Green Bank Library

The Green Bank Book Discussion Group has been meeting for over a decade. The group has approximately 25 members, and meets (usually) the third Wednesday of every month. The meetings are held on a rotational basis in members’ homes. The meetings open at 7:00 pm for a short social time, followed by an hour of discussion of the book chosen for that month. Following this discussion is further socialization time with refreshments.

Members obtain their own books. The Green Bank Library will have one copy of each selection in its collection, and can obtain further copies through Interlibrary Loan.

Books are selected annually at the September meeting. During the summer the group does not meet; however a longer selection for summer reading is chosen.

For further information, call Mark or Marilyn Clark at 456-3475.

The below chart names the name of a book and author for a given month. Listed at the far right is the first name of the person in charge of that month’s meeting.

Month Book ************Author ***********Leader

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10/2002 The Poisonwood Bible B. Kingsolver Niki

11/2002 The Grandmother's Tale R. K. Narayan Rose

12/2002 Dragon Hunter C. Gallenkamp Toney

1/2003 Banvard's Folly P. Collins Toney

2/2003 Pale Fire V. Nabokov Brian

3/2002 The Gift of the Jews T. Cahill Nancy

4/2003 9 Parts of Desire G. Brooks Marilyn

5/2003 Interpreter of Maladies S. Lahiri Carla

9/2003 Doomsday Book C. Willis Mark

The Green Bank Fiction Book Club

This group concentrates on contemporary fiction

(Contact Molly Minter 456-4460 or Lena Braatz 456-5158 for meeting places)

Books may be privately ordered, obtained through Interlibrary Loan, or borrowed from the Green Bank Public Library (one copy of each selection has been obtained)

Dates of meetings and book selections are as follows:

The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Shreve (October 21

Mystic River by Dennis Lehayne (November 18)

Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy (December 9)

Years of Wonder by Geraldine Brooks (January 13)

Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns (February 10)

The Archivist by Martha Cooley (March 10)

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Cavalier (April 14)

The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells (May 12)