2011-2012 Schedule

September 14: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel.
Reviewer: Rebecca Olson.

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October 1: Readers Theater: As part of their 50th celebration, the Friends of the Library presents:

Dick Weinman – Master of the Senate
Sandy Ridlington – Olive Kitteredge
Gary Whitehouse – Seabiscuit
David Low – Da Vinci Code
Gregg Kleiner – This House of Sky
Curtis Kiefer – Harry Potter
Rick Borsten – Snow Falling on Cedars
Charlotte Headrick – To Kill a Mockingbird
Jane Donovan – Nickel and Dimed

Readers theater was directed by Jane Donovan

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November 9:  Lean on Pete by Willy Vlautin
Reviewer: Gary Whitehouse

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December 14:  Cascadia’s Fault: The Earthquake and Tsunami that Could Devastate North America by Jerry Thompson
Reviewer: Chris Goldfinger

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January 11:  A Sand County Almanac, and Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold
Reviewer: Christina Eisenberg

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Februrary 8:  Aftershock: The Next Economy and America’s Future by Robert Reich
Reviewer: Charles Vars

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March 14:  The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Reviewer: Marisa Chappell

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April 11:  Country Driving: A Journey from Farm to Factory by Peter Hessler
Reviewer: Staci Simonich

Recording not available.

May 9:  Mink River by Brian Doyle
Reviewer: John Larison

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June 13:  The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear by Seth Mnookin
Reviewer: Michael Wong

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Random Reviews are Sponsored by The Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. Reviews are held on the second Wednesday of the month from 12:00 – 1:00pm and are open to the public and free of charge.  Coffee, tea, and cookies are served. Feel free to bring your lunch.

A sign language interpreter can be provided with 48 hours notice. Call 541-766-6928.

 

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