Category Archives: Book Discussion

Thursday, June 21st   / 10:00 AM  -  1:00 PM Contact: Betty Havrylik   (401) 333-2552, x 2   reference@cumberlandlibrary.org Join us as we discuss Roger Williams by Edwin S. Gaustad. The founder of Rhode Island and of the first Baptist Church … Continue reading →

Monday June 4, 2012     /     6:30 PM  -  8:00 PM Contact: Betty Havrylik   (401) 333-2552, x 2   reference@cumberlandlibrary.org Join us for a discussion of Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillebrand. Hillenbrand unearths the rarefied world of thoroughbred … Continue reading →

Monday May 7, 2012    /    6:30 PM  -  8:00 PM Contact: Betty Havrylik   (401) 333-2552, x 2   reference@cumberlandlibrary.org Join us for a discussion of For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World’s Favorite Drink and … Continue reading →

Monday, April 16th   /   6:30 PM  -  8:00 PM Contact: Betty Havrylik   (401) 333-2552, x 2   reference@cumberlandlibrary.org Join us for a discussion of Gardens of Water by Allen Drew. Gardens of Water is an enthralling story of two … Continue reading →

Thursday, April 19th   /  10:00 AM  -  1:00 PM Contact: Betty Havrylik   (401) 333-2552, x 2   reference@cumberlandlibrary.org Caleb’s Crossing is our choice for this month AND the Reading Across Rhode Island book choice for 2012. Once again, the author, … Continue reading →

Thursday March 15, 2012   /   10:00 AM  -  1:00 PM Contact: Betty Havrylik   (401) 333-2552, x 2   reference@cumberlandlibrary.org Fahrenheit 451 is our choice for this month. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury’s classic, frightening vision of the future, firemen … Continue reading →

Monday, February 13th     /   6:30 PM  -  8:00 PM Contact: Betty Havrylik   (401) 333-2552, x 2   reference@cumberlandlibrary.org This month’s book selection is Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. Following a barely-defeated invasion attempt by the insect-like alien … Continue reading →

Monday, January 23rd    /   6:30 PM  -  8:00 PM Contact: Betty Havrylik   (401) 333-2552, x 2   reference@cumberlandlibrary.org Join us as we start the year with Elizabeth Von Arnim’s Enchanted April. It begins one cold, rainy February afternoon soon … Continue reading →

Thursday, December 15th / 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Contact: Betty Havrylik (401) 333-2552, x 2 reference@cumberlandlibrary.org Join us as we finish the calendar year with Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. One of the best-loved classics of all time, … Continue reading →

Thursday, December 15th / 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Contact: Betty Havrylik (401) 333-2552, x 2 reference@cumberlandlibrary.org Join us as we finish the calendar year with Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. One of the best-loved classics of all time, … Continue reading →