The Brookfield Citizen

Brenda Metterville

Summer Reading Fun! Thanks to the Friends of the Library for another great summer reading program. Over 70 participated—from toddlers to grandparents.

Friends of the Library will meet in the Library at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, Thursday, Oct. 6 and Tuesday, Nov. 15. Santa will visit the Library on Sunday, Dec. 11.

Drop-in Arts and Crafts are available to artists of all ages 3-5 p.m. every Friday from September to December.

Bannister Book Group welcomes newcomers to join, attend and discuss as schedules may accommodate. Copies of the books are always available at the Library one month in advance of each discussion. Please call to reserve.

Tuesday, Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m.—Sudden Sea: The Hurricane of 1938, by R. A. Scotti.
"At the tail end of the bleakest summer in memory, weeks as gray as weathered shingles and drenching downpours, September 21 arrived in southern New England..." Scotti describes the unlikely alignment of meteorological conditions that conspired to bring a tropical cyclone to the Northeast. A masterful storyteller, Scotti follows the trajectory of that awful wind—and recovers for posterity the lost stories of those whose lives, families, and communities were destroyed by the Hurricane of 1938.

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m.—Mountains Beyond Mountains. The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World, by Tracy Kidder.
Join us for a community discussion of the book that students at the Tantasqua Regional High School completed as their main summer reading selection.

Tuesday, Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m.—The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini.
An incredible first book—I recommend this book to everyone. Reviews of this fascinating and well-written book have included the adjectives “powerful, haunting, evocative, riveting and unforgettable and extraordinary.”

Coupon Box—A generous patron has created a wonderful coupon box available to library users.

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