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Books at the Bar will meet at 6 p.m. April 30 at Hopkinsville Brewing Company, 102 E. Fifth St. This month's selection is "The Hideaway," by Laura K. Denton.
A limited number of copies are available for check out at the HCCPL Front Desk.
For more information, call 270-887-4262.
Books at the Bar will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 27 at Hopkinsville Brewing Company, 102 E. Fifth St., to discuss this month's book selection, "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy.
A limited number of copies are available for check out at the HCCPL Front Desk.
For more information, call 270-887-4262.
Books at the Bar will meet at 6 p.m. Jan. 30 at Hopkinsville Brewing Company, 102 E. Fifth St., Hopkinsville.
By popular vote, this month's selection is "The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek," by Kim Michele Richardson.
A limited amount of copies are available for check out at the HCCPL Front Desk. For more information, call 270-887-426
Books at the Bar will meet at 6 p.m. Sept. 19 at Hopkinsville Brewing Company, 102 E. Fifth St.
This month's selection is "The Keeper of Stories" by Sally Page.
A limited amount of copies are available for check out at the HCCPL Front Desk. For more information, call 270-887-426
This month's Books at the Bar selection is "The Bandit Queens." The Books at the Bar discussion group will meet at 6 p.m. June 27 at Hopkinsville Brewing Company, 102 E. Fifth St.
A limited amount of copies are available at the HCCPL Front Desk. For more information, call 270-887-4262.
Stop by our front desk and grab a copy of this month's Books at the Bar selection, "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI."
You've got 28 days to get it read before the discussion group meets at 6 p.m. May 30 at Hopkinsville Brewing Company, 102 E. Fifth St.
For more information, visit the HCCPL Front Desk or call 270-887-4262.
Join HCCPL while we read about one of Hopkinsville's most famous residents, Edgar Cayce. If you aren't familiar with one of the City's favorite son's he was clairvoyant who claimed to speak from his higher self while in a trance-like state. During the sessions, Cayce would answer questions on a variety of subjects such as healing, reincarnation, dreams, the afterlife, past lives, nutrition, Atlantis, and future events.
The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville, Executive Director, Alissa Keller, will join us with a presentation, Cayce artifacts and much more about Edgar Cayce and why he was known as "The Sleeping Prophet".
"There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce" is available to check out at the HCCPL Circulation Desk or you can purchase a copy from the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville.
Join us for the next Books at the Bar Book, Tuesday, November 29th at 6:00 p.m at Hopkinsville Brewing Company.
This is the second novel for Arundhati Roy and it explores how happiness is perceived differently by different people. It is an aching love story and a decisive remonstration, a story told in a whisper, in a shout, through unsentimental tears and sometimes with a bitter laugh. Each of its characters is indelibly, tenderly rendered. Its heroes are people who have been broken by the world they live in and then rescued, patched together by acts of love—and by hope.
The books are available for check out at the library or through the Libby App.
Join HCCPL for the August Books At The Bar! We will have read and will be discussing, The Dark Side of Hopkinsville by Ted Poston.
Born and reared in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Ted Poston (1906-1974) became the first black career-long reporter for a major metropolitan daily (the New York Post) and served as a member of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Negro Cabinet" in Washington in 1940. After thirty-five years at the Post, Poston was without question the "Dean of Black Journalists."
Acquainted with the major figures of the Harlem Renaissance, Poston regaled his associates with tales of his childhood. These memories resulted in the stories collected in The Dark Side of Hopkinsville. Told from the vantage point of "Ted," a bright, high-spirited student at Booker T. Washington Colored Grammar School, the stories focus on a coterie of imaginative children, their entertainments and games, ties to the church, and relations with immediate and extended families.
Joining the discussion is Jennifer Brown, co-founder, publisher and editor of the Hoptown Chronicle. Jennifer spent 30 years as a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era and has much historical information to share.
The book may be checked out at the library!
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams, this months Books at the Bar book. I’ll save any narrative for the book club discussion. But here are a few takeaways:
- It took a while for it to become interesting, about halfway through the book.
- I had never thought about the “how” the Oxford dictionary was created. It’s worth the read to have that information.
- Based on the current news, womens rights, freedom of knowledge, etc, the timing of this read was interesting. How far have we really come since the early 1900’s?
Join the HCCPL books at the bar book club discussion on July 26th, 6:00 pm Hopkinsville Brewing Company
This months book club book is by Christian County native, Kathy Des Jardins.
