Water for Elephants - The Movie!

Need another good reason to read Water for Elephants? They are making the book into a film! Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon are currently filming in California and the movie should hit theaters sometime in 2011.

September's Book Bites' Selection

September’s Book Club selection will be Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Join us on September 24th at 4pm for some afternoon refreshments while we discuss this best selling novel!

This 2006 book is about young veterinary student, Jacob Jankowski, who leaves college and joins a second-rate circus during the Great Depression. Amidst a world of freaks and misfits, Jacob finds himself in love with a beautiful young circus star and an unusual friendship with an untrainable elephant name Rosie. The story is told from Jacob’s memories, as a 93 year old man, living in a retirement home.

Stop by the library to borrow your copy of this heart warming book.

Our Newest Book Club

Do you like to read books? Are you up for an interesting reading suggestion? Do you wonder why some good (and not so good) books are considered classics? Do you like to share your reading opinions with others? Then you are invited to join the Pasadena Public Library’s newest book club, Book Bites, which will begin meeting at the main branch once a month beginning in late September. We will be reading a selection of contemporary classics and seeing what the fuss is all about. Stop by for refreshments and a great book discussion!

Can’t meet up at the library? Don’t worry! We will also be hosting an online discussion of the monthly reading selection here, on our new Book Club Blog. So there will be two ways to share your opinions and see what insight others may bring on some much talked about books.

Book Bites will meet at the main library, on the last Friday of each month at 4:00pm. The first meeting will be September 24th at 4pm.

If you have any questions, contact Susan Garza at 713.477.0276. We look forward to seeing you there!