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Affirming Aging

 

Series Begins January 11, 2010

     The Carteret County Public Library proudly presents the latest in this popular book discussion series. Your insights are the focus of the sessions. Our guest humanities scholars act as guides, leading discussion about how the books inform and enrich our lives.

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional ...

    

     Much of the interest in reading the books in this series lies in reflecting on their intellectual impact, but they also afford us an opportunity to examine our positions toward other cultures and societal issues created by affirming aging.

     Certainly all of the authors in this series utilize aging as a source of exposure, but their emotional attitudes and personal experiences toward growing older often differ.

 

     This series offers an outstanding opportunity to expand one’s knowledge and predispositions to discover fresh ideas for discussion. It also offers participants a chance to be a part of the larger global scene in Carteret County in Winter 2010.

     Thus, we will focus on the impact and effects of aging. We hope you will be a part of it.

1. Monday, January 11, 7 p.m.
Speaker: Tom Douglass
East Carolina University


The Memory of Old Jack
By Wendell Berry
This is the story of Jack Beechum, 92-year-old farmer who has chosen to live in service to the land. The novel covers a single day in which Jack looks back over his entire lifetime.
 

You are cordially invited to join Carteret County Public Librarian Susan W. Simpson as she hosts one of the most popular programs at the library.

Each of the five sessions brings together avid readers and an eminent humanities scholar. Together, participants go on a journey of enlightenment as they discuss the nuances and relevancy of books at hand.

The series is free of charge and open to the public. Sign up now for your free book loans and bring a friend!

 

2. Monday, January 25, 7 p.m.

Speaker: Nan Miller

Meredith College-Retired

 

Having  Our Say: The Delaney

Sisters’ First 100 Years

By Sarah and Elizabeth Delaney, and Amy Hearth

The sisters, raised by a former slave who became the first African American Episcopal bishop, were Civil Rights pioneers.

 

 

4. Monday, February 22, 7 p.m.

Speaker: Bill DiNome

UNC-Wilmington

 

The Stone Angel

By Margaret Laurence

In the present-day narrative, 94-year-old Hagar is struggling against being put in a nursing home, which she sees as a symbol of death. The narrative alternates with Hagar's looking back at her life.

 

 

3. Monday, February 8, 7 p.m.

Speaker: Louise Taylor

Meredith College-Retired

 

Water for Elephants

By Sara Gruen

The story is told as a series of memories by Jacob Jankowski, a 90-year-old man who lives in a nursing home.  The novel centers on Jacob and his experiences in a travelling circus.

 

 

5. Monday, March 8, 7 p.m.

Speaker:  Marie Farr

East Carolina University

 

Crossing to Safety

By Wallace Stegner

Larry Morgan looks back at the shared experiences of two couples who have enjoyed a decades-long friendship at the moment when their circle is about to be broken by death.

 

North Carolina Humanities Council

This project is made possible by a grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in partnership with the North Carolina Center for the Book, a program of the State Library of North Carolina.
Refreshments courtesy of Friends of Carteret County Public Library.

Friends of Carteret County Public Library

"Many Stories, One People"

The library will loan the books at no charge to you. Sign up...and show up…with an eagerness to learn. Sessions take place in the library auditorium.

Past “Let’s Talk About It” Series

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