Branch Programs/Activities

Monthly Meeting – Our meetings are open to the public so bring a friend!

We meet monthly to discuss branch business and current topics of interest and have wonderful, informative speakers from our local area and wherever Zoom connects us.

When:  Third Saturday of the month at 2:00 pm
Where:  on Zoom until further notice, contact us at tricitiesaauw@gmail.com

Book Group

Book Group meets the 4th Wednesday at 2 PM on Zoom. All are welcome to attend. Contact: us at tricitiesaauw@gmail.com for more information and Zoom link.

April 27, 2022–  for Earth Day, we have chosen Saving Us by Katherine Hayhoe,

March 23, 2022State of Terror, join us to discuss the international political thriller by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny

February23.2022our next choice is Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr, a beautiful novel that explores the old art of storytelling.

 

January 26,2022– We read Deep in The Woods by Bryan Johnston, a true story of the 1935 kidnapping of 9- year-old George Weyerhaeuser from Tacoma Washington

December 17, 2021– We read The Hummingbirds Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea chosen by Yvonne Berliner.  It was a combination of history of the late 1800s and storytelling and it stretched some of us with many Spanish words and references.  Queen of America is the next novel in the series and maybe a future book club choice.

November 19, 2021 The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

October 27, 2021Women Rowing North, Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age by Mary Pipher

September 2021– We discussed Educated by Tara Westover, a memoir of family, poverty, rigid religious beliefs and the power of education.

August 2021Forgetting – the Benefits of not Remembering by Scott A Small.   We discussed memories and forgetting, and the yin and yang relationship.  Modern diagnostics are are still far away from the final answers.

July 2021– We discussed Dancer on Horseback by Michael Matson, a magical uplifting adventure  of a young woman before television, radio and the internet.  A wonderful book for young teens and adults with a young heart.

Walking Group (once a month)           

Walk and Talk

Join us the 2nd Friday of the month at 10 am at Howard Amon Park by the traffic circle.  We may walk for up to an hour and have a lively discussion, sometimes we follow with lunch at a local eatery.