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Below you will find books by First Presbyterian Church members and friends. Click on a book cover image, and you will be taken to more information.
2011 - 2012 Schedule
The Book Club does not meet during the summer. Please call Jennie (217.553.4330) for more details, including directions to the host's home.
September 8, 2011 | 7:30 p.m.
Ladies of Liberty: Women Who Shaped Our Nation
— by Cokie Roberts
Reviewer: Nancy Schwermin
Host: Mary Patton
October 6, 2011 | 7:30 p.m.
The Housekeeper and the Professor
— by Yoko Ogawa
Reviewer: Carla Delay
Host: Jennie Claflin
November 3, 2011 | 7:30 p.m.
The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story
— by Diane Ackerman
Reviewer: Mary Patton
Host: Kathy Hoffmann
December 1, 2011 | 7:30 p.m.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
— by Muriel Barbery
Reviewer: Jennie Claflin
Host: Mary Patton
No meeting in January this year.
February 2, 2012 | 7:30 p.m.
The Warmth of Other Suns
— Isabel Wilkerson
Reviewer: Anne Meyer
Host: TBA
March 1, 2012 | 7:30 p.m.
Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
— Helen Simonson
Reviewer: Claire Eberle
Host: Anne Meyer
April 5, 2012 | 7:30 p.m.
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
— Bill Bryson
Reviewer: Kathy Hoffmann
Host: Jennie Claflin
May 3, 2012 | 6:30 p.m.
Annual Potluck Salad Supper & Planning Meeting
Host: Kathy Hoffmann
The May 3, 2012 meeting ends our 2011 - 2012 year. We will host our annual potluck salad supper and planning meeting on this date.