Every summer as you cross the causeway at the south end of Maine's Long Lake, a large white house adorned with purple blossomed hanging baskets appears on the left side of the road. Here it is in winter. The upper story houses the children's library while the main floor offers adult spaces to read, check email on wifi, read the daily papers. In summer it is a busy place with visitors from all across America (the "away from here"s) mingling with the locals. The basement supports an ongoing book sale and a meeting place for public and library use. It is in the basement that the Naples Summer Book Club meets. This past summer about 20 people, mostly women - well, all women, even though men were welcome - met each month to discuss the latest book selection. The books were provided by the library supported by state services and led by a wonderful moderator also provided by the state. The discussion was lively and thoughtful and reflective of the ages and backgrounds of the group participants. Here are the books from last summer. I recommend them all and if you have read any would love to hear your comments. If you are interested in what they are about, I have linked each to an online review. Hope to hear from you.
Picture above from the Naples Public Library website. Check it out.
The Late George Apley/ John P. Marquand
1 comment:
Excellent review of All Quiet on the Western Front---I agree - it was a great book, everyone should read.
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