(Somerset County, NJ: May 26, 2015) Somerset County Library System of New Jersey is inviting adults to Escape the Ordinary this summer by reading and talking about heroes at SCLSNJ’s book discussion groups, being held at all 10 SCLSNJ library branches.
“Library book discussion groups challenge those who attend to expand their universe and read books that they would not normally read,” said Jennifer Konopacki, head of adult services at SCLSNJ’s Warren Township Library branch. “I’ve been told by many who attend our book discussion groups that’s why they keep coming.”
“Book discussion groups are a terrific way for people to connect, to explore, to share and to discover,” said Yvonne Selander, SCLSNJ’s collection management supervisor. “There is no limit to the number of book discussion groups that you attend. Escape the ordinary and pick up some books you might not normally pick up…then talk about them with us!”
SCLSNJ’s Escape the Ordinary Book Discussion Groups
SCLSNJ Somerville Library branch
Wednesday, June 3 at 2:15 pm
A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout
SCLSNJ Warren Township Library branch
Wednesday, June 24 at 7:15 pm & Thursday, August 6 at 1:30 pm
Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
SCLSNJ Manville Library branch
Monday, July 13 at 6:30 pm
Soldier Girls: The Battle of Three Women at Home and at War by Helen Thorpe
SCLSNJ Bridgewater Library branch
Tuesday, July 21 at 1 pm
Beyond the Call: The True Story of One World War II Pilot’s Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front by Lee Trimble
SCLSNJ Peapack-Gladstone Library branch
Wednesday, July 22 at 7:30 pm
The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore
SCLSNJ Watchung Library branch
Tuesday, July 28 at 7:30 pm
First Family: Abigail and John by Joseph Ellis
SCLSNJ Hillsborough Library branch
Tuesday, July 28 at 7 pm
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
SCLSNJ Mary Jacobs Memorial Library branch
Thursday, July 30 at 7 pm
The Harlem Hellfighters: A Graphic Novel by Max Brooks
SCLSNJ North Plainfield Memorial Library branch
Thursday, August 13 at 1 pm
The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan
SCLSNJ Bound Brook Memorial Library branch
Tuesday, August 18 at 7 pm
The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore
For more information or to register, visit SCLSNJ.org or contact your local library branch.
About Somerset County Library System of New Jersey
Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) partners with you to connect, to explore, to share and to discover. Together we enrich lives, expand knowledge and strengthen communities. SCLSNJ branches can be found in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, Manville, North Plainfield, Peapack & Gladstone, Rocky Hill at Mary Jacobs Memorial Library, Somerville, Warren Township and Watchung. Additionally, there are two SCLSNJ reading stations in Branchburg and Washington Valley.Visit SCLSNJ.org for further information about library services offered at SCLSNJ.
