Grafton Library chooses ‘The Giver of Stars’ for Community Read

The Grafton Public Library has chosen “The Giver of Stars” by JoJo Moyes for this year’s Community Read in honor of the library’s expansion, with online book discussions planned.

Also available as an Overdrive eBook and eAudio book, “Giver of Stars” is “Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically.”

Teens will read “A Kind of Paradise” by Amy Rebecca Tan, and the children’s title is “That Book Woman” by Heather Henson, illustrated by David Small.

Stop by the Grafton Public Library’s temporary location (53 North Main Street, North Grafton MA –the old St. Andrew’s Church) to pick up a copy of the adult, young adult and/or children’s Community Read title using no-contact curbside pickup and attend any of the virtual Community Read events. The book discussions will be held on Slack: https://graftonpubliclibrary.slack.com.

Register for programs online at: graftonlibrary.org/events, visit the Community Read website at www.graftonlibrary.org/communityread or call the Library at 508-839-4649.

Discussions include:

Daytimers Book Group, Tuesday, April 20 at 1:30pm
Discussion link: http://graftonpubliclibrary.slack.com/#april-20-daytimers-book-group-the-giver-of-stars

“Reads Well with Others” Book Group, Monday, April 26 at 7:30pm
Discussion link: http://graftonpubliclibrary.slack.com/#april-26-reads-well-with-others-the-giver-of-stars

Community Read Book Discussion: The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes, Thursday, April 29 7:30-9:00pm
Discussion link: http://graftonpubliclibrary.slack.com/#april-29-community-read-the-giver-of-stars

To sign up for an account, visit https://join.slack.com/t/graftonpubliclibrary/shared_invite/zt-gevuyf4g-j3XtdeTQ8JSEUpI8GHItNQ If you have already signed up for an account, use this link to get to the log in screen: http://graftonpubliclibrary.slack.com
Once you have logged in, make sure the top of the screen says: #april-29-community-read-the-giver-of-stars

If the discussion link does not show at the top of the screen, then look for the channel name on the left hand side of the screen and click on it. If you have any questions about how to read or listen to the digital titles, how to get a physical copy of the book or how participate in the discussion, contact the Grafton Public Library at: info@graftonlibrary.org

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