Current Fiction Book Group - Led by Claudia Cayne
Saturday, November 5⋅, 4:00 – 5:00pm

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“Detransition Baby” by Torrey Peters

Reese almost had it all: a loving relationship with Amy, an apartment in New York City, a job she did not hate. The only thing missing was a child. But then her girlfriend, Amy, detransitioned and became Ames,

and everything fell apart. Could the three of them form some kind of unconventional family—and raise the baby together?

In person in the Oak Room for those who are vaccinated and comfortable

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Nonfiction:

The Island of the Color Blind by Oliver Sacks
November 13, 4.00- 5:00 p.m.

The Oak Room, SML

In person or on Zoom

You are invited to take part in a presentation and discussion of one book almost every month. The selection of books will include current and older books representing a variety of nonfiction forms including memoir, biography, history, and natural history. Whenever possible we will invite a special guest with an affinity for a particular book to present and lead the discussion.

The first book to be presented will be Oliver Sacks’ The Island of the Color Blind (1997), an enchanting memoir that features the natural history of a chain of South Pacific islands. May Castleberry, Coordinator of Adult Programs at SML (and the editor of an artist’s book inspired by Sack’s text which she will bring to the meeting) will lead the discussion. SML will make books available to borrowing advance of the meeting. This is an introduction to a book you might want to read; you need not have read the book to attend.

The meeting will be held in person. Please come if you are vaccinated and comfortable. Or you are welcome to join by Zoom.

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Non-Fiction

Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 by Thomas E. Ricks. 
Sunday, December 4

The Oak Room SML

Presentation and discussion led by Peter B. Kaufman

In person or on zoom

#1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas E. Ricks offers a new take on the Civil Rights Movement, stressing its unexpected use of military strategy and its lessons for nonviolent resistance around the world.

Salisbury resident Peter B. Kaufman, author of The New Enlightenment and the Fight to Free Knowledge and Senior Program Officer, MIT Open Learning, will introduce the book and open a discussion.

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Wednesday, December 7
The Oak Room SML
Presentation and discussion led by Dr. Michael W. Klemens

In person or on Zoom

Novelist Annie Proulx, who has often focused on environmental issues in her fiction, considers wetlands in her new non-fiction book, Fen, Bog, and Swamp.  Michael W. Klemens, a distinguished conservation biologist, a member of the scientific staff at the American Museum of Natural History, and an expert on Connecticut's wetlands will lead a discussion, using Annie Proulx's book as a point of departure.

Therapeutic Breath and Movement with Suzanne Mazzarelli
Thursdays, 10:30 AM, Zoom

A sampler of gentle somatic movement, Yoga, Qi Gong, and more! No experience is necessary. This class is easily adaptable for people of all ages and ability levels. Suzanne is a certified Yoga Therapist who believes strongly in the body’s innate ability to heal, and the power of mind-body practices to support wellness at any age.

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Bridge with John Dippel at SML
Classes meet on Wednesdays, 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Local resident John Dippel is offering a course on “Bridge Basics," held in the main circulation room of SML. The course will cover evaluating your cards, bidding fundamentals, and playing the hand. It will run through the fall. If you want to join, send an email to [email protected]. Please include your phone and email address, as well as the level of bridge you’re interested in. Couples and singles are both welcome. Dippel, a historian, and author returned to playing bridge when he moved to Salisbury ten years ago and took a similar course. He has been playing regularly in town ever since.