Book Discussions
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It's Time For You To VOTE!
Choose your favorite birdhouse in each of the six categories (six votes total). You can either vote online by clicking VOTE OR vote in-person at Fredricksen when you come to see all of the creative birdhouses showcased in the display in our main upstairs entrance.
Tell your whole family. Invite your friends. Everyone can vote--no age limit. One ballot per person please.
Voting is open from now until Friday, April 30. Winners will be announced in May, and the winners will win gift cards.
Curl Up with the Classics: The Three Musketeers
8 pm - 9 pm via Zoom
Join us online as we discuss Alexander Dumas' The Three Musketeers in a special 6-week series. You must have read or listened to the applicable sections of the book to attend. Ages 18 and older, please. Registration begins February 1 and is required for Zoom link.
March 25 - chapters 1-10
April 1 - chapters 11-20
April 8 - chapters 21-30
April 15 - chapters 31-43
April 22 - chapters 44-56
April 29 - chapters 57-epilogue
Fredricksen Reads: Midnight in Chernobyl
Monday, April 26
7 pm - 8 pm via Zoom
Join us for this month's discussion of Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham on the anniversary of when it happened. You must have read or listened to the book to attend. Ages 18 and older, please. Registration begins February 1 and is required for Zoom link.
Curl Up with the Classics: Stories by Dr. Seuss
Tuesday, May 4
10 am - 11 am via Zoom
Join us online as we discuss this month’s Curl Up with the Classics Stories by Dr. Seuss: Horton Hears a Who!; The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins; The Lorax; Thidwick, The Big-Hearted Moose; and Yertle the Turtle. You must have read or listened to the stories to attend. Ages 18 and older, please. Registration begins February 1 and is required for Zoom link.
Moving Forward Book Group: The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief by Jan Richardson
Wednesday, May 5
1 pm – 2 pm via Zoom
Join us for Moving Forward, a book discussion series geared towards those who have suffered a loss or tragedy and could use an infusion of hope. In cooperation with Hospice of Central PA, we will be reading books focusing on the redemptive power of the human spirit. May's choice is Jan Richardson's book of poems and blessings. Ages 18 and older, please. Registration begins February 1 and is required for Zoom link.
Fredricksen Reads: Anxious People
Monday, May 24
7 pm - 8 pm via Zoom
Join us for this month's discussion of Fredrik Backman's popular novel Anxious People about “human connection and the impact people have on each other.” You must have read or listened to the book to attend. Ages 18 and older, please. Registration begins February 1 and is required for Zoom link.
