Life is as much about who we are as about what we do. Books celebrate\, enhance\, and influence us to understand our selves and the world around us.
\nEach book selected for this discus sion group will explore a different complex theme of humanity from self di scovery and personal relationships to grief and resilience. Each month par ticipants will ask themselves\, "What do I know to be true about...." and refer back to the selected fiction or nonfiction work to frame their discu ssion\, and relate the themes to their own lives. \;
\nTo partic ipate in the book club\, pick up your copy from the front desk of the Glen dale\, Central Library\, or provide your own. Books will be due back at ea ch book club meeting\, which will take place the second Wednesday of each month from 1:30 PM -3:00 PM. \;
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This month's Theme: What Do I know to be True About Taking Risks?
\n\nThis month we will be exp loring the theme of taking risks through the memoir \;Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten. \;
\nHere\, for the first time\, Ina Garten presents an intimate\, entertaining\, and inspiring acc ount of her remarkable journey. Ina&rsquo\;s gift is to make everything lo ok easy\, yet all her accomplishments have been the result of hard work\, audacious choices\, and exquisite attention to detail. In her unmistakable voice (no one tells a story like Ina)\, she brings her past and her proce ss to life in a high-spirited and no-holds-barred memoir that chronicles d ecades of personal challenges\, adventures (and misadventures) and unexpec ted career twists\, all delivered with her signature combination of playfu lness and purpose.
\nFrom a difficult childhood to meeting the love of her life\, Jeffrey\, and marrying him while still in college\, from a b oring bureaucratic job in Washington\, D.C.\, to answering an ad for a spe cialty food store in the Hamptons\, from the owner of one Barefoot Contess a shop to author of bestselling cookbooks and celebrated television host\, Ina has blazed her own trail and\, in the meantime\, taught millions of p eople how to cook and entertain. Now\, she invites them to come closer to experience her story in vivid detail and to share the important life lesso ns she learned along the way: do what you love because if you love it you& rsquo\;ll be really good at it\, swing for the fences\, and always Be Read y When the Luck Happens.
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\nThis boo k club will be led by Malinda Muller. Malinda is a career librarian\, foll owing that path for more than 40 years. \; At the height of her book e ngagement\, Malinda has participated in upwards of 6 book discussion group s simultaneously\, often as the lead facilitator. \; She doesn't expec t she will find herself lowering her hand at the opportunity to talk about stories as lessons for life anytime in the near future.
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PARKING
\nVisitors to the Glendale Central Library receive 3-hour FREE parking across Harvard Street at the Marketpla ce parking structure with validation at the service desk. Accessible parki ng is available on any metered space for free with the use of an ADA placa rd when displayed. This includes parking in Lot 10 (parallel to Brand Blvd behind \;BevMo). ADA parking spots on the South side of Adult Recreat ion Center are also available for library patrons.
\nFor \;addit ional \;information about this event\, please contact Central Library at (818) 548-2021 or send us an email at \;< strong>LibraryInfo@GlendaleCA.gov. \; \; \ ;
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