7 p.m. The title has not been selected yet.

 

PARENTING BOOK GROUP
Thursday, January 19, 2012 (snow date Wed. Jan. 25) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. to discuss
The Way of Boys: Raising Healthy Boys in a Challenging and Complex World by Anthony Rao and Michelle Seaton.

The Library and Parent to Parent are jointly offering several parenting book discussions. Join us on Thursday, January 19 at 7 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room.

Rao offers an urgent call to parents, educators, pediatricians, and other developmental experts to stop over-medicating active boys and to cease treating boyhood as an illness, teaching parents how to rear their sons with respect for their natural development. It is not necessary to have read the book to participate in this supportive discussion.

Copies of the book will be available on loan through the Library (ask at the Circulation Desk for book club books) and there will be copies for purchase at a discount at BookEnds (mention the book group). For more information go to www.parenttoparentwinchester.org or call the Library at 721-7171 x20.

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The next meeting will be on Monday, April 30, 2012 to discuss
Queen Bees and Wanna Bees by Rosalind Wiseman