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 March 3, 5-6:30 p.m.

Reading: Where are All the Kids? A Mother’s Journey of Determination (Based on a True Story) by Teri Leonard Michaud. West Hartford resident Michaud shares the story of how her mother overcame 1960s religious and social norms to escape an abusive marriage and protect her six children.

Believe in YourSHELF Tween Book Group

6th-8th Graders — This One’s for You!

Next time: We will meet on February 15th at 10:15 a.m. in the Community Room. This month we will discuss Two Tribes by Emily Bowen Cohen: “When a school bully declares that Mia is “not a real Indian” because she doesn’t conform to his stereotypes, the tween questions her right to claim a Native identity. Since her Jewish mother separated from her father when she was 3, Mia’s contact with her Muscogee relatives has been limited…A powerful graphic novel about honoring every part of our identity.” (Kirkus)