One of the projects of the Patrick County Retired Teachers Association is the organization of a book club that meets monthly in the local library. Anyone in the community who enjoys reading and sharing is invited to attend. Attendance is growing and interest in books has increased.
September is the organizational meeting. Members choose books to discuss, one per month for the following year.
The book club offers more than reading. Local and regional authors and librarians have been guests and have discussed their novels and their decision to work as librarians. It is a time for socializing, as well. Discussions touch on culture, world and local history, ancestry, biographies, genres of literature in different time periods, and life in general, often the lives of the members themselves and their backgrounds. Book discussions are stepping stones for interesting conversations and further book choices.
Some of the books shared are The Measure, Things We Cannot Say, Frozen River, Christmas Box, Homeward, West with Giraffes, The Muralist, Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians, The Color of Water, and The Orphan Collector.
All are welcome.
