Calendar of Events at the Livingston County Library of Chillicothe, Missouri

JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC

January 2- LIBRARY CLOSED- New Year's Day holiday
January 9- Noon Book Group- These Jordan Girls by Joan M Drury- A sweeping epic novel about four generations of women living together in a sprawling house in small-town Minnesota in the mid-twentieth century. Iris ("Gummie") Jordan is the formidable, larger-thanlife left-wing newspaper as well as standing in the forefront of all the major social movements of the twentieth century, from the farmer/labor activism of the early part of the century to the civil rights movements of the 1950s and 1960s.
January 16- LIBRARY CLOSED- Martin Luther King Day

February 13-Noon Book Group-Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott- In a disarming blend of everyday life and the sublime, of reverence and irreverence, and of humor and grace, Lamott speaks directly to closely held concerns, bringing comfort to anyone whose family life can feel overwhelming and uncontainable.
February 20- LIBRARY CLOSED- President's Day

March 12- Noon Book Group-John Adams by David McCullough-This is history on a grand scale-a book about politics and war and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship and betrayal, an the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Above all, John Adams is an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.

April 9- Noon Book Group-Five People you meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom- From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Tuesdays with Morrie" comes a novel that explores that unexpected connections of readers' lives and the idea that heaven is more than a place-it's an answer.

May 14-Noon Book Group-May 14- Another Country by Mary Pipher- a field guide to this rough terrain for a generation of baby boomers who are finding themselves unprepared to care for those who have always cared for
them. Psychologist and bestselling writer Mary Pipher maps out strategies that help bridge the gaps that separate us from our elders. And with her inimitable combination of respect and realism, she offers us new ways of supporting each other -- new ways of sharing our time, our energy, and our love.
May 28- LIBRARY CLOSED- Memorial Day

June 11- Noon Book Group- Empire Falls by Richard Russo- Empire Falls, Maine, has seen the inexorable failure of its logging and textile industries; the once mighty holdings of the whiting clan, presided over by the last scion's widow, now mostly amount to decrepit real estate. Miles Roby gazes over this ruined kingdom from the Empire Grill, an opportunity that has become the albatross of his ambitions. Brought home from college by family obligations- his mother ailing, his father a loose cannon-Miles himself now has a divorce to contend with, but also a beloved daughter to guide gently through adolescence.

July 4- LIBRARY CLOSED- Independence Day
July 9-Noon Book Group- Giving Away Simone by Jan Waldron- Jan Waldron's lyrical and thought-provoking book wisely moves beyond the idealization fo the maternal bond to explore the vicissitudes of the mother-daughter relationship. In her insightful prose, Waldron shows us how the path between reunion and union includes both straightaways and detours, flowers and weeds. This is a book for all mothers and daughters, biological
and adopted alike.

August 13- Noon Book Group- American Pie by Pascale Le Draoulec- As satisfying as a slice of homemade pie, Le Draoulec's cross-country journeys in search of "the real stuff" are an armchair traveler's heaven.

September 3- LIBRARY CLOSED- Labor Day
September 10- Noon Book Group- Water is Wide by Pat Conroy- Pat Conroy's astonishing human drama based on his own experience-the story of the year of his life he gave to an island and the new lifetime its people
gave him.

October 8-Noon Book Group-Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich "Mostly out of laziness, I decide to start my low-wage life in the town nearest to where I actually live, Key West, Florida. The story of Barbara
Ehrenreich's attempts to eke out a living while working as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing-home aide, and Wal-Mart associate-has become an essential part of the nation's political discourse.

November 12- Noon Book Group- Forgetting Ireland by Bridget Connelly- In 1880 at the height of Ireland's second famine, a ship of paupers was sent from Galway to take up land granted them by a Catholic bishop in Minnesota. There they encountered the worst winter in the state's history and nearly froze to death in unshingled shanties on the prairie.
November 22- LIBRARY CLOSED- Thanksgiving

December 10- Noon Book Group- Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory- Sisterly rivalry is the basis of this fresh, wonderfully vivid retelling of the story of Anne Boleyn. Anne, her sister Mary and their brother George are all brought to the king's court at a young age, as players in their uncle's plans to advance the family's fortunes.
December 24- LIBRARY CLOSED- Christmas Eve
December 25- LIBRARY CLOSED- Christmas Day
December 31- LIBRARY CLOSES at 3:00- New Year's Eve