Wednesday, November 3 from 1:00- 3:00 PM

This month's thought-provoking fiction selection is Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks. As of October 24, we have one interlibrary loan copy remaining which may be borrowed for a $2.00 fee.

Bethia Mayfield is a restless and curious young woman growing up in Martha's vineyard in the 1660s amid a small band of pioneering English Puritans. At age twelve, she meets Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge a secret bond that draws each into the alien world of the other. Bethia's father is a Calvinist minister who seeks to convert the native Wampanoag, and Caleb becomes a prize in the contest between old ways and new, eventually becoming the first Native American graduate of Harvard College. Inspired by a true story and narrated by the irresistible Bethia, Caleb’s Crossing brilliantly captures the triumphs and turmoil of two brave, openhearted spirits who risk everything in a search for knowledge at a time of superstition and ignorance.

The library offers a hybrid approach to book club hosting. Participants have three options:
1. 12 people can attend in person, or
2. 12 people can attend via Zoom, or
3. Up to 8 people attend in person while others attend via Zoom. Audio and video are enabled in both directions.

Zoom info TBA.

Masks will be required and hand sanitizer will be provided.