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.

Starting December 8, Rev. Tom Carr returns to explore The First Christmas: What the Gospels really teach about Jesus’s Birth by Marcus Borg and John Crossen. “Basing their focus on the two nativity narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, Borg and Crossan explore the literal story–the inner truth rather than the historical facts–to offer a clear and uplifting message of hope and peace. Readers will find a fresh understanding of the nativity story, enabling a better appreciation of the powerful message of the Gospels.”

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MONTHLY

Food for Thought meets Tuesday, January 6th, 5-6:30 p.m.

Our next book is Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. “This illuminating novel exposes a dark episode in American history: the forced sterilization of mostly poor recipients of welfare benefits in Alabama in the 1970s. Dolen Perkins-Valdez probes the many ways institutional racism and classism inflict lasting scars, and the grace, courage, and love necessary to begin to heal those wounds” (online reader review).

Believe in YourSHELF Tween Book Group

6th-8th Graders — This One’s for You!

The next meeting is January 18 at 10:15am in the Community Room. We will discuss Blue Stars Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon and Cynthia Leitich Smith; illustrated by Molly Murakami. “When cousins Riley Halfmoon and Maya Dawn move to Urbanopolis to live with their activist grandma, they get off to a rocky start. Just when they start to feel at home, their school culture is threatened by an influential foe in disguise. Joining student council feels like a way to help, so both cousins toss their hats in the ring for sixth-grade class president. In no time, this dazzling duo is off to save the day!”