check it out Winter 2014 read I watch I listen I research I create I experience
Join the Barrington Area Library,
the Barrington 220 Educational Foundation, Barrington 220, and the Barrington PTO Presidents’ Council as we celebrate four years of community reading with a new name: Barrington Reads! Like One Book, One Barrington, Barrington Reads presents two terrific books, a great mix of programs and conversation about building character as we build community. New this year: attend a program for the chance to win one of our Barrington Reads books! Register for events through the library Web site: balibrary.org. Note that programs and discussions take place at locations throughout the Barrington area.
About The Books
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce is our fiction selection for 2014. Recently retired Harold receives word that an old friend is dying. He quickly writes her a letter and steps out to drop it in the mail. A chance encounter with a convenience store cashier inspires him to deliver the letter in person, launching a pilgrimage of over 600 miles. Walking with only the clothes on his back and the
contents of his pockets, he meets many strange and wonderful people and, over time, discovers himself, too. How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough is our nonfiction selection for 2014. What role does failure play in a child’s success? Author Tough argues that occasional failure creates children who are curious and resilient, with the character and important skills to persevere through life’s challenges.
Author Conversations Paul Tough on the Hidden Power of Character
Tuesday, Feb 4, 7 PM Barrington High School Auditorium Join us for a thought-provoking, inperson presentation from Paul Tough. In his book, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, Tough argues that the qualities our children need have more to do with character than test scores. New research suggests that curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, selfcontrol, and grit are keys to lifelong success. Showing how nature and nurture are intertwined, Tough explores how childhood stresses modify life success and the surprising ways that parents do - and do not - prepare their children for adulthood.
Tough is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and The New Yorker, and a regular contributor to the public radio program This American Life. Presented through the generous support of the Barrington 220 Educational Foundation, the Barrington PTO Presidents’ Council, and Barrington 220.
An Interview with Rachel Joyce
Sunday, Feb 23, 1 PM Barrington High School Guidance Resource Center We chat with Rachel Joyce, author of the international bestseller The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. Barrington’s own Liz Luby interviews Joyce via Skype. Bring your questions for the author! Joyce is an award-winning writer for BBC Radio 4, after a twenty-year career as an actor, performing leading roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company.