On the Same Page
A Community Reading Event
February 2020
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Your votes chose this classic!
Book Release Party!
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, FROM 7:00 TO 8:30 PM IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM
All Things Pirate with Peter Pan!
Fairy and Mermaid Crafts
Saturday, February 1, starting at 2:00 PM IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM
Treasure Hunt
Friday, February 7, starting at 7:00 PM
IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM
This On the Same Page activity will test you as we use the entire library for a treasure hunt. Who will be the first to find the prize? May the best team win! For ages 12 and older….
“An Awfully Big Adventure:”
The Illustrations of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan
Wednesday, February 12, starting at 7:00 PM IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM
An Introduction to Fencing
Friday, February 21, starting at 7:00 PM IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM
Open Book Discussion
Wednesday, February 26, starting at 1:30 PM and Thursday, February 27, starting at 6:00 PM IN THE Library Foyer
Island Escape
Friday, February 28, starting at 7:00 PM
IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM
Join us as we finish our On the Same Page celebration of Peter Pan and dispel the winter gloom!
Reader’s Guide
Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up or Peter and Wendy is J. M. Barrie’s most famous work, in the form of a 1904 play and a 1911 novel. Both versions tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous yet innocent little boy who can fly, and has many adventures on the island of Neverland that is inhabited by mermaids, fairies, Native Americans and pirates. The play and novel were inspired by Barrie’s friendship with the Llewelyn Davies family. Barrie continued to revise the play for years after its debut until publication of the play script in 1928.
More Reader’s Guides
Here are some of our previous reader’s guides from past years’ events:
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy (2019)
Armed with only his wits and his cunning, one man recklessly defies the French revolutionaries and rescues scores of innocent men, women, and children from the deadly guillotine.
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling (2018)
The delightful tales of whales and cats and kangaroos and crabs and …. Enchanting and funny, these fantastical stories continue to delight each and every generation.
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (2017)
On the fabled Orient Express, thirteen travelers, each bearing a secret, will find themselves suspect in the most ingenious crime Hercule Poirot has ever solved.
A Room With a View by E.M. Forster (2016)
The enduring delight of this tale of Edwardian romantic intrigue is rooted in Forster’s colorful characters, including outrageous spinsters, pompous clergymen, and outspoken patriots.
