Old Quarry Branch Library: A “No Homework” book

By Alana Moehring Mallard

Old Quarry librarian

Leslie Flynn meets twice a month with library patrons for what her library calls a no-homework book club, the For the Love of Books Club.

On first Wednesdays and third Mondays patrons gather to talk about books they’ve read, books they want to read, books they liked, books that weren’t their favorite.

Ertha Patrick came to an afternoon meeting recently and talked about a book she enjoyed. “Tiny Beautiful Things, about an actual advice column that Cheryl Strayed does under the name of Sugar,” she said. It was clear that Patrick liked the book, but that puzzled look on her face made it seem like she had a hard time categorizing it. Another member at this