"Mama Tried", begins in a small town, much like Hopkinsville and follows Disc jockey Joy Faye Savoy, in her exploits of making good natured digs at her bossy mother, when suddenly she finds her radio show syndicated for all the world to hear.
The books are available from the HCCPL circulation desk. The book club will meet on Tuesday, June 28th at 6:00 p.m. at the Hopkinsville Brewing Company.
Join us for our May Books at the Bar Book, "Wild Ride: The Rise The Rise and Tragic Fall of Calumet Farm, Inc., America's Premier Racing Dynasty" by Ann Hagedorn Auerbach.
This book begins in the vast farmlands of the Bluegrass, with an investigation of the fast-track, multibillion-dollar thoroughbred industry and of the fall of Calumet - the inside story of a financial debacle that reached farther than anyone could have imagined.
This family saga, an expose, and a mystery, it is also a portrait of an industry that succumbed to the temptations of the speculative era known as the Bluegrass Bubble. When the bubble exploded, an American institution lay in ruins.
Join us for the April Books at the Bar book club. This months book is "The Stranger in the Woods
Could you disappear and live as a hermit in the woods? Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality; not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own. Christopher Knight disappears and would not have a conversation with another human being until nearly three decades later, when he was arrested for stealing food.
Pick up your copy at the HCCPL Circulation Desk or check out the Overdrive/Libby App to read electronically.
Join us for this months Books At The Bar Bookclub on Tuesday, March 29th at 6:00 p.m. at the Hopkinsville Brewing Company.
You can pick up this months book, "Trejo", a the circulation desk or check out Overdrive for a download.
Join us for Books at the Bar!
This month we're reading "A Secret History of Witches" by Louisa Morgan. Copies are available to check out at the library front desk.
Discussion will take place at Hopkinsville Brewing Company.
Summary of "A Secret History of Witches" from Goodreads:
An ancient and dangerous power is being handed down from mother to daughter through some of the most consequential historic events of the last two centuries.
After Grandmére Ursule gives her life to save her tribe, her magic seems to die with her. Even so, her family keeps the Old Faith, practicing the spells and rites that have been handed from mother to daughter for generations. Until one day, Ursule’s young granddaughter steps into the circle, and magic flows anew.
From early 19th century Brittany to London during the Second World War, five generations of witches fight the battles of their time, deciding how far they are willing to go to protect their family, their heritage, and ultimately, all of our futures.
Join the Hopkinsville Christian County Public Library for a Downtown Drop-in Dinner. You do not want to miss a night out experiencing the great tastes of our local downtown food scene with a mixology twist. Our literary food sponsors have created menus with drink parings that highlight the exquisite selections they are known for creating.
This event begins with a check-in at the Hopkinsville Brewing Company between 12 noon and 3:30 p.m. where you will receive directions on your culinary adventure. Your experience will begin at one of our three pre-designated venues.
Join us for Books at the Bar!
This month we're reading "The Cul-de-Sac War" by Meilssa Ferguson. Copies are available to check out at the library front desk.
Discussion will take place at Hopkinsville Brewing Company.
As an added bonus, Melissa Ferguson will be doing a book signing and discussion at the library on October 9th at 11:00 am.
Summary of "The Cul-de-Sac War" from Goodreads:
Bestselling author Melissa Ferguson’s latest rom-com proves that good fences make good neighbors—and that sometimes love and hate share a backyard.
Bree Leake doesn’t want to be tied down. She’s had more jobs than she can count, and she plans to move as soon as the curtains fall on her less-than-minor stage role at The Barter—the oldest live performance theater in the US. But just when it’s time to move on again, Bree’s parents make her an offer: hold steady for a full year, and they will give her the one thing she's always wanted—her grandmother’s house. Her dreams are coming true . . . until life at the theater throws her some curve balls.
And then there’s Chip McBride—her handsome and infuriating next-door neighbor.
Chip just might be the only person whose stubborn streak can match Bree’s. She would move heaven and earth to have him off her cul-de-sac and out of her life, but according to the bargain she’s struck, she cannot move out of her house and away from the man who’s making her life miserable. So begins Bree’s obsessive new mission: to drive Chip out of the neighborhood—and fast.
Bree isn't the only one who’s a tad competitive, and Chip is more than willing to fight fire with fire. But as their pranks escalate, the line between love and hate starts to blur—and their heated rivalry threatens to take a hilarious, heartwarming, and romantic new turn.
