Adult Program
Friends of the Library: Annual Meeting & Michael Smith
Join the Friends of the Library at their Annual Member Meeting.
The evening will begin with an overview of the past year by the president of the Friends, as well as the opportunity to mingle and talk with Friends of the Library officers, board members and other library supporters.
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Lyric Opera Lecture: Madama Butterfly
An experienced Lyric Opera lecturer shares the story and music of "Madama Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini. The lovely geisha, Cio-Cio-San,is a child bride who gives up her family, her religion, and her culture to marry the callous American naval officer B. F. Pinkerton. They savor a few nights of ecstasy and then he sails blithely away, leaving her with the hope that one day hell return.
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Brown Bag - Snow White Must Die
Snow White Must Die begins with a woman who has fallen off a pedestrian bridge onto a car underneath. The investigation leads Detective Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver Bodenstein, to a small village, and the home of the victim, whose son was convicted for the disappearance of two young girls eleven years earlier. The investigation turns into a race against time, because for the villagers, it is soon pretty clear who the perpetrator is and they are prepared to take matters in their own hands.
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Brown Bag - Garnethill
On returning home in a drunken state after discovering her boyfriend has been married for 12 years, Maureen ODonnell, a former patient in Glasgow psychiatric hospital, finds the body of her boyfriend tied to her kitchen chair with his throat cut and becomes the prime suspect in his murder. Garnethill by Denise Mina provides some insight into the relationship of those with mental illnesses and the ones who treat them. Brown Bag book discussions feature a new mystery title each month. Books are available at the Dole Branch Library one month before the discussion.
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Brown Bag - The Beautiful Mystery
When the choir director at the monastery of Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups is found murdered, Chief Inspector Gamache of the Surete du Quebec is called to investigate. In this 8th novel in the Chief Inspector Gamache series, the Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny is set in a monastery where a chant, the Gregorian chant, with its serene and melodic sounds, polarizes the monks, the ones who want to gain attention and success and the others who view that prospect of a more open and worldly community with horror. Brown Bag book discussions feature a new mystery title each month.