Hear what others think about a book, and then share your own ideas. You don’t have to create a book club to do it, because The Malden Public Library already hosts two discussion groups:
THE MONDAY BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP meets at 7:00 p.m. in the library on the first Monday of each month to discuss titles selected by members of the group.
Upcoming Books:
• February 6, 2012 – School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
Summary of School of Essential Ingredients:
The novel follows the lives of eight students who gather in Lillian’s Restaurant every Monday night for cooking class. It soon becomes clear, however, that each one seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen. Chef Lillian, a woman whose connection with food is both soulful and exacting, helps her students to create dishes whose flavor and techniques expand beyond the restaurant and into the secret corners of their lives.
• March 5, 2012 – The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
• April 2, 2012 – Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
• May 7, 2012 – The Glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato
THE BOOKER PRIZE DISCUSSION GROUP meets at 7:00 p.m. in the library on the fourth Wednesday of each month (This is the new schedule beginning in October, 2011). Since 1969 the “Booker Prize” has been awarded to the best full-length novel written in English by a citizen of the UK, the Commonwealth, Eire, Pakistan, or South Africa.
Upcoming Books:
• February 22, 2012 – Black Dogs by Ian McEwan
Summary of Black Dogs:
A finely crafted, compelling examination of evil and grace. Set in late 1980s Europe at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Black Dogs is the intimate story of the crumbling of a marriage, as witnessed by an outsider. Seeking to comprehend how the deep love of Bernard and June Tremaine could be defeated, their son-in-law, Jeremy, undertakes writing June’s memoirs, only to be led back again and again to one terrifying encounter forty years earlier.
• March 28, 2012 – Crossing the River by Caryl Phillips
• April 25, 2012 – Daughters of the House by Michele Roberts
• May 23, 2012 – Knowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh
Just pick a group that’s convenient! New members are always welcome! Copies of books for discussion are available at the information desk.
The next Reading Roots enrichment program for current Malden kindergartners will take place Saturday, February 4, at 10:30 a.m. For more details, please call the Children’s Room at 781-388-0803 or ask your child’s kindergarten teacher.
Saturdays, 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Every Friday at 4:00 p.m. (except during school vacation), Laurie Rae Tressler from Library Creative Drama, Inc. offers a drop-in Creative Drama program for kids. Children ages 7-10 can come by to participate in theater games and other creative activities. No registration necessary. (This program runs from October 7 through June 15. Regular attendance is appreciated, but not required.)