THE CROWNING GLORY of CALLA LILY PONDER
by Rebecca Wells

Monday, March 22    10:00AM

Book Discussion Guide

“In the small river town of La Luna, Calla Lily enjoys a blissful childhood under the loving light of the Moon Lady, the feminine force that will guide her throughout her life. From her mother, M’Dear, Calla learns the old, womanly art of healing through “fixing hair.” On the same river banks, Calla tastes the sweetness of first love. But when a broken heart knocks the breath out of her, Calla transforms hurt into inspiration and heads for the wild and colorful city of New Orleans to study at L’Academie de Beaute de Crescent. In that extravagant big river city, she comes to understand fully the power of her “healing hands” to change lives and soothe pain, including her own.” (courtesty of Barnes & Noble)

A tale of family and friendship, tragedy and triumph, loss and love, The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder features the warmth, humor, soul, and wonder that have made Wells one of today’s most cherished writers, and gives us an unforgettable new heroine to treasure.

Bring your morning snack and join us for a lively book discussion.

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Thayne Branch Library
883-7323

ALL OTHER NIGHTS  by Dara Horn

Monday, February 22    10:00AM

Book Discussion Guide

How is tonight different from all other nights? For Jacob Rappaport, a Jewish soldier in the Union army during the Civil War, it is a question his commanders have already answered for him — on Passover, 1862, he is ordered to murder his own uncle in New Orleans, who is plotting to assassinate President Lincoln.

After this harrowing mission, Jacob is recruited to pursue another enemy agent, the daughter of a Virginia family friend. But this time, his assignment isn’t to murder the spy, but to marry her. Their marriage, with its riveting and horrifying consequences, reveals the deep divisions that still haunt American life today.

Bring your morning snack and join us for a lively book discussion.

Ask or call us if you need an interlibrary loan!
Thayne Branch Library
883-7323

Join us at the Thayne Branch Library on MONDAY, JANUARY 25 at 10:00AM for the first book group of the new year!
Bring your mid-morning snack and join us for a lively book discussion. Everyone is welcome.

JANUARY SELECTION:

The Betrayal: The Lost Life of Jesus (A Novel)

by Kathleen O’Neal Gear & W. Michael Gear

There is an alternate story of the life of Jesus. One the early Church fathers found so menacing they outlawed the books that documented it, ordered them burned, and threatened anyone found copying them with death.

4th-century Biblical scholar Barnabas flees for his life while protecting these ancient holy texts that reveal Christ’s more radical and heretical side.

International bestselling Wyoming authors and award-winning archaeologists Kathleen O’Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear put more than 30 years of exhaustive research into this fascinating novel.

Ask or call us if you need an interlibrary loan!
Thayne Branch Library
883-7323

Are you reading Olive Kitteridge?

The 2009 Pulitizer Prize for Fiction was awarded to “Olive Kitteridge,” by Elizabeth Strout.

“This collection of 13 short stories set in small-town Maine packs a cumulative emotional wallop, bound together by polished prose and by Olive, the title character, blunt, flawed and fascinating.”–The Pulitzer Prizes, Columbia University

Lincoln County has chosen Olive Kitteridge for the 2009 “One Book, One Community” event.

“One Book, One Community” encourages Lincoln County residents to read and discuss the same book during the fall of 2009. Free paperback copies are available at the Thayne Branch Library and an audiobook version is available for check-out.

Thayne Branch Library will hold their community discussion on Monday, November 9 at 6:30pm in the Thayne Library.  Hope to see you there!

To enrich your reading and discussion, print out these discussion questions:
Olive Kitteridge Discussion Questions

Letters from Yellowstone by Diane Smith

In the spring of 1898, a spirited young woman with a love for botany is invited to join a field study in Yellowstone National Park.

The study’s leader assumes she is a man, and is less than pleased to discover the truth. Once the scientists overcome the shock of having a woman on their team, they forge ahead on a summer of adventure, forming an enlightening web of relationships as they move from Mammoth Hot Springs to a camp high in the backcountry.

But as they make their way collecting amid Yellowstone’s beauty the group is splintered by differing views on science, nature, and economics.

Bring your mid-morning snack and join us for a lively book discussion.
Reading Guide available.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 at 10:00AM

Lottery by Patricia Wood

A funny, poignant, and wise novel about a very rich underdog who shows everyone just how little his IQ says about his smarts.

Bring your mid-morning snack and join us for a lively book discussion.
MONDAY, AUGUST 17 at  10:00AM

Reader’s guide and discussion questions available.

Ask or call us if you need an interlibrary loan!   883-7323