FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
DATE: AUGUST 23, 2011
CONTACT: PUBLIC RELATIONS (772) 221-1403
WHO: The Friends of the Blake Library in Stuart, Inc., in support of the Martin
County Library System
WHAT: Martin County Library System Non-Fiction Book Club
Martin County Library System’s 2011-2012 Non-Fiction Book Club will meet monthly in the second floor Trustees Room of the Blake Library in Stuart beginning September 19 and the fourth Monday of each month following except December when there will be no session.
Join facilitator Jackie Williams and others in lively discussions on topical selections. A limited number of books are available at the Circulation desk of the Blake Library one month prior to each session. Pre-registration is not required.
For more details including book descriptions, visit the MCLS Non-Fiction Online Book Blog on the library website, http://www.library.martin.fl.us. On the home page click Everything Books, then Book Speak.
Non-Fiction Book Club 2011-2012 schedule:
Mon., Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m. – The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the
Little Big Horn by Nathaniel Philbrick
Mon., Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m. – Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the
21st Century by P.W. Singer
Mon., Nov. 28, 6:30 p.m. – To Hell on a Fast Horse: The Untold Story of Billy the Kid
and Pat Garrett by Mark Lee Gardner
(no December session)
Mon., Jan. 23, 2012, 6:30 p.m. – Atomic America: How a Deadly Explosion and a
Feared Admiral Changed the Course of Nuclear History by Todd Tucker
Mon., Feb. 27, 6:30 p.m. – Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the
First Medal of Honor by Russell Bonds
Monday, March 26, 6:30 p.m. – The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and
War by James Bradley
Monday, April 23, 6:30 p.m. – When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of
American Women from 1960 to the Present by Gail Collins
Monday, May 28, 6:30 p.m. – Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We
Love by Dave Zirin
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, Oct. 24, Nov. 28, Jan. 23, Feb. 27, March 26, April 23, May 28
WHERE: Blake Library, Trustees Room (second floor), 2351 SE Monterey Rd., Stuart
HOW: Free and open to the public.
For more information or to learn about the Martin County Library System call (772) 221-1403, pick up a Library Connection at any branch library or visit the library website at http://www.library.martin.fl.us.
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