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DeLand Library Book Discussion Group
For more information contact Susan Fichter at 386-822-6430, ext. 109.
This program is free and open to the public.
February's selection is The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta.
What ifwhoosh, right now, with no explanationa number of us simply vanished? Would some of us collapse? Would others of us go on, one foot in front of the other, as we did before the world turned upside down?
Thats what the bewildered citizens of Mapleton, who lost many of their neighbors, friends and lovers in the event known as the Sudden Departure, have to figure out. Because nothing has been the same since it happenednot marriages, not friendships, not even the relationships between parents and children.
With heart, intelligence and a rare ability to illuminate the struggles inherent in ordinary lives, Tom Perrotta has written a startling, thought-provoking novel about love, connection and loss. (from Amazon.com)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 10 am at the DeLand Library.
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 5:30 pm at the DeLand Library.
Next book: |
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (March 2012) |
New Smyrna Beach Library's Select/Reflect Book Club
For more information contact Tobey Mason at 386-424-2910.
This program is free and open to the public.
February's selection is Night by Eli Wiesel.
In Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, a scholarly, pious teenager is wracked with guilt at having survived the horror of the Holocaust and the genocidal campaign that consumed his family.
His memories of the nightmare world of the death camps present him with an intolerable question: how can the God he once so fervently believed in have allowed these monstrous events to occur?
"A slim volume of terrifying power" -- The New York Times
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 10 am at the New Smyrna Beach Library.
Next book: The Road by Cormac McCarthy (March 2012)
Ormond Beach Library's Best Book Club Ever
For more information contact the Reference Desk at 386-676-4191, ext. 3.
This program is free and open to the public.
February's selection is Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann.
In the dawning light of a late-summer morning, the people of lower Manhattan stand hushed, staring up in disbelief at the Twin Towers. It is August 1974, and a mysterious tightrope walker is running, dancing, leaping between the towers, suspended a quarter mile above the ground.
In the streets below, a slew of ordinary lives become extraordinary in bestselling novelist Colum McCann's stunningly intricate portrait of a city and its people.
Elegantly weaving together seemingly disparate lives, McCann's powerful allegory comes alive in the unforgettable voices of the city's people, unexpectedly drawn together by hope, beauty, and the "artistic crime of the century."
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 2 pm at the Ormond Beach Library.
Port Orange Library Book Discussion Group
For more information contact Anne Verdon at 386-322-5152, ext. 28.
This program is free and open to the public.
February's selection is The Lightkeeper's Ball by Coleen Coble.
It is the dawn of a new century and Olivia Stewart is heiress to an empire. Her family's wealth has nearly disappeared, and now their security rests solely on the Stewart daughters’ marrying well.
Olivia’s sister, Eleanor, was engaged to Harrison Bennett, one of the nation’s wealthiest men, but has since died. Olivia travels to Mercy Falls, California, as Lady Devonworth, hoping to learn more. There she finds that Eleanor’s death was no accident and Harrison is not the man she thought he would be.
When Mercy Falls holds a charity ball masquerade to raise funds for the new lighthouse, secrets–and truths long hidden–will be revealed.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 10:30 am at the Port Orange Library.
Next book: Light on Snow by Anita Shreve (March 2012)
Let's Talk About It
The 2011-12 “Let’s Talk About It” lecture/discussion series sponsored by the DeLand Library Friends begins in November. This year’s theme is “And Still Relevant” and includes a mix of classic and contemporary works with “timely” topics.
February's selection is 1984 by George Orwell.
Discussion presenter is Dr. Ellen Smith, Professor Emeritus, English Department, Stetson University.
I am a thought criminal. I have committed the crime of all crimes. I hate Big Brother.
Welcome to Oceania. In this world there is no love, no loyalty, no laughter, no art, no science, and no literature except what increases the power of the Party.
Four tremendous structures dominate London. These buildings are the center of the government of Oceania: the Ministry of Truth, the Ministry of Peace, the Ministry of Love, and the Ministry of Plenty. I am comrade #6079 Winston Smith.
I work in the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth. In the Ministry of Truth we spend our time altering records, changing history, creating reality. In Oceania the Party decides what is real and what isn't...
The series is free and open to the public.
A complete schedule of selections and dates is available at
the circulation desk of the DeLand Library.
| Next book: | Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen (March 2012) |
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