Join the Fact or Fiction Book Club in discussing "Booth" by Karen Joy Fowler. Copies are available at the Highland Branch.
1822. Junius Booth moves his family into a cabin some thirty miles northeast of Baltimore to farm the land. Over the next sixteen years his wife bears ten children arrive. And year by year the country draws frighteningly closer to the boiling point of secession and civil war. The Booths emerge from their hidden lives to cement their place as one of the country's leading theatrical families. But multiple scandals, family triumphs, and criminal disasters begin to take their toll, and the solemn siblings of John Wilkes Booth are left to reckon with the truth behind the destructively specious promise of an early prophecy.
AGE GROUP: | Adults (19-99) |
TAGS: | Discussion Groups |
The Highland Branch Library has long played an important role in downtown Highland. From its beginnings in rented storefronts to the Highland Memorial Library built in 1946 to its present location on Jewett and 4th Street, it has been an integral part of the community. The exterior of the library looks nearly as it did when it was first built in 1966. Although it is one of the oldest buildings in the library system, it's newly remodeled interior makes it one of the newest. The library still houses over 65,000 items, but now also features a large meeting room and children's program room, a small group room, and WiFi, along with many public Internet computers. These features, along with the library's bright and inviting atmosphere and convenient location, make the Highland Branch Library a destination for the community and surrounding areas.
