The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA, by James D. Watson By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a Nobel Prize. At the time, Watson was only 24, a young scientist hungry to make his […]
This month's title: That Librarian, by Amanda Jones “Amanda Jones started getting death threats, all for standing up for our right to read . . . but she's not stopped fighting against book bans or stopped advocating for access to diverse stories.”-Oprah Winfrey, in a speech at the 2023 National Book Awards Part memoir, part […]
Blue Highways, A Journey into America, by William Least Heat Moon Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads. William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on […]
Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse When Herman Hesse visited India in the early days of the 20th century, he was captivated by the people, their customs, their culture, and their religion. On returning to Germany, he wrote a masterpiece on a young man's search for identity and meaning in a civilization that has lost its way. […]
Join us to hear local author Lynda Sather talk about her latest book," A Smack of Jellyfish: Fear, Fish and Finding Yourself in Alaska", a coming-of-age story about a young woman experiencing Petersburg, Alaska for the first time in 1973. This will be a 20-minute talk about her book, and the process of writing […]
This month's selection: West With Giraffes, by Lynda Rutledge From Amazon: Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans […]
Join us for a recap of the previous year, and a look into the future of the John Trigg Ester Library! Additionally, we will be discussing the following topics for potential inclusion in updated Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation: Change to the name of the Organization Reason for change to both Bylaws and Articles of […]
Join us for a discussion of "Why We Sleep", by Matthew Walker. This is from Amazon: The first sleep book by a leading scientific expert - Professor Matthew Walker, director of UC Berkeley's Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab - reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our […]
Please join us for a discussion of "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini. This is from Amazon: Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of its monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable and beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household and […]