Coffee and a Book, Monday, Sept. 26 at 9 am

Jeudevine Library is trying something new! Monday morning coffee, muffins, and a book! We hope to get some people who don't like to come out at night over to the library to join our book discussion on Monday, Sept.26 at 9 AM. Our September book is The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams.

This is a book with imagined characters set into the real story of the creation of the first Oxford English Dictionary. That immense undertaking is at first observed by the young heroine, Esme, under her father's work table as he sorts words and definitions. This brings a love of words and language to Esme. As she grows up though, she starts to notice that some words are not included. Especially women's words. A Reese Witherspoon book club book, Reese invites you to read it saying, "A beautiful exploration of history and the power of language. For anybody who loves words and celebrates them, this subversive story weaves together love, loss and literature in a perfectly lyrical way."

Copies of the novel are available now at the library to check out. For more information call the library at 472-5948. Or email: jeudevinelibrary@hardwickvt.gov