Free Community Event: Folger's New Virtual Book Club

Try out the Folger's new virtual book club 

Contributed by Ashley Biggs, Marketing and Outreach Librarian on behalf of Folger's Shakespeare Library

Join the Folger as we search the stacks for our favorite novels inspired by Shakespeare and the early modern era. 

Held on the first Thursday of the month, this informal Book Club is free and open to all. Our picks range from historical fiction to adaptations of Shakespeare's plays and will be sourced from a different indie bookstore each month.

To spark the discussion, Folger staff will be on hand to provide historical context and speak to relevant items from the library collection.

 Grab your reading glasses and make a plan to join us for our first session on Thursday, August 6 at 6:30pm (EST) when we'll be talking about Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. 

Participation is free but registration is required. Sessions will be conducted through Zoom, so keep an eye on your inbox the day before for an access link, along with recommendations for quick bites and beverages to enjoy while we chat.

Register here: 

https://www.folger.edu/events/words-words-words-station-eleven?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TSM2020BookClubAnnouncement&utm_content=version_A&promo=13356

Hope to see you there!

LBPH Note: BARD and Bookshare have many of Shakespeare's plays and poems available for FREE download. Contact the library with any questions. 

Upcoming Event: Going blind movie discussion

Upcoming Event

Contributed by Ashley Biggs, Marketing and Outreach Librarian

Going Blind Movie Discussion

​LBPH is excited to share that we will be having a facilitated discussion with the director of Going Blind, Joseph Lovett, and the Lovett Production's Manager, Jordan Hawks. This event will be held via teleconference and will feature patron submitted questions. 

Patrons are encouraged to watch the film Going Blind by April 30th. That evening, join us for a facilitated discussion about the film, featuring your questions. 

Movie summary: 

GOING BLIND is a documentary film by Peabody Award-winning producer/director Joseph Lovett, that looks at each aspect of vision loss: detecting, treating, and coping. Joe Lovett has glaucoma, a disease that robs 4.5 million people worldwide of their vision. After years of slowly losing his sight, Joe decides to take action: to investigate how people all over the country respond to vision loss. His search begins in his home of New York City with people Joe meets on the streets, and gradually leads him to places and people around the country, all of different ages and backgrounds. Each has a fascinating story about dealing with the vision loss caused by sight-robbing diseases, infections, and accidents.  

To watch the film:

Original Version: 

https://vimeo.com/316603259

With Captions: 

https://vimeo.com/404572911

With audio descriptions: 

https://vimeo.com/404572911

To submit up to 3 questions for the facilitated discussion, please click here: https://forms.gle/gZS1tG4omqZnPewU8

Then join us Monday, May 4th at 6:30 PM via our teleconference line: (319) 527-4994 to listen to the facilitated discussion.