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Book Discussions

Third Wednesday (Afternoon) Book Club | Third Monday (Afternoon) Book Club | First Wednesday (Morning) Book Club | Pizza and Pages Teen Book Club | Homeschooler's Book Talk

Third Wednesday of the Month at 2:00pm Book Discussion Group

Join us for Way's Book Club on the third Wednesday of each month from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. on the lower level of the library. Here's the group's 2013 reading list:

Date Title Author
January 16 Hannah Coulter
W. Berry
February 20 Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights and Murder in the Jazz Age
K. Boyle
March 20 Song of Solomon
T. Morrison
April 17 The Road from Coorain
J. Conway
May 15 The Hours: A Novel
M. Cunningham
June 19 The Botany of Desire: a Plant's-Eye View of the World
M. Pollan
July 17 State of Wonder: A Novel
A. Patchett
August 21 Midnight's Children
S. Rushdie
September 18 Last Man in Tower
A. Adiga
October 16 Death of a Salesman
A. Miller
November 20 Loot: The Battle Over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World
S. Waxman
December 18 Never Let Me Go
k. Ishiguro

For more information, or to join, call Karen Rothman 419-874-3135 extension 134, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Third Monday of the Month at 7:00pm Book Discussion Group

Join us for an animated and interesting book discussion on the third Monday of each month from 7:00 - 8:15 p.m. on the lower level of the library. This group started meeting in 2006.  Click on the title to link to a book discussion guide, when available. Here's the group's 2013 reading list:

Date Title Author
January 21 Remarkable Creatures
T. Chevalier
February 18 Never Let me Go
K. Ishiguro
March 18 Defending Jacob
W. Landry
April 15 Emperor of All Maladies
S. Mukherjee
May 20 A Hologram for the King
D. Eggers
June 17 The Paris Wife
P. McClain
July 15 Let the Great World Spin
C. McCann
August 19 The Reluctant Fundamentalist
A. Hamid
Sept. 16 Les Miserables
V. Hugo
October 21 Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
J. Meacham
November 18 The Round House
L. Erdrich
December 9 Gone Girl
G. Flynn

For more information, or to join, call Mary Meyer, 419-874-3135 extension 100, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

First Wednesday Morning at 10:00am Book Discussion Group

This is an animated and interesting book discussion on the first Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m.    Happy Reading! Here's the 2013 schedule:

Date Title Author
January 3
(Thursday)
Shoeless Joe - Book
Field of Dreams - Film
W. Kinsella
February 6 Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival
M. Zuckoff
March 6 One Amazing Thing
C. Divakaruni
April 3 State of Wonder
A. Patchett
May 1 Birdseye: The Adventure of a Curious Man
M. Kurlansky
June 5 Crossing to Safety
W. Stegner
July 3 The Tiger's Wife
T. Obrecht
August 7 The Wives of Henry Oades
J. Moran
September 4 The Other Family
J. Trollope
October 2 Doc
M.D. Russell
November 6 Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival
L. Hillenbrand
December 4
Language of Flowers
V. Diffenbaugh

The leader of this group is retired Way director Nancy J. Kelley. For more information, contact her at 419-866-6013.

Pizza & Pages Teen Book Club

The Pizza and Pages Teen Book Club is for students between the ages of 11-15. It has become one of the most popular teen programs at Way Library.

Join us on Friday nights for a lively discussion over pizza and pop.  The club meets from 7:00pm to 8:00pm in the following months: March, April, May, June, September, October, November, and December. 

For more information, please contact Adria Pugh at 419-874-3135 ext 109 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by visiting http://wayteens.blogspot.com/

Homeschoolers' Book Talk

The Homeschoolers' Book Talk group meets once a month from August through May.  It is held on Mondays from 1:30pm to 2:30pm and is for ages 8-12.

The group discusses books of a variety of genres including Newbery Award and Honor Winners.  Homeschoolers are provided the opportunity to enjoy good literature, express opinions, use deeper thinking skills, analyze events, and share ideas.

Copies of the books are always available at the Way children's desk. Upcoming titles can be found on our website at http://children.waylibrary.info

For additional information contact Martha Johns, Youth Services Librarian at 419-874-3135 ext 127.

 

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