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Winfield Reads Together
September & October 2016
Celebrate our prairie heritage this fall through book discussions and special events. We will read and discuss the classic novel O Pioneers! by Willa Cather. Children may also participate in the program by reading and discussing Caddie Woodlawn at the Kids Breakfast Book Club or Twister on Tuesday at Book Munchers in October. Please join us for one of the special events listed below. |
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Book Discussions |
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O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
When her father dies, Alexandra Bergson, daughter of Swedish immigrants, assumes responsibility for her family and their Nebraska farm. Books will be available to check out at the Adult Services desk, starting August 30. Join us on any of the four book discussion dates listed below.
Download the free eBook from Project Gutenberg.
Download the free eAudiobook from Librivox.
Off the Shelf Book Group
Tuesday, October 4, 7:00 p.m. at the Library
Winfield Reads Together Book Discussion
Tuesday, October 11, 7:00 p.m.
Join us at The Barber Shoppe, at 0S120 Church St. Registration recommended.
Mysteries at Lunch Book Group
Wednesday, October 19, 12:15 p.m. at the Library
Winfield Reads Together Book Discussion
Wednesday, October 26, 1:00 p.m.
Join us at Hedges Station, at 0N555 Winfield Rd. Registration recommended. |
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Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
"Wisconsin and farm life in the years just before the Civil War, and the story of Caddie who became a tomboy and who learned to plough instead of sew. There is plenty of incident, and there is also an authentic picture of life on a frontier farm..." (Kirkus Reviews, May 1, 1935) Books will be available to check out at the Youth Services desk, starting September 17.
The Kids Breakfast Book Club
Saturday, October 1, 9:15 a.m.
This book club is especially for readers age 8-12. Registration required. |
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Twister on Tuesday by Mary Pope Osborne
When Jack and Annie travel back to the Kansas prairie in search of "something to learn," they gain an understanding of how hard life was for pioneers and they experience the terror of a tornado. Books will be available to check out at the Youth Services desk, starting September 15.
Book Munchers Book Club
Thursday, October 20, 4:00 p.m.
This book club is especially for readers age 6-7. Registration required.
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Special Events |
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Building an 1890s Farm
Tuesday, September 13, 3:30 p.m.
A costumed interpreter from Kline Creek Farm guides students in grades 1-6 in activities to compare their lives to life in DuPage 125 years ago. Students will saw wood, make rope, churn butter and build a scale model post-and-beam barn. Registration required.
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St. James Farm: Dairy Farming Then and Now
Thursday, October 13, 4:00 p.m.
An educator from St. James Farm talks to kids in grades 1-6 about dairy farming past and present, including milking cows, delivering milk, and making butter. Dairy items and photos will be displayed, and take-home activity cards will be provided. Registration required.
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How Corn Changed Itself and Then Changed Everything Else
Thursday, October 20, 7:00 p.m.
Author Cynthia Clampitt talks about her book “Midwest Maize” and shares how this weedy grass from Mexico transformed itself into corn and then swept across the Americas. Registration required.
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Movie Matinee: O Pioneers!
Saturday, October 22, 2:00 p.m.
Join us for a special screening of the “Hallmark Hall of Fame” presentation based on the novel. Refreshments will be provided. Registration required.
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For Spacious Skies: Great American Nature Paintings
Tuesday, October 25, 7:00 p.m.
The American landscape has inspired countless artists to capture its complexity, diversity and beauty. In this slide lecture, art historian Jeff Mishur discusses the work of famous U.S. nature painters such as Andrew Wyeth, Thomas Cole, Winslow Homer and Albert Bierstadt. Registration recommended.
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