A NEW READING SEASON IS COMING

     It was announced in the last meeting of the library's adult reading club...a new reading season is coming!
     We just finished Between the Covers with various themes that kept some of us reading until the wee hours of the morning. 
     Each month we read our choice of books for the monthly genre.  For instance, last June we were reading "Books That Keep You Up All Night."  Those were the thrillers and survival stories.  We also read "Tall Tales" (bios and memoirs), "Night Time Adventures" (mysteries and detectives), and "Moon Madness" (in October with "moon" in the titles).  I'm sure you get the idea.
     Now, a new reading season is upon us and this time the title is Beneath the Surface.
     As we discussed this topic here at work, I must admit we got a little carried away with things beneath the surface.  And it was fun!  We thought of what was beneath the surface of the ground and water, what was beneath the surface of our skin or our clothes,   what was beneath the surface of...well, most anything.  That's what made it fun!  We came up with all kinds of beneath-the-surface ideas.
     For some of our months this coming season, however, we have deviated a little because of an important event during the month.  For instance in July, we really wanted to read books where we could celebrate America.  We decided to read about real and legendary heroes and heroines, or revisit classic songs or places, or follow the adventures of travelers across the United States.  We'll have an opportunity to "delve beneath the surface" of people or events or things in order to find something deeper than the obvious.
    In August we're going to read "Cold Books for Hot Weather."  That will be a great challenge! There  undoubtedly will be a surface in those books that we need to find and go beneath.
    September will be one of the months we have a special event to read about.  The last of September is "Banned Books Week" and our topic will be "Books That Break the Rules."
    Then in October we're back to Beneath the Surface with "Digging into the Past," a time for us to look at local history and genealogy.  There's no telling what we'll dig up!
     For the rest of the season, we'll be reading "Unexpected Blessings" for November, "Going Underground" for January (could include topics for underground rail services and Black History Month), "Women Who Rock" in February (early for Women's History Month in March), "Green Reads" for March, and " Shoots and Roots, Buckets and Boots" for April.
     So, there you have it.  Our list of challenging reads for our new book club season.
     Oh, for this coming June our suggested theme is "Color It Coastal."  We'll have a little brochure on the bookshelf near the 7-Day Loans that you can pick up.  It ties right in with you getting ready for a trip to the beach.  But if you can't get to a place with sand and sea, you can go by book!  The brochure has a list of great beach reads, such as "Beach Girls" by Luanne Rice, "Murder in Palm Beach" by Cat Lyons, and "The Beach House" by three different authors: James Patterson, Jane Green, and Sally John.
     Join us as we explore a different theme each month.  You can read any book of your choice, although we do have a selected group focus.
     We meet the second Tuesday of each month, except May and December, at 6:30 p.m. in the library auditorium.  We share what we've read as well as light refreshments...a little plate of something by each member and coffee/tea furnished by the library.
     June will be the beginning of our third year!  We must be doing something right!  Come see what it is!