Join us ...
Three Cups of Tea......One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
by Greg Motenson and David Relin is our next title for discussion.
Thursday, May 13, 2010 F.D. Bluford Library
Suite 100 Conference room
12:30pm-1:30pm
Showing posts with label Spring 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spring 2010. Show all posts
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Friday, April 30, 2010
Spring Recap
Lunch and Literature is still going strong.
The theme this year was Across the Pond. Our readings take us to far off lands and meet multifaceted characters. To start our journey we tackle our Texting in Community- Dream From My Father: a Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama. President Obama takes us through his childhood in Hawaii, to his schooling in Jakarta Indonesia to his heritage in Kenya. Three students attended at the urging of their faculty. A big thank you goes out to Gloria Pitts for leading that discussion.
In January we travel through Spain to the Pyramids of Egypt with Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. During February and March we were in the mist of Afghanistan in 1974 with A thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. A tale of two women in régime torn Afghanistan over 25 year. It is evenly skewed with despair and grave hope. You may recognize Hosseini name, he is also the author of the national bestseller The Kite Runner which movie debut in 2007. Since A Thousand Splendid Suns had so many discussion points we met twice to give it a thorough probe. The Middle Eastern cuisine mentioned throughout the book sparked Dr. Johnson, from the Sociology Department to provide us with colorful and delicious food from Zaytoon Mediterranean Café. Grape leaves wrapped around savory rice, sweet and spicy baby red peppers filled with goat cheese and herbs, stuffed olives and other assorted goodies. Thank You Dr. J.
Our next title Three Cups of Tea, One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Motenson and David Relin will launch us into a dangerous and difficult quest to build schools in the wildest parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan in post- 9/11 world.
Join us…
Thursday, May 13, 2010 12:30pm-1:30pm
In a new venue ---Suite 100, Conference room in Bluford Library
(Glass doors to the left of the main entrance)
The theme this year was Across the Pond. Our readings take us to far off lands and meet multifaceted characters. To start our journey we tackle our Texting in Community- Dream From My Father: a Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama. President Obama takes us through his childhood in Hawaii, to his schooling in Jakarta Indonesia to his heritage in Kenya. Three students attended at the urging of their faculty. A big thank you goes out to Gloria Pitts for leading that discussion.
In January we travel through Spain to the Pyramids of Egypt with Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. During February and March we were in the mist of Afghanistan in 1974 with A thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. A tale of two women in régime torn Afghanistan over 25 year. It is evenly skewed with despair and grave hope. You may recognize Hosseini name, he is also the author of the national bestseller The Kite Runner which movie debut in 2007. Since A Thousand Splendid Suns had so many discussion points we met twice to give it a thorough probe. The Middle Eastern cuisine mentioned throughout the book sparked Dr. Johnson, from the Sociology Department to provide us with colorful and delicious food from Zaytoon Mediterranean Café. Grape leaves wrapped around savory rice, sweet and spicy baby red peppers filled with goat cheese and herbs, stuffed olives and other assorted goodies. Thank You Dr. J.
Our next title Three Cups of Tea, One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Motenson and David Relin will launch us into a dangerous and difficult quest to build schools in the wildest parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan in post- 9/11 world.
Join us…
Thursday, May 13, 2010 12:30pm-1:30pm
In a new venue ---Suite 100, Conference room in Bluford Library
(Glass doors to the left of the main entrance)
Friday, April 23, 2010
Three Cups of Tea.....
One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Motenson and David Relin is our next title for discussion.
Save the date...
Thursday, May 13, 2010 Bluford Library's
suite 100 conference room
12:30-1:30pm
I have a few extra books to lend. Please let me know if you need a copy.
Bring your lunch, bring a student, bring a friend
Save the date...
Thursday, May 13, 2010 Bluford Library's
suite 100 conference room
12:30-1:30pm
I have a few extra books to lend. Please let me know if you need a copy.
Bring your lunch, bring a student, bring a friend
Monday, April 5, 2010
National Library Week / National Poetry Month
I love April because there is always so much going on.
April 11 - 17 is National Library Week.
