The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled, according to Greek philosopher Plutarch.
The lineup of what the library is offering this month (and every month for that matter) can definitely be considered tinder to ignite fires in your mind.
There are six book clubs ranging from mystery to classics. A sampling of titles up for discussion include A Still Moment by Eudora Welty, The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, North Woods and The West: A New History in Fourteen Lives.
Socrates Café, a group dedicated to philosophical discussions, takes on the “natural” rights of man.
The virtual series Meet the Author includes bestselling author Garrett Graff, author and philosopher Nate Klemp, and popular novelist Liane Moriarty. Topics range from human drama to expanding your life with wonder.
Karen White, president and director of the Afro-American Historical Association is our guest on September 15 for Sundays @ 2, a program that brings together distinguished local writers, artists and scholars for conversations about their life and work.
White is known nationally for her research on Fauquier’s African Americans. She is a driving force behind the Association’s “Know their Names”, a project that seeks to document every person ever enslaved in Fauquier County.
For small fry, tweens and teens there are story hours, crafts, STEAM, and a plethora of very good homework resources. All that and much more. Just check our website.
Here at the library, we see young and old everyday fulfilling Plutarch’s charge. Won’t you come join us and keep your fire going?
Maria Del Rosso
Director, Fauquier Public Library
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