Adult Programming
An exhibit of pastels by Canaan artist, Susan Pearson are on display in the Kilton Gallery now through September 2017. A reception will be held on Thurs., June 29th from 5 to 7pm. This is free and open to the public.
The Home Front: WWII in Novels
Crooked Heart-- Lissa Evans
When Noel Bostock--aged ten, no family--is evacuated from London to escape theNazi bombardment, he lands in a suburb northwest of the city with Vera Sedge--a thirty-six-year old widow drowning in debts and dependents. Always desperate for money, she's unscrupulous about how she gets it.
Copies to check out are available at the Reference Desk.
The Home Front: WWII in Novels
The Wind is Not a River by Brian Payton
the Japanese invasion and partial occupation of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, war correspondent John Easley is shot down in a seaplane along with six crewmembers in April 1943, just off the barren island of Attu, and his wife Helen back home refuses to accept his disappearance.
Copies for checkout are available at the Reference Desk.
The Suspense is Killing me!: Good thrillers of all kinds
Novels you just can't put down-- whether because they are so action-packed or so terrifying or just so psychologically astute.
What makes a thriller thrilling? What idea or setting or character hooks you into reading way past bedtime? There are as many kinds of thrillers as there are readers--
what sort thrills you and why?
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.
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.