Adult programs

Lebanon Library 2nd Thursday

Book Discussion Group

The Homefront: WWII in Novels

May's selection: The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure  In Paris during the Nazi occupation. Lucien Bernard--who, like the book's author, is an architect--is offered a large sum of money to outsmart the Gestapo by devising unique hiding places for Jews.

Thursday, May 11 7-8 pm  

Lebanon All Purpose Room

Copies available at the Lebanon Library Reference Desk

Readers' Choice Nonfiction

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four women undercover in the Civil War-- Karen Abbott  On both sides of the Civil War these women were ingenious, courageous, and loyal in breathtaking battles and rescues.

The Middle East meets West  in Novels & Memoirs  

Emigrants, soldiers, tourists, -- people on the move, cultures mixing and melding or forever separate?

These novels and memoirs describe the conflicts and points of connection in ways that help us understand this dynamic force in today's world.

Characters and memoirists take us beyond the headlines.

The other Wes Moore: One name, two fates -- Wes Moore Two unrelated young men, both named Wes Moore, growing up a few blocks apart have astoundingly different outcomes.

From the Printing Press to the London's Great Fire

Novels and history set 1440-1666   

The Age of Discovery and the Renaissance shaped the world we live in today.  What acheievements are still having an impact and what conflicts continue to vex us?

Which aspects of this period are most interesting to you and what changes most surprising? 

Bring along a brownbag lunch and a book on the theme. A selection of books is on the New Book Shelf, or choose another favorite.

Just a Touch of Romance in other Genres

Who doesn't love a love story, especially if it is part of a satisfying mystery or historical novel? Or tale of horror? Or satire?

These novels pass the test-- winning characters, memorable settings and storylines, and something to warm the heart.

What makes a good story good? What makes one an alltime favorite?

Bring along a brownbag lunch and a book on the theme. A selection of books is on the New Book Shelf, or choose another favorite.

Readers' Choice Nonfiction 

The tender bar: a memoir -- J. R. Moehringer First a fatherless boy, then a floundering young man, the author of this memoir found his rescue in an unlikely place.

Readers' Choice Nonfiction

How the Irish Saved Civilization:the untold story of Ireland's heroic role from the fall of Rome to the rise of medieval Europe--  Thomas Cahill   While barbarians were sacking Europe, the monks and scholars of Ireland were painstakingly and lovingly preserving the written record. An illuminating history.

Prize Winners-- Nobels and others

So many prizewinners-- of all kinds-- so little time!  What makes a book worthy? Do you agree with the judges?   Is a prize dependent on the era in which it’s given?  Have some of the greatest books been overlooked?

Bring along a brownbag lunch and a book on the theme. A selection of books is on the New Book Shelf, or choose another favorite.

Prepare to be amazed! A mentalist reads minds, projects thoughts to others, divines information held secret, predicts results, and much more.