by INFO1 | Oct 9, 2024
Have you ever wondered where the word “crone” originated? Why has the word “elder” turned into “elderly”? What information have women received over time that challenges strength and vitality? Join in these and other discussions as we delve into the writings of...
by INFO1 | May 5, 2023
In this book binding session Participants will embellish fabrics with printing, stitching, and patchwork techniques. The fabric creations will be covers for simple books using the long-stitch binding technique. The final piece will be a beautifully bound pamphlet...
by Louise | Aug 5, 2022
Join Molly Haile for our September Hirsch Reads and a lively discussion on ArtCurious by Jennifer Dasal. ArtCurious is a colorful look at the world of art history, revealing some of the strangest, funniest, and most fascinating stories behind the world’s great...
by admin | Jun 1, 2022
Join Hirsch Reads for a poetry discussion on June 24th. Featured author will be Mary Oliver and others. Feel free to select your favorite poet or writings to share. Check the website and you can register to reserve a copy of one of the two Mary Oliver books. We have...
by admin | Apr 5, 2022
Join the Hirsch Reads book discussions. On May 27th Sharyn McCrumb’s mystery, An Unquiet Grave, is the topic. From New York Times bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb comes a finely wrought novel set in nineteenth-century West Virginia, based on the true story of...
by admin | Feb 5, 2022
Join Hirsch readers and Nona to discuss some favorite books, authors, and titles. The book we are reading is All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny. It is the 16th book in the Inspector Gamache series. The story takes place in Paris where “the Gamaches...
by Louise | Nov 5, 2021
Join Hirsch readers to discuss some favorite books, authors, and titles to consider in 2022. Also, let’s wrap up the year with some humor. Do you have a favorite poem, book or passage, or children’s book that has made you crack up laughing? Please bring a bit to...
by Louise | Sep 5, 2021
2021 Hirsch Reads-When Breath Becomes Air-Paul Kalanithi, Oct. 28th @ 5:30-7:00pm w/Molly When Breath Becomes Air is a profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question...
by Louise | Jul 5, 2021
Join our monthly Hirsch Reads book discussions. Our August book is “Becoming” by Michele Obama. Register to reserve a copy to borrow. Registration is required. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE ACCESS TO THIS ZOOM CLASS. REGISTRATION CLOSES ONE HOUR...
by Louise | May 5, 2021
Join a Hirsch Reads book discussion. Check our website for the current book and register to reserve a copy to borrow. Registration is required. We will talk as long s you want! Bootlegger’s Daughter is a murder mystery set in Eastern NC. It is the first book...