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(Cazenovia, NY – Oct. 2014) The “Open Evening Book Club” for adults at the Cazenovia Public Library continues at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the Story Garden. Their October selection is Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See, regarded by the Washington Post as “enthrallingly told, beautifully written and so emotionally plangent that some passages bring tears.”

Ten years in the writing, All the Light We Cannot See is a stunningly ambitious novel and an instant New York Times bestseller. Here readers will meet Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and Werner, an orphaned German boy, whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Deftly interweaving their lives, Doerr illuminates the ways, against all odds, that people try to be good to one another (Amazon.com).

Doerr is a highly acclaimed and multiple award-winning author, including the “2010 Story Prize,” which is considered the most prestigious prize in the U.S. for a collection of short stories, and the “Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award,” which is the largest prize in the world for a single short story. In 2007, the British literary magazine Granta placed Doerr on its list of “21 Best Young American novelists.”

Doerr lives in Boise, Idaho, with his wife and two sons. Though he is often asked, as far as he knows, he is not related to the late writer Harriet Doerr.

The “Open Evening Book Club” is free and open to the public. Books are available at the circulation desk, and all are welcome to join for a great discussion of All the Light We Cannot See.

Mr. Peabody and Sherman to be Shown

On Friday, Oct. 17, at 3:15 p.m. and 7 p.m., moviegoers can unleash the fun in the Cazenovia Public Library Community Room with Mr. Peabody and Sherman, a hilarious comedy for all ages.

Mr. Peabody is an inventor, scientist and genius who just happens to be a dog. With his son Sherman, he embarks on the most extraordinary adventure imaginable as they race against time to repair history and save the future (Amazon.com).

This great animated movie is rated PG and runs for 92 minutes. As always, admission and popcorn are free.

For more information on these or other events at the Cazenovia Public Library, call 315.655.9322 or visit www.cazenoviapubliclibrary.org.

By martha

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