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Book Clubs

Active Tuesday, Thursday, and East Jackson County Book Clubs meet monthly to discuss and explore new and old books.

Tuesday Book Club
2012 Meeting Dates and Selections
All meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Marianna Library unless otherwise noted or announced. JCPL tries to have copies of each Book Club reading selection available for checkout in the Libraries.
Jan. 10 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Steig Larsson Fiction
Feb. 14 Two Old Women, Velma Wallis Fiction
Mar. 13 The River of Doubt, Candace Millard Non-fiction
Apr. 10 Cold Sassy Tree, Olive Ann Burns Fiction
May. 8 Grandparents and Grand Lessons, Marjena Myrick Fiction
June 12 Animals in Translation, Temple Grandin Non-fiction
July 10 1491, Charles Mann Non-fiction
Aug. 14 Glass Castles, Jeanette Walls Non-fiction
Sept. 11 Founding Faith Steven Waldman Non-fiction
Oct. 9 The Thirteenth Tale (Fiction) Diane Setterfield Fiction
Nov. 13 Select Books for 2013
Dec. 11 Christmas Social/ Book Exchange
Thursday Book Club
2012 Meeting Dates and Selections
All meetings are on the 4th Thursday of each month at 4:30 p.m. in the Marianna Library unless otherwise noted or announced. JCPL tries to have copies of each Book Club reading selection available for checkout in the Libraries.
Jan. 26 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Steig Larsson Fiction
Feb. 23 Thinking in Pictures, Temple Grandin Non-fiction
Mar. 22 Slow Poison, Sheila Bosworth Fiction
Apr. 26 South of Broad, Pat Conroy Fiction
May 24 Diversity of Life, E. O. Wilson Non-fiction
June 28 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jamie Ford Fiction
July 26 1491, Charles Mann Non-fiction
Aug. 23 Broken For You, Stephanie Kallos Fiction
Sept. 27 Founding Faith, Steven Waldman Non-fiction
Oct. 25 Confederacy of Dunces, John K. Toole & Walker Percy Fiction
Nov. 15 (3rd Thurs.) TBA Short Story/Make Book Selections for 2013
Dec. 11 (2nd Tues.) 6:00pm Christmas Social/Book Exchange
East Jackson County Book Club
2012 Selections
For meeting dates, times, and locations, contact: Glenda Sue Bradley at 850.592.6676
Resilience, Elizabeth Edwards Non-fiction
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption , Laura Hillenbrand Non-fiction
The Greatest Generation, Tom Brokaw Non-fiction
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever, Martin Dugard & Bill O'Reilly Non-fiction
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot Non-fiction
The Tiger's Wife: A Novel, Tea Obreht Fiction
The Double Bind: A Novel, Chris Bohjalian Fiction
When She Woke, Hillary Jordan Fiction
Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers Fiction
It's Always Personal: Emotion in the New Work Place, Anne Kreamer Non-fiction
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee Fiction

Questions?

Call the Marianna Library: (850) 482-9631
or the Graceville Library: (850) 263-3659
or email: library@jacksoncountyfl.com


Jackson County Public Library is one of four County Libraries in the Panhandle Public Library Cooperative System and a member of the Panhandle Library Access Network (PLAN), a consortium serving 17 counties in the Florida Panhandle.

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Story Time!
Stories, finger plays, crafts and more!

In Marianna
Every Thursday.
Pre-School Children:
10:00-11:00 a.m.
School-Age Children:
3:00-4:00 p.m.

In Graceville
Every Tuesday.
Pre-School Children:
10:00-11:00 a.m.
School-Age Children:
3:00-4:00 p.m.


International
Chat ‘n’ Sip

A social gathering that gives English and non-English speakers a chance to network, practice speaking a variety of languages, and learn about our international community.
In Marianna
First and third Fridays
every month.
8:30-10:00 a.m.
   
   
   
   
   
 

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