 THE BIG READ 2010 : MY ÁNTONIA Door County - January 11 through February 14 For the third consecutive year, Peninsula Players Theatre will partner with Door County Library to present The Big Read Door County. With a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, this year's events will explore Willa Cather’s “My Ántonia.” Copies of the book are available through the Door County Libraries and a list of events is available at www.neabigread.org.
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MULTICULTURAL BOOK GROUP
Sturgeon Bay Library - Tuesdays, 1:00 pm
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January 5 Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (France)
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February 2 The Floor of the Sky by Pamela Carter Joern (US)
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March 2 The Calligrapher's Daughter by Eugenia Tim (Korea)
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April 6 Guernica by Dave Boling (Basque Spain)
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May 4 The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry (Ireland)
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GREAT BOOKS GROUP
Sturgeon Bay Library - Tuesdays, 1:00 pm
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Readings from the Great Books Foundation Great Conversations 2
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January 19 The Story of Samson, Judges 13-16
and The Nose by Nikolai Gogol
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February 16 The Grand Inquisitor by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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March 16 Meditations One and Two by Rene Descartes
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April 20 Goblin Market by Christina Rosetti
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May 18 Physics and World Philosophy by Max Planck |
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INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES
Sturgeon Bay Library - Wednesdays, 6:30pm
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February 17 King of Hearts NR 1967 France
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March 17 Local Hero PG 1983 Scotland
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April 21 Caramel PG 2007 Lebanon
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May 19 Raise the Red Lantern PG 1991 China
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READERS RAMPANT BOOK DISCUSSION
Sister Bay-Liberty Grove Library - Tuesdays, 6:30pm
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| January 12 My Ántonia by Willa Cather | |
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February 2 O Pioneers and Song of the Lark by Willa Cather
- discussion leader, Gary Jones
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| March 9 Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout | |
| April 13 Mighty Queens of Freeville by Amy Dickinson | |
| May 11 A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute | |
| June 8 The Help by Kathryn Stockett | |
| July 13 Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay | |
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TUESDAY MORNING BOOK DISCUSSION
Ephraim Library - Tuesdays, 10:00 or 11:30 am
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| January 5 Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer | |
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by Jill Bolte Taylor
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| March 2 Reader's Choice of a "Western" | |
| April 6 Where Rivers Change Direction by Mark Spragg | |
| May 4 Book Selection Planning Meeting |
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READING OUT LOUD : A Vocal Reading Group
Sturgeon Bay Library - Wednesdays - 9:30 am
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Share words and ideas that capture the imagination! Read out loud (6 minutes max) from a personal choice of literature or writings.
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Moderators: Diane Melang and friends.
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HISTORY BOOK DISCUSSION
with Professor John Harris
Sturgeon Bay Library - Thursday, 6:30 pm
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April 15 River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's
Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
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