May 2021-I Feel Bad About My Neck
At our April 26th meeting, we discussed Unbound by Ann E. Burg. This was a book in verse, and it was a new experience for our members in attendance. The group liked the book and felt that the author did an extraordinary job with this format. Everyone was happy to be back together meeting again in person inside the library.
We have reviewed the book discussion titles to include some of the books we chose for 2020 but missed because of the pandemic. Here is the updated list as of 4/29/21:
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January 25 |
James Harriot |
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February 22 |
Celebrate Black History Month
and pick a book by an African American author |
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March 29 |
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April 26 |
Pick a poem by US Poet Laurate, Joy Harjo
or read Unbound
by Ann E. Burg |
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May 24 |
Nora
Ephron |
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June 28 |
Lisa See |
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July 26 |
Randy Pausch |
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August 30 |
Joanne Ramos |
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September 27 |
Anne Perry |
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October 25 |
Michael J. Fox |
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November 29 |
Rebecca Serle |
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December 13th @ 3pm —Coffee Chat about your 2021
favorites & get our new list for 2022 |
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I made an executive decision and added 3 titles so that we could finish out the schedule.
Our next meeting will be Monday, May 24th at 3pm and we will meet in the large meeting room. The meeting has been moved up a week due to the Memorial Day holiday. Please wear a mask in the library building. The title selected is I feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron. Copies are available in regular print, large print, audio, and eaudio formats at the LME Library desk. Copies of the discussion sheets can also be picked up or are available online.
With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron shares with us her ups and downs in I Feel Bad About My Neck, a candid, hilarious look at women who are getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself.
May 20 - Story of Arthur Truluv
At our April 29th book club meeting, we discussed the book, Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. Members liked the book and the fact that it brings attention to the contributions made by these women. The movie version focuses only on the race to moon, so it was interesting that about a third of the book dealt with WWII war efforts. It was amazing to read about how these working women were able to balance children, families, jobs, and all that goes with it in an age before many of our modern conveniences (permapress clothing, convenience foods, even dishwashers!) During the meeting, we had treats from Frosted Bakery.
Book Summary: "For the past six months, Arthur Moses's days have looked the same: He tends to his rose garden and to Gordon, his cat, then rides the bus to the cemetery to visit his beloved late wife for lunch. The last thing Arthur would imagine is for one unlikely encounter to utterly transform his life. Eighteen-year-old Maddy Harris is an introspective girl who visits the cemetery to escape the other kids at school. One afternoon she joins Arthur--a gesture that begins a surprising friendship between two lonely souls. Moved by Arthur's kindness and devotion, Maddy gives him the nickname "Truluv." As Arthur's neighbor Lucille moves into their orbit, the unlikely trio band together and, through heartache and hardships, help one another rediscover their own potential to start anew. Wonderfully written and full of profound observations about life, The Story of Arthur Truluv is a beautiful and moving novel of compassion in the face of loss, of the small acts that turn friends into family, and of the possibilities to achieve happiness at any age."
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