Cover to Cover: Community Read

Throughout the month of January, readers in Carlisle will buzz about a single book. The first community read in Carlisle, Cover to Cover, begins January 2009. The book selected by Carlisleans is The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria. All you need to do to participate is pick up a copy of the book, thumb through it, devour it, skim it, or listen to it, whatever it takes to form an opinion about the book and the subjects within. Then consider what your vision of the future is for Carlisle and the global community and talk about it with friends, neighbors, at the library or transfer station, or online at www.gleasonlibrary.org. Click here to request The Post-American World now.

For more information on Fareed Zakaria online, including articles, online interviews, and downloadable audio, click here. For more books by Fareed Zakaria available from the Gleason Library, click here.

The Gleason Public Library is holding some special events, focusing on the global themes of the book, including:

• Tuesday Jan. 6, 7p.m. - Middle Eastern Cuisine: Demonstration with Ahmad Yasin


• Wednesday, January 14th from 1:30- 3:00 - Southeast Asian Cuisine: Demonstration with E. Sok Woodward


• Wednesday Jan 14, 7 p.m. - Open Book Group: Join guest leader Ann Rosas for an informal gathering and discussion of Post American World.


• Friday Jan 16, 10:30 a.m. - Open Book Group: Join guest leader Marilyn Harte for an informal gathering and discussion of Post American World.


• Thursday Jan 22, 7 p.m. - Community Panel Conversation, facilitated by Glen Urban


• Friday Jan 23, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Music in the Library: Folk instrumentals with Michael Kerry.


• Fri Jan 30, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Music in the Library: Indian instrumentals with Girija Ramapriya.


• Sat Jan 31- Community Potluck: Friends of the Gleason Public Library Annual Potluck.

All of the events are sponsored by the Friends of the Gleason Public Library. Unless otherwise noted, they will be held at the Gleason Public Library. Check back soon for more information. Questions or suggestions? Let us know here in the comments here, email Ann Rosas at anngrosas@hotmail.com, or stop by the library!

Best of 2008

Year-end "best of" lists are already hitting blogs and newsstands, from the New York Times Book Review to USA Today, NPR, and Publisher's Weekly. Browse their lists for holiday gift ideas, or comment here with your favorite books of the year!