Tag: reading

The Perfect Summer Reads for 2022

Submitted by Coakes on Jun 15 2022
A woman reading by a pool

Picture it in your mind: the perfect summer day. Your children play quietly in the pool at your feet, glistening with aqua blue as the sun reflects off the water. Shadows of little waves dance across your face. In your hand is a cold beverage, sweating against your palm. You smell sunscreen touched with coconut, a hot dog sizzling on a grill somewhere, and the sharp hint of chlorine. With a smile, you reach down into your brightly-hued beach bag and pull out…

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romance
thriller
Mystery
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Book Club

Book Club

March 26, 2021 - 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Online

Meet virtually to discuss the book The Guest List by Lucy Foley.

Space is limited; registration required. This virtual event will be held online via Zoom. A link will be sent via email prior to the event.    

Event Type: 
Book Club
Age: 
Adult
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book club
reading

Start Your Own Virtual Book Club

Start Your Own Virtual Book Club

February 18, 2021 - 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Online

Looking to create a space for connection and inspiration in your life? Whether you want to transition your formerly in-person book club to an online platform, or to start a brand new group, we’ve got some tips and tricks to help you along! Join library staff to learn how to start and sustain an engaged virtual book club in this new year.

This program will be held online. A link will be emailed to registered attendees in advance. 

Event Type: 
Class
Age: 
Adult
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digital skills
book club
conversation
connection
books
reading

Perl Mack Perspectives Book Club (canceled)

Perl Mack Perspectives Book Club

March 21, 2020 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Anythink Perl Mack

View the world through someone else’s eyes. A mix of fiction and nonfiction, this book club aims to be an enlightening examination of various cultures and ways of life. This month, we will discuss Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi. We provide the snacks, you provide the conversation!

Please see a staff member for a copy of the book.

Event Type: 
Book Club
Age: 
Adult
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adult
reading
discussion
Snacks

Book Talk

Book Talk

March 6, 2020 - 10:00 am to 11:15 am
Anythink Wright Farms

Drink coffee and talk books with your friends and fellow community members. Please bring a favorite title to recommend and prepare to discover some great new reading suggestions.

Age: 
Adult
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books
reading
conversation

How to read If you want to write

Submitted by Coakes on Jan 23 2020
Photo of a woman in bed surrounded by books

There is a great Stephen King quotes that reads, “If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write.” It’s one of my favorite quotes to haul out when I’m talking to new writers because it contains so much truth: if you are wanting to write a book, then you need to be reading books. This statement is often met with enthusiastic head nods and more than a few sighs. I get it – who has time to read when writing a book on the side? We barely have enough time in this insanely oversaturated world for our own thoughts, let alone the time to read and write.

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Reading to Write
Writing Books
how to write a book
Writing Instructions
what to read if you are writing
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