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Abington Community Library

Non-fiction Book Club?

portrait-of-adele-bloch-bauer-i-gustav-klimtOne of our staff members is reading THE LADY IN GOLD: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustave Klimt’s Materpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, for a book discussion group. We are wondering if there is interest in having a non-fiction book club at the Library? If you are interested, let a staff member know or Email lrudolph@albright.org.  If you are reading this book, there is an exhibition based on the painting, “Gustav Klimt and Adele Bloch-Bauer: The Woman in Gold” through September 7 at the Neue Galerie in New York. The painting by Gustav Klimt is on permanent view at the Neue Galerie. Road trip, anyone?!

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Abington Community Library Kids

Jr. Battle of the Books

Registration is now open for our annual Jr. Battle of the Books competition! Test your book knowledge by participating in our county-wide reading event for students entering Grades 4-6. The Battle will take place on Thursday August 6 at the Latour Room at Marywood University. The Jr. Battle book list for 2015 includes Matilda by Roald Dahl, Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper, Death by Toilet Paper by Donna Gephart, Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, and The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John Ritter. Teams will be made up of 3-5 participants. The Abington Community Library Teen Leadership Committee will sponsor book discussions and reviews every Tuesday at the Abington Community Library beginning June 30 at 4:00 pm. Stop by the library to register for this exciting event, to sign up for the review sessions, and to check out the books from the list!

We are also taking registrations for our 7th-9th grade Battle and our 10th-12th grade Battle. Visit the library for more information on the Battle of the Books events.

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Abington Community Library Book Discussion

The Happiness Project Group Discussion

As of December 2014 the Abington Community Library started a pilot program based upon Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project. This program is unique as it spans over one year with the same participants each month. For those unfamiliar with the format of this book, it is divided into months with specific and different areas of focus for happiness each month as determined by the author’s personal journey for “more” happiness in her life.

As a second component to this pilot program, we thought it would be fun to have a simultaneous online discussion on the same topic, happiness. Some discussion based upon the book, some based upon the concept of happiness according to other authors.

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Question: Is your happiness and your reality interdependent?