Book Clubs
Are you always looking for a good book or author? Do you like a lively discussion with other book enthusiasts? Join a Book Club!
The American History Book Club meets every other month on the third Monday evening at 7PM to discuss a work, primarily non-fiction, that deals with a topic, time-period or biographical work related to the rich history of the United States . The group is moderated by a long-standing member of the book group. Selections are based on suggestions from club members and from trusted, critical book review sources. The Library purchases multiple copies of the books, and can also borrow the books from other libraries.
The next meeting will take place on Monday, September 21st at 7PM.. The group will be discussing Democracy in America by Alexis de Toqueville.
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Second Monday Book Club
The Group will not meet during the summer. Next year's selected books and schedule are as follows:.
Sept. 8th – Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Oct. 13th – When the Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin
Nov 10th – Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Dec 8th – Little Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
Jan 13th - Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Feb 9th – Out Stealing Horses by Per Petersen
Mar 9th – Grapes of Wrath by John Steinback
April 13th - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
May 11th – Consequences by Penelope Lively
June 8th – The Homestead by Rosina Lippi
Men and women of all ages are invited to join. Please register by calling us at 767-1560 or by dropping in at the library
Adventure Book Club
Do you enjoy stories of physical and spiritual adventure, danger, and survival? Do you like a lively discussion with other similar book enthusiasts? The Essex Library invites you to join our Third Monday Adventure Book Discussion Group: Great Reads, Great Deeds. The group will meet on alternate third Mondays with the next meeting taking place on June 16th to discuss Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin by Candace Millard. On a 1993 expedition to climb K2 in honor of his sister Christa, who had died of epilepsy at 23, Mortenson stumbled upon a remote mountain village in Pakistan. Out of gratitude for the villagers' assistance when he was lost and near death, he vowed to build a school for the children who were scratching lessons in the dirt. Raised by his missionary parents in Tanzania, Mortenson was used to dealing with exotic cultures and developing nations. Still, he faced daunting challenges of raising funds, death threats from enraged mullahs, separation from his family, and a kidnapping to eventually build 55 schools in Taliban territory. Award-winning journalist Relin recounts the slow and arduous task Mortenson set for himself, a one-man mission aimed particularly at bringing education to young girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan.