Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante
Thursday, November 17, 7 pm
Glendale Public Library Auditorium
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My Life as a Book by Janet Tashjian
Thursday, November 10, 7 pm
Glendale Public Library Auditorium
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Once a brilliant orthopedic surgeon who specialized in hands, Dr. Jennifer White retired when she started experiencing the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Now she narrates her own story, sometimes with the precision of her former career and sometimes through the prism of her unreliable mind. When her best friend is murdered, with several fingers surgically removed, Dr. White is the prime suspect. The suspense develops in this unusual and page-turning mystery.
AWAY FROM HER
Wednesday, November 2, 7 pm
Central Library Auditorium
(Movie screening, 2006, 110 min, PG-13)
A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife (Julie Christie, nominated for an Academy Award for her role) because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheel chair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home. The movie is based on Alice Munro's short story, The Bear Came Over the Mountain.
MEMORY LOSS, DEMENTIA & ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Monday, November 7, 7 pm
Central Library Auditorium
A representative from the Alzheimer's Association will discuss detection, causes and risk factors, stages of the disease and treatment.
BOOK GROUPS - Learn more
Booked Solid @ Central Library Book Group
Special Collections Room
Tuesday, October 11, 7 - 8 pm
Montrose Adult Book Club
Montrose-Crescenta Branch Library
Monday, October 24, 6:15 pm
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Summer's finally here, and Derek Fallon is looking forward to pelting the UPS truck with water balloons, climbing onto the garage roof, and conducting silly investigations. But when his parents decide to send him to Learning Camp, Derek's dreams of fun come to an end. While searching for distractions instead of a class assignment Derek discovers an old newspaper clipping about a 17-year-old who drowned, and his mother explains that the teen was babysitting him at the time and died saving him. Derek is determined to learn more about her death and his involvement in it. As Derek forges unexpected friendships and uncovers a family secret involving himself, he realizes that adventures and surprises are around the corner, complete with curve balls.
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