Clubs & Activities
The Friends of the Library Group will continue their booksale- fundraiser every Thursday at the Farmer’s Market at Pioneer Park in Florence throughout the summer.. Stop by for some real bargains on hardback books for a dollar and paperbacks for a quarter!The selection is excellent and includes newly published best-sellers, and very popular authors – with many in near perfect condition! . and If you can’t make it to the market, remember that the Friends Group has a huge selection of new and used books for sale in the back of the library during all regular hours! All proceeds benefit programs and projects at the John C. Fremont Library.
Do you have a skill, talent, hobby or interest you would like to share with our community? We are looking for people to present at our Tuesday Evening Programs. The program begins at 6:30 and can run from one hour to two hours. If you are interested, contact Cid at 784-4649 #3.
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
- 2:45 – 4:00 PM: Middle School
- 3:30 – 5:00 PM: Elementary School
wp-image-1694″ title=”42-15535403″ src=”http://www.florencecolibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Writers-Club2.jpg” alt=”" width=”250″ height=”200″ />Writer’s Club meets at 10:30 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month. This is a very small group that is open to everyone and meets to provide feedback and constructive criticism on their creative writing endeavors. Contact the library for more information at 784-4649.
Book Club meets at 10:00 a.m. on the first Thursday of each month. This group has it’s reading list planned for the year and is open to anyone that has read the month’s selection and wishes to participate in a discussion about it. Please request your copy of the book well in advance so that we may order multiple copies. We use an inter-library loan service for this so books can be requested in standard, large print, or audio format if available. Discussions are moderated by Linda Peri and everyone is welcome to join. The following is a list of the Book Club’s selections. 2010:
March 4th: Girl With Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier:
Brings the real artist Vermeer and a fictional muse to life in a popular book group novel set in 17th Century Holland
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April 1st: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho:
This charming inspirational fable by a Brazilian author is the tale of Santiago, a shepherd boy, who dreams of seeing the world. Through his journeys from Spain to Morocco to Egypt he as last finds self-understanding and spiritual enlightenment.
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May 7th: Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson:
The story of “Skip” Sands, CIA–engaged in Psychological Operations against the Viet Cong and the disasters that befall him. It is also the story of the Houston brothers, young men who drift out of the Arizona desert and into the incomprehensible Vietnam War.
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June 3rd: Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri:
The gulf that separates expatriate Bengali (Indian) parents from their American-raised children – and that separates the children from India is Lahiri’s subject for this colletion of eight short stories.
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July 1st: His Illegal Self by Peter Carey
A fugitive adventure set largely in the wilds of Australia in the protest era of the 70s. The mother-son relationship forms the heart of the novel and critics agree that the touching bond that develops between the two gives the book its merit.
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August 5th: Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Historical fiction that makes an excellent, entertaining cas ethat in the Dark Ages a woman sat on the papal throne for two years. A compelling story dealing with the brutish Dark Ages, Vatican intrigue, and Women’s place in the Church and in the world.
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September 2nd: Coastliners by Joanne Harris
A portrait of an eccentric French fishing community on the island of Le Devin. Mado, a young woman who returns to her childhood home, finds the local community torn apart by family feuds and political machinations. She and the mysterious Flynn save the village.
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October 7th Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
Harrison Shepherd, the product of a divorced American father and a Mexican mother, spends his formative years in Mexico in the 1930s in the household of Diego Rivera, his wife, Frida Kahlo, and their house-guest Leon Trotsky, who is hiding from Soviet assassins.
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November 4th: Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam
A Pakistani enclave in contemporary London is upset when a Muslim couple are found murdered. Central to the turmoil is sexual freedom. Aslam illustrates how women’s lives are restricted and romantic love is denied in the name of religion.
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December 2nd: The Commoner by John Burnham Schwartz
A historical novel based on the life of Empress Michiko of Japan, the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family. The vivid depictions of postwar Japan are stunning but it is the heroine’s vibrant inner life that propels the narrative.
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January 6th 2011: Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Although the setting is 1964 South Carolina with racial tensions flaring, this uplifting novel features appealing female characters an offbeat plot and a lovely style. There is a wonderful sense of the strength of female friendship and love throughout the story.
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February 2011: Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan
This collection of stories set in present-day Africa, is about children and their perilous, confusing lives, their searches for bits of grace and transcendence along with food, family, and survival. An Oprah selection.
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March 2011: The Crazed by Ha Jin
When professor Yang, a teacher at a provincial university has a stroke, hos student Jian Wan is assigned to care for him. Since Jian plans to marry his mentor’s beautiful, icy daughter, the job requires delicacy. Just how much delicacy becomes clear when Yang begins to rave.
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Think it’s too hot to think about knitting? Then you need to come on in Wednesday mornings from 10 to noon and check out all the cool stuff these fun and vibrant knitters make. Whether you’ve never knitted a stitch in your life, or you could knit an outfit with matching accessories in less time than it takes most people to shop for new clothes; you’ll fit right in. Wool Gatherers meet at 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday here at the library. You can bring your own projects and supplies or just drop by and see what the group has to share; either way this group has one heck of a good time and is always open and welcome to new people of all ages. And of course, it’s free! See you there….
