Book Groups

The John P. Webster Library coordinates and sponsors three book groups that meet regularly in the library. Book groups resume in a couple of weeks! All books are in – pick up yours at the Book Mobile or at the JPW Library!

Copies of the books are provided for participants. New members are always welcome to either group! For more information, please contact Jennifer or Molly at 860-232-3893 or at jpwlibrary@whfirstchurch.org.

WEEKLY

Awakening the Spirit Meets Mondays
from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

Rev. Tom Carr will guide our exploration of Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi by Amy Jill Levine. “Jesus was a skilled storyteller and perceptive teacher who used parables from everyday life to effectively convey his message and meaning. Levine relates a robust sense of what Judaism was and wasn’t in Jesus’ day, and she does so without chiding, showing how the parables are not just about Jesus, but are also about us—and when read rightly, still challenge and provoke us.”

Not meeting on Feb. 16, see you on 23rd.

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MONTHLY

Food for Thought meets monthly on Tuesdays.
Next meeting is April 7, 5-6:30 p.m.

The Other Americans by Laila Lalami, a National Book Award finalist about the mysterious death of a Moroccan immigrant in California, with a diverse cast of characters divided by race, religion, and class. “A touching and well-paced story of people in a desert town in the USA” (reader review).

Meet the Author You’re invited! Teri Leonard Michaud will chat about and read from her book, Where are All the Kids? A Mother’s Journey of Determination (Based on a True Story) on Tuesday, March 31 in the JPW Library. Join us if you have read the book or are interested in her story!

Believe in YourSHELF Tween Book Group

6th-8th Graders — This One’s for You!

Next Meeting: March 15th at 10:15 a.m. in the Community Room

Book: Very Bad at Math by Hope Larson

“Verity (‘Very’) Nelson can do it all. She’s student body president, debate club whiz, and first chair clarinetist. You could say she’s pretty much the best at everything…Everything except math…when a gossipy podcaster dismantles her perfect image, Verity must choose: remain part of a broken system or fight to fix it.” (Harper Collins)