Welcome to Murphys Volunteer Library
480 Park Lane
Murphys, CA
Limited hours due to Covid-19:
Tuesday through Saturday
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Story Time For Tots
When: Every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.
Where: Upstairs at the Murphys Library
You and your child will enjoy a reading program that may involve music, crafts, or just a really good book. Presented by volunteers as well as our wonderful librarian.
MURPHYS LIBRARY SPEAKER SERIES
Holidays in Murphys and other tales of local families, buildings, and history
by Maureen Elliott
When: Tuesday, November 15, 2022.
4 p.m.
Where: Upstairs in Murphys Volunteer Library
480 Park Lane, Murphys, CA
Cost: Free
We’ve invited local historian and author Maureen Elliott to kick-off our first Speaker Series at the Murphys Library. You’ll hear stories of the holidays in Murphys as Elliott brings to life the people and history of Murphys Camp with tales, maps, and pictures.
Elliott is a well-known historian and author of They Walked the Streets of Murphys Camp, a book about Murphys during the early Gold Rush years. She worked at the Calaveras County Archives for 17 years, and credits that experience for her intimate knowledge of the history of Murphys.
Come early for a seat. Space is limited and Elliott is a popular speaker.
Have ideas for future speakers in the Speaker Series? Let us know at murphyslibrary@gmail.com
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November Book Club
November Book: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
When: Thursday November 17 at 10 a.m.
Where: TBA. Venue will be announced closer to date of meeting.
Any questions call or text Joan Dionne at 209.728.7996
A luminous debut novel about a widow’s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium—and the truths she finally uncovers about her son’s disappearance 30 years ago.
After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in the Puget Sound over 30 years ago.
As she works, Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine, but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight tentacles for his human captors—until he forms an unlikely friendship with Tova.
Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. As his affection for Tova grows, Marcellus must use every trick his old, invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it’s too late.
Charming, compulsively readable, and full of wit, Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel is a beautiful exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope–a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible. (From https://shelbyvanpelt.com/books/remarkably-bright-creatures)
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January Book Club
January Book: The Measure by Nikki Erick
When: January 17, 2023
Where: TBA. Venue will be announced closer to date of meeting.
Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.
It seems like any other day. You wake up, get ready, and head out.
But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small box, holding the answer to the number of years you will live.
Suddenly, everyone on earth is faced with the same choice: Do they wish to know how long they’ll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge?
As society comes together and pulls apart, The Measure charts the dawn of this new world through an unforgettable cast of characters whose paths interweave with one another: best friends whose dreams are forever entwined, pen pals finding refuge in the unknown, a couple who thought they didn’t have to rush, a doctor who cannot save himself, and a politician whose box becomes the powder keg that changes everything.
The Measure is a sweeping, ambitious, uplifting story about family, love, hope, and destiny that encourages us to live life to the fullest.
(From www.nikkierlick.com)
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