Book Discussion Groups
We offer three separate book discussion groups each month. New members are always welcome. Come once or as many times as you wish. Discussion titles are available at the checkout desk. They may also be available on CD, or as an audio or e-book download via OverDrive. Search our catalog, or ask our Reference staff for assistance (978-921-6062 or bev@noblenet.org).
- Main Library – Daytime: held on the 1st Thursday of the month from 1-2:30 PM
May 2: The Three Miss Margarets by Louise Schaffer
June 6: The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
- Main Library – Evening: held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 7:30-9 PM
May 21: Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
June 18: The Last Stand : Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn by Nathaniel Philbrick
- Farms Branch: held on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 7 – 8:30 PM
May 23: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
June 20: Unbroken : A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand.
COMPLETE JANUARY – JUNE 2013 BOOK DISCUSSION SCHEDULE (pdf)
Monday Mornings
“Monday Mornings” is a free lecture series for seniors that runs annually in the spring and fall months at the main library. Programs run from 9:30-10:30 AM in the Sohier Room. Light refreshments are served starting at 9 AM. All are welcome – no registration needed. To be added to the email list for “Monday Mornings” news, or for more information, please email Robin Flynn, Program Director, at flynn@noblenet.org.
See what the Salem News has to say about “Monday Mornings”!
Upcoming programs:
May 13
NO PROGRAM
May 20
“Americans in Peru: The Mission of Eleanore’s Project” with Mary Jo Wagner
The Spring 2013 “Monday Mornings” schedule concludes on May 20. “Monday Mornings” will return in September 2013. Please look for the Fall 2013 program schedule later this summer. Sincere thanks to the Friends of the Beverly Public Library for sponsoring the series, and to all the great speakers who participated this season.
