Book Discussion Groups
The Eldredge Public Library Book Discussion Group
This group meets once a month from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM in the Forgeron room. Meeting dates are listed below. Everyone is welcome!
October 27, 2009 - Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff by Rosemary Mahoney
November 17, 2009 - Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
December 15, 2009 - The Elegence of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
January 26, 2010 - The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers
February 23, 2010 - Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
March 30, 2010 - Netherland: A Novel by Joseph O'Neill
April 27, 2010 - The Help by Kathryn Stockett
May 25, 2010 - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Book to Film Discussion Group
Some of the most enduring films have been inspired by great literature. And some books seemed to be nothing special until brought into sharper focus by a great filmmaker. In January 2010 a new type of book group will form at the Eldredge Library: a book-to-film discussion group.
On the third Thursday of each month we will meet at the Library at 6:30 pm, having read the pre-selected book for the month. We'll watch the movie version together, and then comes the fun as we discuss the merits of each. Facilitated by a Library staff member, the group will choose the titles. We are expecting an interesting exchange of ideas, thoughts, and impressions. Most of all, we hope for an evening of fun in a relaxed setting with congenial people!
The next meeting will be Thursday, March 18th, 2010. We will be reading and watching Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer. Published in 2002, this imaginative novel features a protagonist with the same name as the author. The fictional Jonathan is also a writer, who travels to Eastern Europe on a mission to find Augustine, who may have saved the grandfather he never knew from Nazis. (The Film is rated PG13)
Is your bookclub looking for suggestions? Click Here for a list of books previously chosen by various bookclubs in Chatham.