November events at Gardner-Harvey Library!

We hope you will join us for one or more of our events happening in November at the Gardner-Harvey Library!

The Underground Academy Presents: The Truth About Trees Series

Your Guide to Special Trees on the Hamilton Campus Wednesday, Nov. 5 | 4 p.m. | Gardner Harvey Library, TEC Space | Middletown | Zoom and In-person Biology faculty member Janelle Allen knows trees, and she wants to share that knowledge with you. Learn about the importance of trees in our world and the unique examples we have in our campus ecosystems. MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/Libraries | BurkeJJ@MiamiOH.edu

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National Parks: Book Discussion: “Death and Life of the Great Lakes"

Book Discussion: “Death and Life of the Great Lakes" Talk Series Tuesday, Nov. 18 | 4:30 p.m. | Zoom Only Geologist Tammie L. Gerke will share presentations and lead discussions about geology and related topics. Get your questions answered and participate in lively discussions in three events this semester. Join us as Tammie L. Gerke leads a book discussion of “Death and Life of the Great Lakes,” by Dan Egan. Get your geology questions answered and participate in a lively discussion. Request a copy of “Death and Life of the Great Lakes." MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/Libraries | BurkeJJ@MiamiOH.edu

Visit for Zoom Link You Can Make It @ the TEC Lab Makerspace! Laser Engraved Spoons and Cutting Boards Thursday, Nov. 20 | Noon Gardner-Harvey Library, TEC Lab | Middletown Give the Makerspace a try and see what wonderful creations you can make and take home. Drop in at any point between noon and 2 p.m. to start making. Join us in the TEC Lab as we use our laser engravers to make custom spoons, cutting boards, and more. We'll demonstrate how our three laser cutters/engravers can add text and images to wood, acrylic, and other materials. MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/Libraries | HicksJL2@MiamiOH.edu Book Discussion                   The Madstone By Elizabeth Crook                                                Friday, Nov. 21 | 11:30am-12:30pm                                                    Gardner-Harvey Library, room 123 or Zoom | Middletown Join library director John Burke to discuss the book The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook. MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/Libraries | burkejj@MiamiOH.edu Visit for Zoom Link

November's Middletown Book for Discussion: The Madstone (November 21)

The MUM Book Discussion group will next meet on Friday, November 21.  Our title is The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook.  Here is a brief summary:

"Texas hill country, 1868. As nineteen-year-old Benjamin Shreve tends to business in his workshop, he witnesses a stagecoach strand a passenger. When the man, a treasure hunter, persuades Benjamin to help track down the vanished coach--and a mysterious fortune left aboard--Benjamin is drawn into a drama whose scope he could never have imagined, for they discover on reaching the coach that its passengers include Nell, a pregnant young woman, and her four-year-old son, Tot, who are fleeing Nell's brutal husband and his murderous brothers." (publisher)

Here is where you can find the book (well, this gets interesting):

• There are currently no copies at Miami or in OhioLINK, but I have ordered a copy for the Gardner-Harvey Library, and hope to have it arrive this week (please check with me if you need it).
  
• SearchOhio, allowing for lending among over 40 public library systems in Ohio, was supposed to be back in action yesterday, but is now delayed. If you have a card for MidPointe, Lane, or Cincinnati Public, you can find available copies through those systems. Germantown Public Library does not have a copy of their own, but they are part of the SEO (Serving Every Ohioan) Consortium, and there are 38 copies available from those libraries. And SearchOhio might hop into action in a few days, so check through your local public library for additional copies from around Ohio.
• Amazon has the hardcover, paperback, and Kindle available, and Bookshop.org has links to purchase the title from independent booksellers.

Our group is always finding interesting titles to share, and we look forward to the new things you'll bring to the table. In addition to discussing My Friends, the group also shared these titles for consideration at their October 24 meeting:

C-SPAN's America's Book Club (TV show and podcast)

Beartown and A Man Called Ove, Frederik Backman

Daniel Silva (author)

Susan Vineland (author)

All In Her Head, Elizabeth Komen

Carole King, Jane Eisner
How the Light Gets In, Louise Penny
The Mighty Red, Louise Erdrich

The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese

All the Colors of the Dark, Chris Whitaker

We will meet at 11:30 am on the 21st both in Room 123 in the Library and in Zoom at 

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Passcode:  151544

‬Add this event to your Google Calendar!  (which includes the Zoom information) 

Please come along to our discussion to share what you've been reading/watching/listening to/experiencing!

If you're looking for something interesting to read, check out our page of past and future reads at http://www.mid.miamioh.edu/library/bookdiscussion.htm

John

"Kalamazoo Stage Coach 1865" by FotoGuy 49057 is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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