LIBRARY HOURS: MON-THU 10-8pm FRI 10-530pm SAT & SUN 1-5pm | Closures | (307) 733-2164
LIBRARY HOURS: MON-THU 10-8pm FRI 10-530pm SAT & SUN 1-5pm | Closures | (307) 733-2164
Jackson, WY- Teton County Alta Branch Library invites book lovers and anyone interested in exploring an array of different cultures through great literature to join in the One World, Many Stories Book Club, which meets from 7-8:30 p.m., the third Thursday of each month at the Alta Library, 50 Alta School Rd. New participants are always welcome, and no sign-up is required.
In 2012, this book club will tour the globe, following protagonists from New Mexico to Paris to Russia to Borneo. (See full reading list below). The program is free and open to the community with support from donations, large and small, to the Teton County Library Foundation. Members take turns bringing snacks.
“I am honored to host the Alta One World, Many Stories Book Club here at the library,“ said Gretchen Notzold, Alta Branch Library Manager. “This book group is always prepared with research and comments. We have some lively discussions.“
For information, contact Notzold at or 307-353-2505, Alta Branch Library, 50 Alta School Rd. You can also visit the Alta Branch online at http://www.tclib.org/alta.
March 15: “Counting the Cost” by Liz Adair
In 1930s New Mexico, a cowboy meets an eastern society woman who comes to live on the ranch where he works. The book chronicles their love for each other and their life together in the primitive surroundings.
April 19: “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain
Join Huck Finn and Jim on their epic adventure, floating down the Mississippi River where they encounter a vibrant array of American characters; intriguing regional dialects and folkways; and down-home humor. See how Twain navigates the sensitive issue of race in America.
May 17: “Sarah’s Key” by Tatiana de Rosnay
Set in Paris in July 1942, Sarah, a 10-year-old girl, is taken with her parents by the French police who go door to door arresting Jewish families in the middle of the night. Desperate to protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom cupboard—their secret hiding place—and promises to come back for him as soon as they are released.
June 21: “A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana” by Haven Kimmel
In this witty and lovingly told memoir, Kimmel takes readers back to a time when small-town America was caught in the amber of the innocent postwar period. Kimmel recreates the sleepy little hamlet of 300 people, where she grew up, at a time when people helped their neighbors, went to church on Sunday, and kept barnyard animals in their backyards.
July 19: “Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever” by Martin Dugard and Bill O’Reilly
This historical narrative recounts one of the most dramatic stories in American history—how one gunshot changed the country forever.
August 16 & September 20: “Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy
Set against a vast and richly textured canvas of nineteenth-century Russia, Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky.
October 18: “Three Came Home” by Agnes Newton Keith
In her wartime memoir, Keith recounts living in Northern Borneo with her husband, a British colonial official, and her young son when the Japanese arrive in 1942. Her family is soon interned in prisoners’ camps for the duration of the war. Keith gives a vivid account of surviving life in the camps.
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