Longford Library Book Club.
Longford Library Book Club next meets on the last Monday of each month at 8.00pm. These monthly meetings function as a social and cultural event as they give those who enjoy reading an opportunity to come together to talk about books. The books are chosen in advance by the group and include fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays.
Literary outings and author visits also form part of the book club agenda. Members with a creative streak are encouraged to write a review of the book of the month for the local creative writing website www.virtualwriter.net.
The vibrancy of the book club stands as testimony to the fact that the gentle art of reading is still alive and flourishing in Longford. New members always welcome.
Reading list for the Library Book Club for October 2009-June 2010
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
Brooklyn (Colm Tobin)
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larrson)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Winifred Watson)
The Forgotten Garden (Kate Morton)
Death and Nightingales (Eugene McCabe)
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Girls (Lori Lansens)
The next meeting of the book club is on Monday 21st June 2010 in Longford Branch Library at 8pm. The theme for discussion on the night is " Memoir". Possible choices include " Memoir" by John Mc Gahern," 44: A Dublin Memoir" by Peter Sheridan or "Are you Somebody" by Nuala O'Faolain. A memoir of your own choice is also welcome.
