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Library Book Club: Playground by Richard Powers
Friendly conversation and discussion about this book. Everyone is welcome! We have one copy available for checkout, or purchase your own copy at a 10% discount from the Homer Bookstore. (Be sure to mention it’s for book club.)
Four lives are drawn together in a sweeping, panoramic new novel from Richard Powers, showcasing the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory at the height of his skills. Twelve-year-old Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world’s first aqualungs. Ina Aroita grows up on naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. Two polar opposites at an elite Chicago high school bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game; Rafi Young will get lost in literature, while Todd Keane’s work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough.
They meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, whose deposits of phosphorus once helped to feed the world. Now the tiny atoll has been chosen for humanity’s next adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out onto the open sea. But first, the island’s residents must vote to greenlight the project or turn the seasteaders away.
Set in the world’s largest ocean, this awe-filled book explores that last wild place we have yet to colonize in a still-unfolding oceanic game, and interweaves beautiful writing, rich characterization, profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can.
Seldovia Public Library is Calling For Volunteers
The library is in need of help!
We have been running our Summer Schedule (see comments) since April 1st, and are currently open 14 hours a week. We need at least one or two new circulation shift volunteers for the summer, or else we’ll have to scale back and eliminate a day out of our schedule.
Volunteer positions are open to everyone, whether you’re a full time or seasonal resident. You can take on a 2-hour circulation shift each week, or join our on-call list to serve as a substitute.
Volunteering at the library is a great way to meet people, find out about all the latest new books and movies, and really feel like you are serving the community.
For more information, or to sign up, contact us at seldovia.library@gmail.com, visit us in person, or call us at 907-234-7662 during library hours.
Judith Lethin – Book signing at the Seldovia Public Library!
Thank you to our Seldovia Public Library for hosting this event!
