Book Discussion
- October 27, 2008 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meet Sahil Asthana, a local Penn State author, as he speaks about his first book titled Inz The Warrior, a choose your own adventure book.more info - October 1, 2008 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Love to read?more info
Have favorite books you'd like to tell other kids about?
Mark your calendars for Books & More, our new Book Discussion group for kids age 7 to 12 years old.Each week we'll feature one book, but all participants can also bring their favorite books to discuss.
Pre-registration is not required.
more infoThe 2009 book selection will be announced on MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008- Read Pat and Kristina's Centre County Reads blog for recommendations and discussion of great books: community.centredaily.com
- Centre County Reads has left books around Centre County to enjoy and then pass on to others. Go to the Centre County Reads website for more details.
- Start your own book discussion group with Schlow's book discussion group kits. These are available for checkout from the adult department.
more infoSchlow Library is excited to introduce one of its very newest services: Book Club Assistance! If you are a member of a book club or have always wanted to start your own book club, we can help!
Each book club bag holds 6 copies of the same title and information on how to start a book club as well as questions to get discussions going.
Book Club bags are free to check out and can be kept out for 6 weeks at a time.
Current Book Group Titles include:
- December 16, 2008 2:30pm
more infoThe Notebook by Nicholas Sparks (fiction): An elderly man reads a story from a notebook to a woman who does not know him; the story is of young lovers kept apart by disapproving parents. Everyone is welcome to attend the discussion and reading the entire book is not required for participation.
- November 18, 2008 2:30pm
more infoStolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir (nonfiction): Malika Oufkir describes the inhumane conditions under which she was forced to live after her family was imprisoned due to her father's involvement in a coup against the king of Morocco. Everyone is welcome to attend the discussion and reading the entire book is not required for participation.
- September 23, 2008 2:30pm
more infoThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (fiction): A family chronicle spanning 25 years about the repercussions of a doctor's decision to lie to his wife about the fate of their infant daughter, born with Down syndrome. Everyone is welcome to attend this discussion and reading the entire book is not required for participation.
