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Collinsville Book Discussion

2019-03-12 12:00:00 2019-03-12 13:00:00 America/Chicago Collinsville Book Discussion Read "A Spark of Light" by Jodi Picoult and then join us for a lively discussion. For adults. Collinsville Library

Tuesday, March 12
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2019-03-12 12:00:00 2019-03-12 13:00:00 America/Chicago Collinsville Book Discussion Read "A Spark of Light" by Jodi Picoult and then join us for a lively discussion. For adults. Collinsville Library

Collinsville Library

Meeting Room

Read "A Spark of Light" by Jodi Picoult and then join us for a lively discussion. For adults.

The warm fall day starts like any other at the center -- a women's reproductive health services clinic -- its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage. After rushing to the scene, Hugh McElroy, a police hostage negotiator, sets up a perimeter and begins making a plan to communicate with the gunman. As his phone vibrates with incoming text messages he glances at it and, to his horror, finds out that his 15-year-old daughter, Wren, is inside the clinic. But Wren is not alone. She will share the next and tensest few hours of her young life with a cast of unforgettable characters: a nurse who calms her own panic in order save the life of a wounded woman; a doctor who does his work not in spite of his faith but because of it, and who will find that faith tested as never before; a pro-life protester disguised as a patient, who now stands in the cross hairs of the same rage she herself has felt; a young woman who has come to terminate her pregnancy; and the disturbed individual himself, vowing to be heard. Told in a daring and enthralling narrative structure that counts backward through the hours of the standoff, this is a story that traces its way back to what brought each of these very different individuals to the same place on this fateful day. 

Collinsville Library

Phone: 918.549.7323

Branch manager
Rhonda Weldon

Hours
We're closed Sunday March 31 due to Easter
Mon, Mar 25 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Mar 26 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 27 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Mar 28 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Fri, Mar 29 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Mar 30 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 31 Closed
(Easter)

About the branch

Services

  • WiFi
  • Wireless printing
  • Checkout laptops for in-library use
  • Public Access Computers
  • Meeting Room(s)
  • Book Club
  • Bike Locks
  • Recycling
  • Public Fax

Upcoming events

Wed, Apr 03, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for... more
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for your older children.

Wed, Apr 03, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
Bring your latest project and join us for an afternoon of knitting and friendly conversation. For adults.

Wed, Apr 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for... more
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for your older children.

Wed, Apr 10, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
Bring your latest project and join us for an afternoon of knitting and friendly conversation. For adults.

Wed, Apr 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners. Elementary schoolers are invited to read their favorite books to a furry, four-pawed friend. Registration is required.
Registration opens Wednesday, April 3 2024 at 9:00am

Tue, Apr 16, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
Read "Killers of a Certain Age" by Deanna Raybourn and then join us for a lively discussion. For adults.

Wed, Apr 17, 10:30am - 10:55am
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for... more
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for your older children.

Wed, Apr 17, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
For babies, toddlers and preschoolers, playing is learning. Join us for games, toys and activities that foster critical early literacy skills.

Wed, Apr 17, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
Bring your latest project and join us for an afternoon of knitting and friendly conversation. For adults.

Sat, Apr 20, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for... more
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for your older children.

Wed, Apr 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for... more
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for your older children.

Sat, Apr 27, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Too many tomatoes, not enough cucumbers? Bring your surplus plants, seedlings, bulbs, cuttings and usable gardening tools to our Plant Swap in our meeting room and exchange... more
Too many tomatoes, not enough cucumbers? Bring your surplus plants, seedlings, bulbs, cuttings and usable gardening tools to our Plant Swap in our meeting room and exchange them with other gardeners.