Let's Talk About It Book Club

Facilitated by author and mentor Lee Heffner, the Let's Talk About It book group will meet on Tuesday, April 9 at 11 am to continue "The Civil War: Fiction" series with the Pulitzer Prize winner March by Geraldine Brooks.

From the publisher:

"From Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic Little Women, Geraldine Brooks has animated the character of the absent father, March, and crafted a story “filled with the ache of love and marriage and with the power of war upon the mind and heart of one unforgettable man” (Sue Monk Kidd). With “pitch-perfect writing” (USA Today), Brooks follows March as he leaves behind his family to aid the Union cause in the Civil War. His experiences will utterly change his marriage and challenge his most ardently held beliefs. A lushly written, wholly original tale steeped in the details of another time."

These discussions are always thought-provoking and lively, and we welcome anyone to join for one book or the whole series! Light refreshments are served. The next book in the series, to be discussed on May 14, will be The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks. Copies will be available to borrow at the library. For more information, please contact the library at (207) 354-2453.

March 15: Communi-TEA!

Join us for afternoon tea on March 15 from 3 to 4:30 PM! Delicious treats and hot tea will be served, and all are welcome in the community living room at Thomaston Public Library.

We would also like to encourage folks to support their neighbors by bringing to Communi-TEA a non-perishable food, pet care, or personal care item to donate to the food pantry!

Mystery Book Club

The Thomaston Public Library Mystery Book Club will meet on Thursday, April 4 at 11 am to discuss the classic from the queen of the Golden Age of mystery: Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie.

From AgathaChristie.com:

"The Argyle family is far from pleased to discover one of its number has been posthumously pardoned for murder – if Jacko Argyle didn’t kill his mother, who did? Dr. Arthur Calgary takes a ferry across the Rubicon River to Sunny Point, the home of the Argyle family. A year before, the matriarch of the family was murdered and a son, Jack, was convicted and sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. Throughout the trial Jack had maintained his innocence, claiming he was hitchhiking on the night of the murder and he had been picked up by a middle-aged man in a dark car. Unable to locate this mystery man the police viewed Jack’s as a lie. Calgary was the stranger in question, but he arrives too late for Jack – who succumbs to pneumonia after serving just six months of his sentence. Feeling a sense of duty to the Argyles, Calgary is surprised when his revelation has a disturbing effect on the family – it means one of the family is a murderer."

The next book on the club's agenda for discussion on May 2 will be In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson. Copies will be available to borrow at the library.

Winter Weather is Here!

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