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Bixby Book Club

February 15, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Calling all readers! The Bixby Book Club meets the second Monday (Note: this month the Book Club will meet on the third Monday) of every month at 7pm. We read a variety of books, spanning the genres of contemporary, literary, and historical fiction, as well as non-fiction, biography, and classics. Didn’t read or finish the book? No worries! This is a no-judgement book club. 

The Bixby Book Club is currently meeting virtually via Zoom. Please register for the Zoom here. 

Books can be reserved by emailing Ashley at ashley.bolger@bixbylibrary.org.

The February read is Beartown by Fredrick Backman.

Description:

People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever-encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys.

Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected.

Beartown explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.

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Date:
February 15, 2021
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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