HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY
THOUGHTS FROM THE STACKS
A weekly blog from the minds of our staff
"Can a some version of Plato's REPUBLIC happen?"
I just finished up the last in a trilogy surrounding the implementation of Plato’s Republic. I, myself, have not read The Republic by Plato (though I will be picking it up soon, inspired by the ideas within the trilogy), but it got me thinking about what such a society/culture would look like and if it is even possible for the human species to uphold.
Being ignorant to the entirety of The Republic and going off only what was described in The Just City trilogy, individuals all live in an “equal” society. I put “equal” in quotation, as the youth within the books are divided into classes of Gold, Silver and Iron, putting them into roles/occupations based off of an assessment decided by a company of Masters...
PROGRAMS FOR OUR ADULT PATRONS
BEGINNER FLOW YOGA
An introductory yoga class that moves slowly through a simple vinyasa sequence, focusing on alignment and breath while working on strength, balance and flexibility. Great for beginners to yoga. No mat? No problem! We have some for those to use during the practice.
PROGRAMS FOR SMALL HUMANS
TODDLER ARTS & CRAFTS
Tues, Sept 27, 10:30am
Join us for a morning to messy, creative play! Bring your tiny human in for a process art project: shapes and colors sponge art with washable paints. Intended for ages 2-6.
STORYTIME: TODDLERS & TYKES
Thurs, Sept 29, 10:30am
Hear some stories, sing songs and make some fun arts+crafts designed to enhance the literacy of your child. Story Time is a great place to meet and mingle with other caregivers and children in the community.
LEGO CLUB
Thurs, Sept 29, 4:oopm
Calling all kid LEGO masters and first-timers! Our LEGO group meets every week to create and build whatever they can imagine.
PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTS
GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB
Graphic novels are just like comics, kind of… Join in on our monthly meetup of the Graphic Novel Book Club. We get together to discuss either a book we are all reading together or to chat about books we’re reading now/looking forward to getting our hands on. Make new friends and find great books in the process. Intended for ages 12-17.
PROGRAMS AT OUR BRANCH LIBRARIES
Coolidge Library -
LEGO Play
Sept 26-29, Drop-In Activity
Boston Library -
Movie for Kids
Mon, Sept 26, 4:00pm
Playing the Disney Legends classic cartoon film, The Legend of Johnny Appleseed. Rated PG.
Quiddler Club
Tues, Sept 27, 2:00pm
Weekly meeting for the word-card game, Quiddler. Call the Boston Library to learn more!
Ochlocknee Library -
Paint-It-Pottery
Mon, Sept 26, 2:00pm
Pavo Library -
Bingo
Mon, Sept 26, 2:00pm
RECOMMENDED READS
Adventurous Novels That Will Whisk You of the Couch
JOYLAND
By Stephen King
Do you love amusement parks? Do you love the 70s and 70s horror? Then Joyland is the perfect summer adventure novel for you. Devin Jones gets to live the dream of working in an amusement park while confronting a vicious murder. While working as a carny in the summer of 1973, Devin becomes obsessed with the sinister past of one of the amusement parks' rides. Suddenly, Devin is determined to solve the cold Funhouse Killer case.
LONESOME DOVE
By Larry McMurtry
A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness of America. Jake Spoon, a former Texas Ranger, who’s on the run from a sheriff from Arkansas, would love to be anywhere but Lonesome Dove. With fully realized characters for you to both love and hate on this epic journey from Texas to Montana, during one of the biggest cattle drive ever.
THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH
By Michael Chabon
A gripping journey of a lost college graduate trying to understand his identity (in a variety of senses) and place in the world. Chabon's writing is truly captivating - from the elaborate descriptions of Pittsburgh to Art's emotional narrative of figuring out his relationships with the new and old people in his life in one long summer.
