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Prose-Out-Loud and Prose-Out-Loud 2

Published: July 10, 2012

For adults who enjoy listening to and discussing great literature.

Twice each month, Shirlington Branch librarian Dyann Bishop reads an essay or short story aloud, followed by either a discussion or a screening of part of a film based on the work.

 

Prose-Out-Loud

  • Reading followed by discussion
  • Meets on the 2nd Monday of each month
  • 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

July – September Schedule:

Monday, July 16 – When I was a Child I Read Books by Marilynne Robinson
Essay: “When I Was a Child I Read Books”

Monday, August 13 – Aerogrammes by Tania James
Story: “Girl Marries Ghost”

Monday, September 10 – Assignment Down East by Henry and Wayne Buxton (Dyann Grandfather and Great Grandfather)
Chapter One

 

Prose-Out-Loud 2

Tailored specifically for adults with physical and intellectual disabilities, but all are welcome.

  • Reading followed by short film screening
  • Meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month
  • 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

July – September Schedule:

Wednesday, July 18 – The Borrowers by Mary Norton – First part of book and movie

Wednesday, August 15 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling – First part of book and movie

Wednesday, September 19 – October Sky by Homer H. Hickam, Jr.  – Book and movie excerpt

 

For more information, call 703-228-0321.

 

July 10, 2012 by Web Editor Filed Under: News

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