Our monthly computer classes will take place the week of June 15. We will not have any computer classes in July and August. They will resume in September.
Monday, June 15 @ 6:30 p.m. – Basic Windows I
Wednesday, June 17 @ 6:30 p.m. – Basic Windows II
Friday, June 19 @ 10:00 a.m. – Explore the Internet
Saturday, June 20 @ 2:00 p.m. – Web Email
Pre-registration is required. Call 753-1042 to sign up and please let us know if you need wheelchair accessibility.
Michael Venturi, a U.S. Marshall with the Witness Protection Program has made a career out of fashioning new lives for government witnesses. One of those he helped, a mobster and sexual predator, was sent to an unsuspecting community with tragic results. Venturi has had enough. He leaves the Marshall’s Service and decides to help innocent victims who need a new start. He assembles a team to help him create new identities for these people but soon one-by-one his clients are murdered.
Edna Buchanan is a Pulitzer-Prize winning crime reporter and the author of more than 17 mysteries. Since this is my first Buchanan novel I can’t compare it to her earlier works. I found it to be quite a page turner even though many of the scenes are implausible and the ending was less than satisfying.
I’d give it a 2.5 stars on a scale of 1-5. (5 being outstanding)
Jan
Our monthly computer classes will take place the week of May 11.
Monday, May 11 : Basic Windows I
Tuesday, May 12: Basic Windows II
Thursday, May 14: Explore the Internet
All classes will take place from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Call 753-1042 and please let us know if you need wheelchair accessibility.
On Wednesday, May 20 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. our book discussion group will meet to talk about “The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America” by Erik Larson.
An Amazon.com review says “Author Erik Larson imbues the incredible events surrounding the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair with such drama that readers may find themselves checking the book’s categorization to be sure that The Devil in the White City is not, in fact, a highly imaginative novel. Larson tells the stories of two men: Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair’s construction, and H.H. Holmes, a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor… Combining the stories of an architect and a killer in one book, mostly in alternating chapters, seems like an odd choice but it works. The magical appeal and horrifying dark side of 19th-century Chicago are both revealed through Larson’s skillful writing.”
Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend.
Jan
When author Anthony Doerr opened a letter on the day that his wife gave birth to twin sons, he had no idea how his life would change in the next year. Anthony had won the prestigious Rome Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and would get to spend a year with his family in Rome Italy.
The story of that year – learning to be a father, experiencing the sights, sounds, and smells of Rome as well as the funeral of Pope John Paul II – is exquisite. The writing is masterful. Booksense calls it “funny, insightful, tender and wise.” I couldn’t agree more.
Highly recommended. A wonderful travel narrative.
Jan
