Book Club
The group meets on the last Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. during the winter months) at the homes of various members. For more information, contact:
Janis Hollaway (371-8285) j.jholloway@comcast.net or
Jenni Packwood (371-7592) jenni5@comcast.net).
The following is a list of books and authors that received the most votes from our members and the dates for their discussion meetings. Also listed are the number of copies in the Whatcom County Library System and an indication of availability in hardcover (H) or paperback (P).
Nov. 30 Border Songs
Jim Lynch (H) 27 in WCLS
Jan. 25 Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell (P) 24 in WCLS
Feb. 22 Sarah’s Key
Tatiana de Rosnay (P) 6 in WCLS
March 29 The Ginger Tree
Oswald Wynd (P) 4 in WCLS
April 26 South of Broad
Pat Conroy (H) 13 in WCLS
May 24 The Golden Spruce: a True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed
John Vaillant (P) 3 in WCLS
June 28 Every Last Cuckoo
Kate Maloy (P) 5 in WCLS
Runners-up: You or Someone Like You by Chandler Burr; Snow by Orhan Pamuk;
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout; Princess Sultana’s Daughters by Jean B. Sasson
Other Recommendations: The Jump-off Creek by Molly Gloss; Out Stealing Horses by
Per Petterson; The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery; A Voyage Long and Strange by
Tony Horwitz; When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
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Quilting Group
Coordinator: Judy Hanson (371-3300)
email: 8j-b-h88@comcast.net
. Meets twice monthly, 1st and 3rd Mondays from 12:30 - 5:00pm. Call Sylvia to get your name put on a list for e-mail notification of locations, last minute changes, field trips or other news.
Bridge
Afternoon: Shirley Converse (371-5288). Every 2nd and 4th Thurs. Call Shirley for location of play.
Knitting Circle
The Knitting Circle meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday afternoons each month, 12:30-3:00 PM at the Starfish Coffee and Gifts (Semiahmoo Resort Marina store). Novices or seasoned knitters (or crafters/stitchers) are welcome to drop in. For more information, contact Audrey via e-mail: aschroed2@comcast.net
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