GPL: 2022 Community Read: The Overstory, Code Blue And More!

Grafton MA

03 April, 2022

7:57 AM

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Press release from Grafton Public Library: March 29, 2022 In celebration of the green building practices used during the library's renovation and expansion project and Earth Day, The Friends of the Grafton Public Library encourage everyone in town to participate in this year's Community Read. Stop by the Grafton Public Library (35 Grafton Common) to pick up a copy of the adult, young adult and / or children's Community Read titles. The adult title is: The Overstory by Richard Powers A novel of activism and natural-world power presents interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summoned in different ways by trees for an ultimate, brutal stand to save the continent's few remaining acres of virgin forest. The Young Adult title is: Code Blue by Marissa Slaven Atlantic (Tic) Brewer never knew her father, a hydrologist who died at sea before she was born. Raised by her mother and an elderly neighbor, Tic's small home on the Edge is under threat from rising sea levels. At sixteen-years-old Tic is smart and studies, hard as she prepares to attend one of many Academies established worldwide, when the International Change Agreement warned of imminent environmental collapse. There she meets friends Phish and Lee, who like her pledge to save all human civilization in a race against time. The Children's titles are: The Curious Garden by Peter Brown (grades K-1) Liam discovers a hidden garden and with careful tending spreads color throughout the gray city. The Trouble with Dragons by Debi Gliori (grades 2-3) When dragons cut down too many trees, blow out too much hot air, and do other environmental damage, the future looks grim, but other animals advise them on how to mend their ways and save the planet. The Tree Lady: the true story of how one tree-loving woman changed a city forever by Joseph H. Hopkins (grades 4-5) Learn about Katherine Olivia Sessions who brought trees to San Diego and created what eventually became Balboa Park. EVENTS Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30pm Community Read Crafting Decorate a clay pot and plant it with sedum. Community Room Monday, April 11 at 7:30pm "Not Just for Young Adults" Book Group Discussion of Code Blue by Marissa Slaven. Room 202 Tuesday, April 19 at 1:30pm Daytimers' Book Group Discussion of The Overstory by Richard Powers Room 202 Tuesday, April 19 at 7:30pm GPL Mystery Book Group Discussion of Hold Your Breath, China by Qiu Xiaolong Room 202 Wednesday, April 20 at 7:00pm Learn About Invasive Plants with Karro Frost Community Room Saturday, April 23 from 9:00am-12:00pm Grafton Clean-Up Day Sponsored by the Grafton Garden Club Meet on the Grafton Common Monday April 25 at 7:30pm Reads Well With Others Book Group Discussion of The Overstory by Richard Powers Tuesday, April 26 at 7:30pm Inspirational Book Group Discussion of Saving Us : a climate scientist's case for hope and healing in a divided world by Kaharine Hayhoe Room 202 Thursday, April 28 from 7:00pm-9:00pm Community Read Book Discussion Discussion of The Overstory by Richard Powers Community Room of the Grafton Public Library Wednesday, May 8 at 6:30pm-8:30pm Blackstone River Watershed Association Annual Meeting & film screening Community Room of the Grafton Public Library Programs for Children: Thursday, April 28 at 5:30pm-6:00pm Bookworms Book Clubs – for ages K-1 Discussion of The Curious Garden by Peter Brown Children's Program Room Thursday, April 28 at 6:15pm-6:45pm Bookworms Book Clubs – for ages 2-3 Discussion of The Trouble with Dragons by Debi Gliori Children's Program Room Thursday, April 28 at 7:00pm-7:30pm Bookworms Book Clubs – for ages 4-5 Discussion of The Tree Lady: the true story of how one tree-loving woman changed a city forever by Joseph H. Hopkins Children's Program Room This press release was produced by Grafton Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.