Members of the
Stromsburg Public Library Book Club will celebrate the 10th
anniversary of the group with a field trip to Red Cloud, home of author
Willa Cather and the inspiration of many of her novels Thursday,
September 18. Some sites included on the guided tour are the Cather
childhood home; Grace Episcopal Church, which the Cather family
attended; St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic Church where Antonia was
married; the Miner house, home of Cather’s first playmate; the
Burlington Depot; and the Farmer’s & Merchants Bank.
The Cather
tour will replace the regular meeting of the Book Club, which is held at
7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month. Anyone wishing to participate in
the tour may join the carpool leaving the library at 11 a.m. for Red
Cloud. Call the library at 764-7681 or email at
stromsburgpl@alltel.net for more information.
You can also
find information on the library website, www.stromsburglibrary.com, and
click on services. The library website and the Book Club link are
maintained by Mayor Grace Gerrard and we are grateful for the
conscientious professionalism of her work. Book reviews of many Book
Club selections may also be found there. Carolyn Nordberg, another
outstanding library volunteer, has submitted most book reviews.
Congratulations go to McKenna Powell, daughter of Pat & Connie Powell,
and Travis Eller, son of Bob & Jill Eller, for meeting the challenge of
reading 1000 pages this summer. These young people received chamber
bucks for the successful completion of their goals.
