Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

THURSDAY

 March 3, 2016

7:00 pm

Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer Prize winning book is a collection of stories about a group of ordinary people living in a small town in Maine, their joys, sorrows, tragedies and grief, all centered around the main character, Olive Kitteridge. The 4-part Emmy Award winning mini-series, first aired on HBO stars Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins and Bill Murray. While longer than the usual feature film, it will make perfect watching for these cold February nights.

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Book Discussion Group with a Twist! 

  

The discussion group centers on books that were made into movies. 

Adult patrons are invited to read the book, listen to the book or

 watch the movie and join us for a lively discussion on the 

First Thursday of every month. 

 Come to the library and enjoy refreshments and

a chance to meet with fellow book lovers.

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Before I Go To Sleep by S. J. Watson

THURSDAY

 February 4, 2016

7:00 pm

S. J. Watson makes his powerful debut with this  compelling, fast-paced  psychological thriller, in which an amnesiac who, following a mysterious accident, cannot remember her past or form new memories, desperately tries to uncover the truth about who she is—and who she can trust.

Sign up today for The Mercer County Library's

Book Discussion Group with a Twist! 

  

The discussion group centers on books that were made into movies. 

Adult patrons are invited to read the book, listen to the book or

 watch the movie and join us for a lively discussion on the 

First Thursday of every month. 

 Come to the library and enjoy refreshments and

a chance to meet with fellow book lovers.

Pre-register at the desk or by calling the library (419) 586-4442.

The Giver by Lois Lowry

NO MEETING IN DECEMBER

THURSDAY, 

January 7, 2016

7:00 pm

The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. The 2014 film adaptation stars Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep.

Sign up today for The Mercer County Library's

Book Discussion Group with a Twist! 

  

The discussion group centers on books that were made into movies. 

Adult patrons are invited to read the book, listen to the book or

 watch the movie and join us for a lively discussion on the 

First Thursday of every month. 

 Come to the library and enjoy refreshments and

a chance to meet with fellow book lovers.

Pre-register at the desk or by calling the library (419) 586-4442.

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

THURSDAY,

November 5, 2015
7:00 PM

At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State—and she would do it alone. Told with suspense and style, sparkling with warmth and humor, Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her. Reese Witherspoon stars in the 2014 film adaptation.

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Book Discussion Group with a Twist! 

  

The discussion group centers on books that were made into movies. 

Adult patrons are invited to read the book, listen to the book or

 watch the movie and join us for a lively discussion on the 

First Thursday of every month. 

 Come to the library and enjoy refreshments and

a chance to meet with fellow book lovers.

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Still Alice by Lisa Genova

SPECIAL DATE!!

SCREENING OF MOVIE

AND TALK

BY

Linda Pollitz

Alzheimer’s Association

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015

6:00 PM

Dr. Alice Howland is a renowned linguistics professor at Columbia University. When words begin to escape her and she starts becoming lost on her daily jogs, Alice must come face-to-face with a devastating diagnosis: early-onset Alzheimer's disease. As the once-vibrant woman struggles to hang on to her sense of self for as long as possible, Alice's three grown children must watch helplessly as their mother disappears more and more with each passing day. The award winning movie stars Julianne Moore and Alec Baldwin. 

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Book Discussion Group with a Twist! 

  

The discussion group centers on books that were made into movies. 

Adult patrons are invited to read the book, listen to the book or

 watch the movie and join us for a lively discussion on the 

First Thursday of every month. 

 Come to the library and enjoy refreshments and

a chance to meet with fellow book lovers.

Pre-register at the desk or by calling the library (419) 586-4442.

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

Thursday

September 3, 2015

7:00pm

A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

From the 1936 Olympics to WWII Japan's most brutal POW camps, Hillenbrand's heart-wrenching book is thousands of miles and a world away from the racing circuit of her bestselling Seabiscuit. But it's just as much a page-turner, and its hero, Louie Zamperini, is just as loveable: a disciplined champion racer who ran in the Berlin Olympics, he's a wit, a prankster, and a reformed juvenile delinquent who put his thieving skills to good use in the POW camps. The award winning 2014 film adaptation was directed by Angelina Jolie

Sign up today for The Mercer County Library's

Book Discussion Group with a Twist! 

  

The discussion group centers on books that were made into movies. 

Adult patrons are invited to read the book, listen to the book or

 watch the movie and join us for a lively discussion on the 

First Thursday of every month. 

 Come to the library and enjoy refreshments and

a chance to meet with fellow book lovers.

Pre-register at the desk or by calling the library (419) 586-4442.

The Inheritance by Louisa May Alcott

Thursday

August 6, 2015

7:00pm

Louisa May Alcott, who spent much of her childhood amid an intellectual circle that included Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Thoreau, and Nathaniel Hawthorne, embarked on her own literary efforts at an early age. Her recently discovered first novel, The Inheritance, written when Alcott was just 17, offers readers a fascinating look at the birth of a remarkable career. Set in an English country manor, it is the story of Edith Adelon, an Italian orphan brought to England by Lord Hamilton as a companion for his children. With a charm reminiscent of Jane Austen's novels, Alcott's plot sets love and courtesy against depravity and dishonor.

Sign up today for The Mercer County Library's

Book Discussion Group with a Twist! 

  

The discussion group centers on books that were made into movies. 

Adult patrons are invited to read the book, listen to the book or

 watch the movie and join us for a lively discussion on the 

First Thursday of every month. 

 Come to the library and enjoy refreshments and

a chance to meet with fellow book lovers.

Pre-register at the desk or by calling the library (419) 586-4442.