One Book - One Town
The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet Book Discussion Opportunities.
Evening discussion: Thursday, April 8, 6: 30pm.
Professional discussion leader Susan Boyar of Learning Insights will lead a lively discussion of the book. Library Community Room.
Noon – 1pm. Wednesday, April 14 and Wednesday, April 28. Bring your lunch! Library Conference Room.
Genealogy – Family Trees. Thursday, April 15, 6 – 8pm. Work with your family tree! Trumbull Library staff members Rick Roof and Walter Dembowski will conduct a lecture–demonstration introducing the genealogy database Ancestry.com – Library edition, available through the TLS. Rick has been researching his own family history for over 30 years, is the past President of CT Ancestry Society, and volunteers at local historical societies to answer queries. Walter Dembowski is the Head of Reference Services at the Trumbull Library and is also actively researching his family tree.
Library Community Room.
From Galileo to Dawkins – The Interplay of Science and Faith. Friday, April 16, 7pm. A panel discussion of the historic and contemporary tensions between science and religion, inspired by our Spivet book choice. Panelists include David Koch, Professor of History, Housatonic Community College; Andrew Pessin, Chair, Dept. of Philosophy, Connecticut College and author of The God Question; and the Rev. Dr. Mark Horton, Protestant Chaplain, Campus Ministry, and Adjunct Professor at Western Connecticut State University.
Library Community Room.
Dealing with the Loss of a Child. Wednesday, April 21, 7-9pm. Find support and customized materials specifically chosen for parents, adult siblings and grandparents who are mourning the death of a child. Led byLaura Zofcak of the Bridgeport Chapter of Compassionate Friends. Compassionate Friends is an international organization offering friendship and understanding to the bereaved. Click here to register.
Library Kiwanis Room.
— Thursday, April 22, 6:30pm. CT Post columnist and movie critic Joe Meyers will deconstruct the idealized American road trip as portrayed in The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet andthe film Lost in America. In this comedy classic a young couple, played by Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty, drop out and hit the road in a Winnebago in search of America and themselves. Their plans soon go hilariously wrong. R. 91 min. 1985.
Library Community Room.
Saturday, April 24, 2:30pm. Characteristics of gifted children, such as T. S. Spivet, will be highlighted with excerpts from the text, and discussion will follow. Educational Consultant Joan Glass received the 2009 CT Association for the Gifted Award for “Administrator of the Year.” She is currently K-12 Instructional Specialist (Gifted Programs) in Norwalk, CT. Registration required.
Library Community Room.
Sunday, April 25, 2pm. Dr. Eric West will discuss T.S.’s type of mapping and cartography, and show how the book is a synthesis of science and literature. Dr. West is a Geography Professor at Southern Connecticut State University.
Library Community Room.
Trumbull Library, 33 Quality Street Trumbull, CT 06611 (203) 452-5197
Fairchild-Nichols Memorial Library 1718 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull, CT 06611, (203) 452-5196
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