This year's theme is Communities Thrive @your Library
Also April is National Poetry Month
So.... in honor of both events, I am asking you to bring a poem to our next Lunch and Literature gathering.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:30-1:30 pm
Bluford Library Seminar room. 256-258
Your poems should be about the many communities we live in, work in or play in. Communities of thought, the environment, cooperation, unity, and kinship. Poems that touch a chord or strike home.
Bluford library has many resources for your poetry selection. Here are a few to get you started...
In print
The Norton Anthology of Poetry A&T Ref PR1174 .N6 1997
The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry A&T Stacks PS613 .N67 2003
The New Anthology of American Poetry A&T Stacks PS586 .N49 2003
Electronic
Chadwyck-Healey Literature Collections contains the following poetry collections or search individually
20th Century African-American Poetry
20th Century American Poetry
20th Century English Poetry
African American Poetry (1750-1900)
American Poetry 1600-1900
Faber Poetry Library
April 11 - 17 is National Library Week.
This year's theme is Communities Thrive @your Library
Also April is National Poetry Month
So.... in honor of both events, I am asking you to bring a poem to our next Lunch and Literature gathering.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:30-1:30 pm
Bluford Library Seminar room. 256-258
Your poems should be about the many communities we live in, work in or play in. Communities of thought, the environment, cooperation, unity, and kinship. Poems that touch a chord or strike home.
Bluford library has many resources for your poetry selection. Here are a few to get you started...
In print
The Norton Anthology of Poetry A&T Ref PR1174 .N6 1997
The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry A&T Stacks PS613 .N67 2003
The New Anthology of American Poetry A&T Stacks PS586 .N49 2003
Electronic
Chadwyck-Healey Literature Collections contains the following poetry collections or search individually
20th Century African-American Poetry
20th Century American Poetry
20th Century English Poetry
African American Poetry (1750-1900)
American Poetry 1600-1900
Faber Poetry Library
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Spring 2010
We still have two books in our Across the Pond series.....
The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood by Helene Cooper
and
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortensen
I am checking into the availablity of copies for either of these titles for our next gathering.
Save the date
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 during
National Library Week April 11-17.
Stay tuned ... and leave your thoughts, comments about the books and this program.
I would love to hear from you.
The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood by Helene Cooper
and
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortensen
I am checking into the availablity of copies for either of these titles for our next gathering.
Save the date
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 during
National Library Week April 11-17.
Stay tuned ... and leave your thoughts, comments about the books and this program.
I would love to hear from you.
Pushing Spring...
Lunch and Literature is still going strong. The theme this year was Across the Pond. Our readings take us to far off lands and meet multifaceted characters. To start our journey we tackle our Texting in Community- Dream From My Father: a Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama. President Obama takes us through his childhood in Hawaii, to his schooling in Jakarta Indonesia to his heritage in Kenya. Three students attended at the urging of their faculty. And a big thank you goes out to Gloria Pitts for leading that discussion.
In January we travel through Spain to the Pyramids of Egypt with Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. We have just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. A tale of two women in régime torn Afghanistan over 25 years. It is evenly skewed with despair and grave hope. You may recognize Hosseini name, he is also the author of the national bestseller The Kite Runner which was originally on our list for this year's theme however, I thought you would enjoy A Thousand Splendid Suns more.
In January we travel through Spain to the Pyramids of Egypt with Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. We have just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. A tale of two women in régime torn Afghanistan over 25 years. It is evenly skewed with despair and grave hope. You may recognize Hosseini name, he is also the author of the national bestseller The Kite Runner which was originally on our list for this year's theme however, I thought you would enjoy A Thousand Splendid Suns more.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Save the Date in 2010
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
Read it over your Holiday break.
We will meet Tuesday, January 12, 2010 for lunch and discussion
F.D. Bluford Library's seminar room 256-258
12:30-1:30pm
Bring your lunch, Bring a friend , Bring a student
Read it over your Holiday break.
We will meet Tuesday, January 12, 2010 for lunch and discussion
F.D. Bluford Library's seminar room 256-258
12:30-1:30pm
Bring your lunch, Bring a friend , Bring a student
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