LWV Book Group
In 2003-2004 co-presidents, Mary Jo Brearley and Ruth Jones, gathered some together some persons who were interested in beginning a reading group within the League membership. The group has grown as more and more persons became interested in the group. The group meets late once a month August through May, excluding December. Books are selected by the membership for the year usually the last meeting in May. Meetings are held in members home and leadership for discussion of the book of the month is distributed among the members. The group is non-partisan and the selections are usually non-fiction, are related to political, social and local issues but can also be historical biographical. The group is open to all League members.
2009-2010 Schedule
LWV of Ames Book Group
Meetings at 1:30 p.m. on 4th Wednesday each month, except August
Aug. 30 Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson, Jerene Mortenson, Greg’s Mother, will be a guest at a Salad potluck 12:30 p.m., Jan Beran, hostess, 304 24th Street. Mrs. Mortenson will speak on Three Cups of Tea, a Mothers Perspective at 2 p.m. at the Ames Public Library Auditorium, open to the public.
Sept. 23 Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama, Selva Lehman at 4037 Fletcher Blvd.
Oct. 28 Dead Aid by Dambria Moyo, Jan Beran at 304 w24th Street
Nov. 18 When the Rivers Run Dry by Fred Pearce, Marlene Weisshaar at 1703 Pierce Ct.
Dec. 16 This Child will be Great by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Barbara Gwiasda 3420 Eisenhower Ave.
Jan. 27 Blood and Politics: The History of the Nationalist Movement from the Margins to the Mainstream by Leonard Zeskind, Randi Peters at 3127 Greenwood Rd.
Feb. 24 Founding Faith: Providence, Politics & the Birth of Religious Freedom by Steven Waldman Mary Richards at 3217 West St.
Mar. 24 Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything by Daniel Goleman, Nancy Brown 3614 Story St.
Apr. 28 Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln by John Stauffer, Frances Smith 2347 Hilton Court
May 26 The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson Joyce Hertz, 2803 Torrey Pines Circle.