LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County community is invited to participate in the Lake County Library’s Book-to-Action series of events, featuring the book “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman, to be held during April at all four branches of the Lake County Library.
Three discussions of “A Man Called Ove” will take place on Wednesday, April 19, and a fourth discussion will take place Saturday, April 22.
On April 19 discussions will be at Upper Lake Library, 310 Second St., at 2 p.m.; at Middletown Library, 21256 Washington St., at 2:30 p.m.; and at Lakeport Library, 1425 N. High St., at 5:30 p.m.
The April 22 discussion will be held at Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road in Clearlake, at 2 p.m. All of the discussions are free and no registration is required to attend.
The Lake County Library chose “A Man Called Ove” for its theme about the importance of community.
Ove is a lonely, grieving man who masks his sadness with grouchy outbursts and hyper attention to rules and regulations.
Ove plans to put an end to his misery but his neighbors inadvertently interrupt his plans and gradually he responds to their friendship.
In a series of darkly comic events Ove comes to value his neighbors and to be valued in turn. His story reminds us we are not alone in the world, and that community and connection matter. We wear our masks of strength or unapproachability hiding our sorrows and solitariness behind them.
The Book-to-Action program is a variation on the traditional library book group – it offers participants not only the opportunity to collectively read and discuss a book, but also to put their newfound knowledge into action by engaging in a community service project or activity related to the book's topic.
Book-to-Action is a project of the California State Library in partnership with the California Center for the Book, and it is being implemented in libraries throughout the State.
The project is supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
The full calendar of events is available at all Lake County Library branches and is posted on the Internet at http://library.lakecountyca.gov . For more information call 707-263-8817.
Jan Cook works for the Lake County Library.
Community invited to Book-to-Action discussion
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