--2020--
Meetings are at 10:00 am at the home of the host unless otherwise indicated.January 13 -- Deanne B. will host. We will meet at the Newport Library Conference Room. Book selection is Educated by Tara Westover. There are ten copies available through the Newport/Driftwood Library system. Also, there are two Large Print copies and two books on CD available through the Newport/Driftwood Library system.
February 10 -- John A. will host. We will meet at the Newport Library conference room. Book selection is: Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas. Two copies are available through the Newport/Driftwood/Tillamook library system.
March 9 -- Mary Ann will host. We will meet at her home Book selection is: Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist (2018), by Eli Saslow.The Newport/Driftwood/Tillamook library system has 3 copies available, one of which is large print.
April 13 -- John P. will host. We will meet at the Newport Library conference room. Book selection is: Never Out of Season by Rob Dunn. The library system has one copy.
Extra work for the diligent: A second book by the same author on a similar topic is Never Home Alone. It would be an interesting supplemental read. Also, a short video on "never home alone" can be viewed at https://www.pbs.org/video/the-
May 11 -- Deral will host. We will meet at the Newport Library conference room. Book to be selected later. Book being considered is: The Library Book, by Susan Orlean. There are many copies available through the Newport/Driftwood library system.
June 8 -- Pat will host. We will meet at the Newport Library conference room. Book selection is The nation city: why mayors are now running the world (2020), by Rahm Emanuel. The Newport/Driftwood library system has 1 copy.
July 13 -- Brent will host. We will meet at the Newport Library Conference Room. Book to be selected later. Book selection is: American Dirt, by Jeanine Cummins (2020) There are multiple copies available through the Newport/Driftwood/Tillamook library system.
August 10 -- Kris will host. We will meet at her home. Book selection is The Grandmaster, by Brin-Jonathon Butler. There is one copy available through the Newport Library.
September 14 -- Sue will host. We will meet at her home. Book selection is: White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo. One copy and one audio book on CD are available thought the Newport/Driftwood library system.
October 12 -- Craig will host. We will meet at his home. Book selection is Education of an Idealist (2019) by Samantha Powers. The local library has five copies available.
November 9 -- Deanne will host.We will meet at the Newport Library conference room Book to be selected later.
December 14 -- John A. will host. We will meet at the Newport Library conference room. Book selection is: How the South Won the Civil War:Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America, by Heather Cox Richardson
--2021--
January -- Mary Ann will host. Book to be selected later.
February -- John P. will host. Book to be selected later.
March -- Deral will host. Book to be selected later.
April -- Pat will host. Book to be selected later.
May -- Brent will host. Book to be selected later.Book being considered: The Martian, by Andy Weir. The library has multiple copies in several formats. The Power Worshippers, by Katherine Stewart
June -- Kris will host. Book to be selected later.
July -- Sue will host. Book to be selected later.
August -- Craig will host. Book to be selected later.
September -- Deanne will host. Book to be selected later.
October -- John A. will host. Book to be selected later.
November -- Mary Ann will host. Book to be selected later.
December -- John P. will host. Book to be selected later.