Book Discussion Groups

Join our librarians for lively discussions about popular and thought-provoking books!

Book-to-Movie Discussion Group

Meets in the Library Meeting Room, Liberty Branch

Discussions led by Claire Hoffman, Branch Manager. Reservations not required. Read the book, then watch the movie that it inspired!

November Event

Saturday, November 22

Film at 1 p.m., Liberty Branch Library

Featured book: The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum; a film based on the story will also be shown.

Main Library Book Discussion Group

Meets in the Board Room, 2nd Floor, Main Library

Discussions led by a reference librarian. Reservations not required.

December Event

Thursday, December 11

2 p.m.

Title: Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez

When the author, a hairdresser from Michigan, went to Afghanistan in 2002 as part of an humanitarian aid group, she's confronted with a war-torn country after the fall of the Taliban. Rodriguez's hairdressing skills are quickly utilized, and she establishes a beauty school for Afghan women, who had enjoyed a long tradition of running their own salons before the Taliban took over.

Rodriguez's memoir is a chronicle of her efforts to establish a beauty school in Afghanistan and to revolutionize the lives of Afghan women in a male-ruled culture. The book will at times make the reader laugh with its humor and other times cry at the injustices inflicted on women who live behind the veil.

Lunch Bunch - Book Discussion Group For Kids

Meets in the Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Main Library

Discussions led by Lori Faust, Children's Librarian. Sign up by calling the Children's Dept. at (330) 399-8807 ext. 401

Date: December 13

Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Book: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo