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2009–2010 Calendar
Albina
First Wednesday of September, October and November at 7:15 p.m.
Second Wednesday of each month starting in December at 7:15 p.m.
The group meets in Studio 2 on the second floor of Whole Foods Market, next door to the library.
- Sept. 2 – Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond • Author visit!
- Oct. 7 – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- Nov. 4 – The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap by Stephanie Coontz
- Dec. 9 – Life of Pi: A Novel by Yann Martel
- Jan. 13 – Persuasion by Jane Austen
- Feb. 10 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 10 – Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- April 14 – The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs
- May 12 – A Curtain of Green, and Other Stories by Eudora Welty
- June 9 – Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk
Belmont
Second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 9 – Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama
- Oct. 14 – HeartSick by Chelsea Cain • Author visit!
- Nov. 11 – Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
- Dec. 9 – A Very Long Engagement by Sebastien Japrisot
- Jan. 13 – Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty
- Feb. 10 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 10 – The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
- April 14 – The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule by Thomas Frank
- May 12 – Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
- June 9 – The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
- July 14 – The Sportswriter by Richard Ford
- Aug. 11 – When the Elephants Dance by Tess Uriza Holthe
Capitol Hill
First Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. (Second Thursday in July)
- Sept. 3 – The Secret River by Kate Grenville
- Oct. 1 – Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond • Author visit!
- Nov. 5 – The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin
- Dec. 3 – The Invisible Wall: A Love Story that Broke Barriers by Harry Bernstein
- Jan. 7 – The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
- Feb. 4 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 4 – Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin – part one
- April 1 – Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin – part two
- May 6 – The White Tiger: A Novel by Aravind Adiga
- June 3 – Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
- July 8 – The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
- Aug. 5 – Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Capitol Hill
Second Tuesday of each month at 6:45 p.m.
- Sept. 8 – The Secret River by Kate Grenville
- Oct. 13 – Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond
- Nov. 10 – The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin
- Dec. 8 – The Invisible Wall: A Love Story that Broke Barriers by Harry Bernstein
- Jan. 12 – The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
- Feb. 9 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 9 – Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin – part one
- April 13 – Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin – part two
- May 11 – The White Tiger: A Novel by Aravind Adiga
- June 8 – Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
- July 13 – The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
- Aug. 10 – Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Central
First Thursday of each month at 2:30 p.m. • U.S. Bank Room
- Sept. 3 – Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong
- Oct. 1 – HeartSick by Chelsea Cain • Author visit!
- Nov. 5 – Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind by Henry Hobhouse
- Dec. 3 – The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh
- Jan. 7 – Snow by Orhan Pamuk
- Feb. 4 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 4 – Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin
- April 1 – The Howling Miller by Arto Paasilinna
- May 6 – Rabbit, Run by John Updike
- June 3 – The Basque History of the World by Mark Kurlansky
- July 1 – The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
- Aug. 5 – The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Fairview-Columbia
Fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. (Third Tuesday in December)
- Sept. 22 – No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Oct. 27 – Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
- Nov. 24 – Max Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg
- Dec. 15 – Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
- Jan. 26 – The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs
- Feb. 23 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 23 – Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
- April 27 – The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: A Love Story … with Wings by Mark Bittner
- May 25 – The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
- June 22 – Charms for the Easy Life by Kaye Gibbons
Gregory Heights
Third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.
- Sept. 15 – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
- Oct. 20 – Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
- Nov. 17 – Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
- Dec. 15 – The White Tiger: A Novel by Aravind Adiga
- Jan. 19 – The New Kings of Nonfiction
- Feb. 16 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 16 – Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
- April 20 – The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
- May 18 – Half Broken Things by Morag Joss
- June 15 – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
- July 20 – Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
- Aug. 17 – HeartSick by Chelsea Cain
Gresham
First Thursday of each month at 2 p.m.
- Sept. 3 – Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond • Author visit!
- Oct. 1 – Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Nov. 5 – Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos
- Dec. 3 – Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan
- Jan. 7 – A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
- Feb. 4 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 4 – The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss
- April 1 – Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama
- May 6 – Join us for a planning meeting and help choose next year's books.
- June 3 – March by Geraldine Brooks
Hillsdale
Third Thursday of each month at 12:30 p.m. (at 1 p.m. in June, July and August)
- Sept. 17 – People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
- Oct. 15 – The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
- Nov. 19 – When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa by Peter Godwin
- Dec. 17 – The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier by Thad Carhart
- Jan. 21 – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- Feb. 18 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 18 – The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
- April 15 – The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- May 20 – Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- June 17 – The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
- July 15 – The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
- August 19 – An American Childhood by Annie Dillard
Hillsdale
Second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 8 – Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond • Author visit!
- Oct. 13 – The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan
- Nov. 10 – Ireland: A Novel by Frank Delaney
- Dec. 8 – The Jump-Off Creek by Molly Gloss
- Jan. 12 – Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
- Feb. 9 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 9 – The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
- April 13 – On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family by Lisa See
- May 11 – The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner
- June 8 – Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz
- July 13 – Q & A: A Novel by Vikas Swarup
- August 10 – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Holgate
Third Wednesday of each month at 6:45 p.m.
- Sept. 16 – Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond • Author visit!
- Oct. 21 – The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
- Nov. 18 – Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
- Dec. 16 – A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
- Jan. 20 – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
- Feb. 17 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 17 – Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
- April 21 – The Science of Fear: How the Culture of Fear Manipulates Your Brain by Dan Gardner
- May 19 – The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- June 16 – All the Names by José Saramago
Hollywood nonfiction group
Second Sunday of each month at 2 p.m.
- Sept. 13 – Strand: An Odyssey of Pacific Ocean Debris by Bonnie Henderson
- Oct. 11 – The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century by Edward Dolnick
- Nov. 8 – The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge
- Jan. 10 – A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World by Tony Horwitz
- Feb. 14 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 14 – The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner
- April 11 – Light at the Edge of the World: A Journey Through the Realm of Vanishing Cultures by Wade Davis
- June 13 – The Johnstown Flood by David G. McCullough
- July 11 – Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table by Sara Roahen
- Aug. 8 – Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer by Lynne Cox
Hollywood
Third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 15 – Interpreter of Maladies: Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri
- Oct. 20 – Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond • Author visit!
- Nov. 17 – The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
- Dec. 15 – Hold the Enlightenment by Tim Cahill
- Jan. 19 – Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama
- Feb. 16 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 16 – Searoad by Ursula K. Le Guin
- April 20 – The Echo Maker by Richard Powers
- May 18 – I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
- June 15 – The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie
- July 20 – The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
- Aug. 17 – Close Range: Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx
Midland
Third Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m.
- Sept. 16 – Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond • Author visit!
- Oct. 21 – The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
- Nov. 18 – Saturday by Ian McEwan
- Dec. 16 – Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan
- Jan. 20 – The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
- Feb. 17 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 17 – Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos
- April 21 – The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan
- May 19 – The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin
- June 16 – The Quiet American by Graham Greene
- July 21 – Join us for a party and bring a book to share for summer reading.
Midland
Second Tuesday of each month at 6:45 p.m.
- Sept. 8 – No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Oct. 13 – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
- Nov. 10 – Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen: How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, and Her Sanity to Master the Art of Living by Julie Powell
- Dec. 8 – Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
- Jan. 12 – Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear
- Feb. 9 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 9 – Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
- April 13 – Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life by Queen Noor
- May 11 – The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
- June 8 – Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library by Don Borchert
North Portland
Third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 15 – Australia Years: The Life of a Nuclear Migrant by P. Anna Johnson
- Oct. 20 – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
- Nov. 17 – The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
- Dec. 15 – A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
- Jan. 19 – Them: A Novel by Nathan McCall
- Feb. 16 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 16 – The White Tiger: A Novel by Aravind Adiga
- April 20 – Netherland by Joseph O'Neill
- May 18 – No Future Without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu
- June 15 – The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin
Northwest
Second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 8 – Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl
- Oct. 13 – Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
- Nov. 10 – China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power by Rob Gifford
- Dec. 8 – The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud
- Jan. 12 – Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
- Feb. 9 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 9 – Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia by Chris Stewart
- April 13 – My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk
- May 11 – The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin
- June 8 – The White Tiger: A Novel by Aravind Adiga
Northwest
Fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 22 – People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
- Oct. 27 – Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
- Nov. 24 – To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Jan. 26 – The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America by Jonathan Kozol
- Feb. 23 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 23 – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
- April 27 – Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins
- May 25 – Life of Pi: A Novel by Yann Martel
- June 22 – My Name Escapes Me: The Diary of a Retiring Actor by Alec Guinness
This book discussion group is cosponsored by the Oregon State Commission for the Blind. Eligible participants can request alternate formats of the book selection from the Oregon State Library's Talking Books and Braille Service at 503.224.0610 (Portland) or 800.452.0292 (toll free).
Rockwood
Third Friday of each month at 10 a.m.
- Sept. 18 – Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond
- Oct. 16 – Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Nov. 20 – HeartSick by Chelsea Cain
- Dec. 18 – Close Range: Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx
- Jan. 15 – Endurance by Alfred Lansing
- Feb. 19 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 19 – The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss
- April 16 – Ex-Libris by Ross King
- May 21 – The Treasure of the Sierra Madre by B. Traven
- June 18 – The Places in Between by Rory Stewart
Sellwood-Moreland
Third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 15 – Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond • Author visit!
- Oct. 20 – The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
- Nov. 17 – Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Dec. 15 – The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
- Jan. 19 – Brick Lane by Monica Ali
- Feb. 16 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 16 – Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
- April 20 – Clown Girl by Monica Drake
- May 18 – American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
- June 15 – All the Names by José Saramago
- July 20 – Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
- Aug. 17 – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
St. Johns
Second Monday of each month at 1 p.m.
- Sept. 14 – The Shortest Way to Hades by Sarah Caudwell
- Oct. 12 – Confessions of a Teen Sleuth by Chelsea Cain • Author visit!
- Nov. 9 – Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finlay
- Dec. 14 – Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey by Isabel Fonseca
- Jan. 11 – Another Roadside Attraction by Tom Robbins
- Feb. 8 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 8 – The Periodic Table by Primo Levi
- April 12 – Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years by David Talbot
- May 10 – Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner
- June 14 – Achilles by Elizabeth Cook
- July 12 – Ulysses by James Joyce
St. Johns
Second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 9 – Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond • Author visit!
- Oct. 14 – The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
- Nov. 11 – The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
- Dec. 9 – The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
- Jan. 13 – Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
- Feb. 10 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 10 – The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
- April 14 – Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
- May 12 – The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam
- June 9 – Saturday by Ian McEwan
- July 14 – Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
Woodstock
Third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. (third Tuesday in February)
- Sept. 16 – Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Oct. 21 – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- Nov. 18 – Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease by Sharon Moalem
- Jan. 20 – The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong
- Feb. 16 – The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- March 17 – Moo by Jane Smiley
- April 21 – The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
- May 19 – The Hours by Michael Cunningham
- June 16 – Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
- July 21 – Persuasion by Jane Austen
Pageturners is supported by a generous grant from the Friends of the Library.