Join Bookworms this month on May 28th at 6:30 p.m. as we discuss Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See. We are always looking for new faces with fresh perspectives.
A brief synopsis of All the Light We Cannot See:
"Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where her father works. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel.
In a mining town in Germany, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find that brings them news and stories from places they have never seen or imagined. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments and is enlisted to use his talent to track down the resistance. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, Doerr illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another.
From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the stunningly beautiful instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II."
If you have any questions about Bookworms, please email us at danvers.tl.rsa@gmail.com.
2024 Bookworms Line-Up:
January 30: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
February 27: The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris
March 26: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
April 30: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
May 28: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
June 25: Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
July 30: The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
August 27: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
September 24: Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
October 29: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
November 26: The Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
December 17: Beartown by Frederik Backman
Join us on Saturday, May 4th at 10 a.m. in the library for our monthly story and craft!
Story time is free and open to the public. No registration required.
We offer a story & craft every month during our local school year.
Anyone is welcome to join, although it is geared toward younger children.
For special events or programs check our Calendar of Events Page.
Welcome to 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Club! This free program encourages you to read 1,000 books with your child before they enter school—a goal experts say children need to help them learn to read for themselves.
One of the best ways to encourage learning is to spend time sharing books every day. Reading together helps develop important pre-reading skills that provide a solid reading foundation—a key to school and learning success. Plus, sharing stories together is fun!
Here are the easy steps for participation:
1. Read together.
2. Mark the dot on your child’s log. If you read a book more than once, you can record it each time. Books read at our library Story Time, daycare, or others also count.
3. When you finish 100 books, give your sheet to the librarian and
· Receive a sticker
· Receive a book
4. Repeat steps 1—3 and receive a different sticker and book at each level.
5. After finishing 1,000 books, your child
· Receives a sticker and a book
· Receives a special prize
This club has no end date except your child’s going to school, so don’t feel rushed—just enjoy the experience! Take every chance you have to read with your children, talk about stories, say nursery rhymes, sing songs, and attend library programs. By reading just three stories a day you and your child will have read over 1,000 books in one year. You will also have shared many special moments along the way.
The library is a fun place featuring books to check out, DVDs, free programs, and great suggestions for what to read. Stop in often and talk to our friendly staff—we are here to help.
Happy Reading!
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