Program Type:
Discussion GroupsAge Group:
AdultsProgram Description
Event Details
Welcome to the Adult Virtual Book Club, formerly Quarantine Book Club! This is a Virtual Book Club that will meet via Zoom. Our book club will meet the third Tuesday of each month and we will read and discuss a book chosen by the moderators, librarian Christine Edgar and Anna Downing.
Registration is required. Join us via Zoom!
Instructions for Zoom:
Please download the Zoom app on your computer, phone or tablet. You do not have to have a Zoom account to join the meeting. When you register for this program, you will be sent a unique Zoom ID and password. A few minutes before the event, open the Zoom app and type in the meeting ID and password to join us.
During this meeting we will discuss "Girls From Ames: A Story of Women and Friendship" by Jeffrey Zaslow
As children, they formed a special bond, growing up in the small town of Ames, Iowa. As young women, they moved to eighth different states, yet they managed to maintain an extraordinary friendship that would carry them through college and careers, marriage and motherhood, dating and divorce, the death of a child, and the mysterious death of the eleventh member of their group. Capturing their remarkable story, The Girls from Ames is a testament to the enduring, deep bonds of women as they experience life's challenges, and the power of friendship to overcome even the most daunting odds.
The girls, now in their forties, have a lifetime of memories in common, some evocative of their generation and some that will resonate with any woman who has ever had a friend. The Girls from Ames demonstrates how close female relationships can shape every aspect of women's lives-their sense of themselves, their choice of men, their need for validation, their relationships with their mothers, their dreams for their daughters-and reveals how such friendships thrive, rewarding those who have committed to them. With both universal events and deeply personal moments, it's a book that every woman will relate to and be inspired by.
This item is available in print, available for pickup at the Barney branch or the Main Library. Please call the library 860.673.6791 to reserve a copy for Lobby Pickup or place a hold in our catalog.
Hope to see you soon!