Dec 13 2018
Golden Girls Jambaroo
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Upcoming Events
Dec 15 2018
French Conversation Group
Music Room
Dec 17 2018
Crafting with Lasers: Last Minute Stocking Stuffers
Conference Room
Dec 18 2018
Books Alive! Book Discussion – Saints for All Occasions by J. Courtney Sullivan
Conference Room
Dec 18 2018
Make and Learn: Word – Cookbook
Conference Room
Dec 19 2018
Meditation Class
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Books Alive! Book Discussion
Third Tuesday of the month at 2:00 pm. Copies of the books will be available one month before the meeting.
Saints For All Occasions by J. Courtney Sullivan
Tuesday, December 18, 2 pm
Love, secrets and sacrifice come into play in this sweeping multi-generational saga.
Nora and Theresa Flynn leave Ireland to journey to America. In Boston they take different paths, ones they never expected.
A Death in Eden by Keith McCaffery
Tuesday, January 15, 2 pm
Someone is building huge scarecrows along Montana’s Smith River, protesting a proposed copper mine. State investigator Harold Little Feather is intent to solve the mystery.
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
February 19, 2 pm
A former POW comes home from the Vietnam war dealing with PTSD. He impulsively moves his family to Alaska and soon the homesteaders’ lives begin to fracture.
Cookbook Club
Pick a recipe from the chosen cookbook and share it with all at the meeting. A copy of the book will be available at the Reference Desk for you to pick out your recipe.
Ottolenghi Simple by Yotam Ottolenghi
Thursday, December 20, 6 pm
The Cookbook Club favorite returns with a collection of (relatively) easy dishes. Pick out your recipe by December 13.
Cooking South of the Clouds:Recipes and Stories from China’s Yunnan Province by Georgia Freedman
Thursday, January 17, 6 pm
This cookbook offers a glimpse into the cuisine of one of the most diverse Chinese provinces. Pick out your recipe by January 10.
Basque Country: A Culinary Journey Through a Food Lover’s Paradise by Marti Buckley
Thursday, February 21, 6 pm
The traditional food of northern Spain is explored in this beautiful book. Pick out your recipe by February 14.
Friday Film Discussion
First Friday of every month during the summer at 7:00 pm
Minding the Gap (2018)
January 4
A group of Rockford-based skateboarders grapple with domestic violence in this moving documentary.
Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? (2017)
February 1
In this fascinating, personal documentary, the filmmaker investigates the ramifications of his great-grandfather’s murder of an African-American man.
After Hours Book Club
Fourth Saturday of every other month at 5:30 pm
Saturday, January 26, 5:30 pm – Pantheon – Hamish Steele AND Nimona – Noelle Stevenson
Saturday, January 26
Copies of the books will be available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting.