Page Turners Book Group In-Person / Online
The Page Turners Book Group meets to discuss literary and popular fiction novels. All meetings are hybrid - in library and on Zoom. Copies of the book available at the reference desk and on Overdrive/Libby.
In August the group is meeting at the James W. Roe Memorial Pool. If it rains the group will meet in the Preakness Room at the library.
In August the group will discuss:
Foster by Claire Keegan
It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas' house, she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household—where everything is so well tended to—and this summer must soon come to an end.
- Date:
- Wednesday, August 13, 2025 Show more dates
- Time:
- 10:30am - 12:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- James W. Roe Memorial Pool
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86028511825?pwd=QW85ODI1Z3Vpa0FBeTM4UDBraTg2UT09
- Audience:
- Adults Senior Adults
- Categories:
- Book Discussion
Janette is the Assistant Director. She is responsible for ordering books for the adult fiction, nonfiction and large print collections. Janette has a background in archival processing and preservation and is currently hard at work processing the Lockett Local History Collection.
An avid reader, Janette runs the Romantic Fiction (first Wednesday of the month) and the Page Turners (second Wednesday of the month) book groups. She is also a supporter of the romance genre and will gladly help "match you" with the perfect romance novel.
In 2021, Janette launched the Virtual Author Chat series where she chats with local authors about their writing and their path to publication. All of the chats have been recorded and are available to watch on the library's YouTube channel.