APL Book Club
Join us on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 12 p.m. for lively discussions and great reads!
Copies of each month’s selection are available at the Adult Services Desk at the Main Library.
Next Meeting: August 18
We’ll be discussing Land by Maggie O’Farrell
In 1865, surveyor Tom’s and his ten-year-old son Liam travel a remote Atlantic peninsula as part of the British Ordnance Survey’s effort to map Ireland after the Great Hunger. Determined to preserve evidence of the famine’s devastation in his work, Tom̀s becomes psychologically altered after a disturbing encounter in a woodland copse. As British officers approach expecting the survey’s completion, Liam must confront his father’s unraveling and attempt to guide them home. Set against the legacies of famine and colonial rule, the novel explores memory, survival, family separation, and the persistence of history in the Irish landscape.
Book Club Bags
Already in a book club? You can checkout sets of books from APL’s previous book club selections. Each bag contains 8-12 copies of the book and check out for 8 weeks.
Questions about APL book clubs? Email us at: askalbany@albanyoregon.gov