Book Club has not met since the shut-down. I would like to hear from book club members about: if we should consider trying to meet, using the Gathering Space or MPR, and social distancing, if OK’d by council. I do not believe that we could share food at this time. The library has reopened, and I could order books as in the past. Please let me know what you think.

During the shutdown, I have been ordering books at the library for pick up, and reading e-books through hoopla and Libby, online services. I read the books on my iPad and it has worked out pretty well for me. For those with iPads or Kindle, I highly recommend using this service.

I am currently reading a series of mysteries written by Laura Penny, which are set in a charming little village in Quebec. The characters carry over from book to book, but it is not necessary to read them in order. I have found this series a great distraction in these troubled times.

Other e-books I have read include The Alice Network by Kate Quinn, about women spies in World War I. I highly recommend reading this book and hope that Book Club can meet to discuss it someday. I also recently read The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict, the story of Heddy Lamar, who was a teenage stage actor in pre-war Austria, and married to an upper level government official. Heddy was also a spy for the Allies and played an important role in inventing a system to keep radar communications from being intercepted by the Germans. I would enjoy phone calls from book Club members to discuss our future as a group.

Keep reading!

Barbara