First Chapter Friday

Program Type:

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Book Clubs

Age Group:

Adults
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Description

On Friday, May 6th, Winfield Public Library will host First Chapter Friday on the library’s back patio.  Adult readers of all interests are invited to attend this casual event, designed to introduce readers to a variety of books that meet WPL’s May Reading Challenge.

“Our monthly reading challenges have been a great way for readers to try new authors and genres of books, and our book clubs are fantastic for getting readers together to discuss books,” says Ruth Bumgarner, Adult Services Librarian.  “First Chapter Fridays do both of those things as an opportunity to explore books, get recommendations, and listen to the first chapter of a book (or two) that meets the monthly challenge.”

The challenge topic for May is a Sci-Fi book, and Bumgarner says she looks forward to hearing recommendations from the community at the event.  “Sci-Fi is such a huge and varied genre.  We’ll have a selection of books from the library’s collection available, but the best part of gathering a group of readers is to hear from each other and discover new authors and styles.”

Copies of The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, WPL’s May selection for its Bookn’ with Friends Book Club, will also be available for check out (or just for flipping through the first chapter).