Food for Fines: If you donate non-perishable food from Dec. 1-29, we will waive your overdue fines. This does not cover lost book or card fees or copying and faxing fees.
The COA Book Group will discuss “The Little Paris Bookshop” by Nina George on Tuesday, December 18at 10:15 am at the Rochester Council on Aging (COA), Dexter Lane. Prescribing books that offer therapeutic benefits to his customers, a literary apothecary in a floating bookstore on the Seine struggles with private heartbreak before embarking on a journey of healing at the side of a blocked writer and a lovelorn chef.
“Just the Facts” Book Group will discuss “Adnan’s Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial” by Rabia Chaudry on Thursday, December 20at 6:30 pm. A full-length account of the story investigated by the award-winning Serial podcast draws on some 170 documents and letters to trace the experiences of Adnan Syed, who in 2000 was sentenced to life for the murder of his ex-girlfriend and who the author and other supporters are certain is innocent.
Cafe Parlez Book Group will discuss “The Gilly Salt Sister” by Tiffany Baker on Thursday, December 27at 6:30 pm. Two sisters in Cape Cod fight over the town’s wealthiest bachelor as they learn about life, love, and family history in this novel from the New York Times best-selling author of The Little Giant of Aberdeen County.
Plum Library’s Holiday Hours: Plumb Library will be closed on Monday, December 24 for Christmas Eve, and Tuesday, December 25 for Christmas Day. The Library will also be closed on Monday, December 31 for New Year’s Eve and Tuesday, January 1, 2019 for New Year’s Day.