•Café Parlez’ selection for June is “The Three Junes”, by Julia Glass, winner of the National Book Award. If this book were a triptych, you’d have the first section, where Paul, a Scottish widower on vacation in Greece, reminisces about his life, marriage, three sons, and the death of his wife. The middle – a larger section – would be about Paul’s oldest son, Fenno, a gay expat who runs a bookstore in Greenwich Village. He befriends Malachy, who is dying from AIDS, and has an unexpected dalliance with photographer Tony. The third section would be about Fern, an American who met Paul in Greece, and whose vacation with Tony is interrupted by Fenno and one of his brothers. Taking place in June of 1989, 1991, and 1999, this book is about life, death, and the importance of family. We will be discussing “The Three Junes” on Thursday, June 28 at 6:30 pm. Books are available at the desk, or bring your own copy. Café Parlez is sponsored by the Friends of Plumb Library. Continue the discussion on Goodreads – http://www.goodreads.com
•Join fellow knitters and crocheters around the world for the annual World Wide Knit in Public Day (WWKIP Day). Started in 2005, WWKIP has grown from 25 events in 2005 to over 700 in recent years. There are events scheduled in Australia, China, Ireland, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, and the United States. Our event will take place at 10:30 am on Tuesday, June 12, and will last throughout the day, ending at 4:00 pm. We will meet in the gazebo. Participants are asked to bring lawn chairs, a bag lunch, and their latest knitting or crocheting project. Come and go as you please. The Friends of Plumb Library will provide beverages and dessert.
For more information, call the library at 508-763-8600.
“Dream Big—Read!” This is the theme for the 2012 Summer Reading Program, for ages 3-9. Registration starts on June 16 and will end on June 30. Children can register at the library, and online at www.readsinma.org/rochester. After registering for the program, children can read books or magazines, read aloud to others, listen to books being read aloud by parents or older siblings, listen to audio books, or participate in the online book service Tumblebooks; keep track of the hours spent reading or listening; and report online or in person at the library. Events this summer will include magic, comedy, puppets, cartooning, inventions, scavenger hunts, and a stuffed animal sleepover.
Important dates in June are:
•June 16: registration and logging starts
•June 18-Aug 25: Weekly drop-in activities
•June 23, 11:00 am: Greg McAdams presents “Team Magic”, at the Congregational Church
•June 30, 11:00 am: Pumpernickel Puppets presents “Sir George the Dragon”, at the library. Sponsored by the Rochester Cultural Council
•Tweens/Teens ages 10-16 can register for “Own the Night”. Adults ages 17 and up can register for “Between the Covers”. In both programs, logging reading hours can earn raffle tickets. Weekly drawings will take place starting June 18.