What is Books Plus?
It's a once-a-month discussion group which meets at the library to talk about
a wide range of books and issues. Books and other media, both fiction
and non-fiction, are the springboards for discussing new trends, social
issues, genres, best sellers, foreign authors, etc. Each month, the
group focuses on one or more books (chosen in advance). A volunteer
leads the discussion.
When? Where?
The group usually meets on the first Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. in program
room 2B at the downtown public library. Registration is not required.
Who can be a leader?
Anyone who is interested in books and wants to share that interest
with others. Arrangements will be made a few months in advance with
the discussion leader and the title(s) selected for the meeting.Refreshments
Refreshments provided by the Friends
of the Library.
DON'T forget that we are always looking for volunteer Discussion
Leaders
 Your Blues Ain't Like Mine by Bebe Moore
"Truly Engaging... Campbell has a storyteller's ear for dialogue and the visual sense of painting a picture and a place .... There's a steam that keeps the story moving as the characters, and later their children, wrestle through racial, personal and cultural crisis."-- Los Angeles Times Book Review
 Room by Emma Donoghue
"Gripping, riveting, and close to the bone, this story grabs you and doesn't let go. Donoghue skillfully builds a suspenseful narrative evoking fear and hate and hope -- but most of all, the triumph of a mother's ferocious love." - The Library Journal
Wind, Water, Forest, Stone: Poems about the Green Earth
Join us on April 1st to celebrate National Poetry Month. This year we'll explore the world of nature poetry. For centuries, poets have praised rivers, streams, mountains, animals, and flowers. From the eaerly Greeks to Native American chants to modern writers such as Mary Oliver, Robert Hass, Gary Snyder, and Louise Gluck poets have been inspired by the world around them. Please bring a nature poem that has touched you. Let's join our voices in celebrating this beautiful Earth. "The Wind sings in its turnings, water murmers as it goes..." - Octavia Paz
 The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
This book 'reads as if it had been composed in a flash, ripped off the typewriter and delivered to the public as an ultimatum. It is a long and thoughtful novel as one thinks about it. It is a short and vivid scene as one feels it." - New York Times Book Review, April 1939
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Next at Books Plus
Sundays at 2 p.m. in Program Room 2B
February 5
Your Blues Ain't Like Mine by Moore Campbell
Discussion Leader: Sarah Bowman
March 4
Room by Emma Donghue One Book One Bloomington - Community Read
Discussion Leader: Wendy Rubin
April 1
Wind, Water, Forest, Stone: Poems about the Green Earth
Discussion Leader: Dory Lynch
May 6
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Discussion Leader: Dory Lynch
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