The Next Chapter Book Group invites you to join our monthly book discussion on the first Wednesday of the month at 2pm. We will be meeting virtually this month. Registration is not required this month, due to the last minute change of location. 

Please use the link below to enter the meeting. The password is NPLZoom. 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82579372313?pwd=b0tBbGcrNnBIa2dQdGthVDNUa01DZz09

We have one large print and a few regular print copies of the February book, "The Lions of Fifth Avenue" at the Reference Desk. Patrons who wish to check one of those out can come by the Reference Desk and we will check the book out to you. We will be sending those books back to the owning libraries on Saturday, January 15th. We will post on the event calendar when we run out, so please call 978-465-4428 x 242 or check the website to see if we still have books available before coming. 

"In March 1865, the long and bitter War between the States is winding down. Till now, twenty-three-year-old Simon Boudlin has evaded military duty thanks to his slight stature, youthful appearance, and utter lack of compunction about bending the truth. But following a barroom brawl in Victoria, Texas, Simon finds himself conscripted, however belatedly, into the Confederate Army. Luckily his talent with a fiddle gets him a comparatively easy position in a regimental band. Weeks later, on the eve of the Confederate surrender, Simon and his bandmates are called to play for officers and their families from both sides of the conflict. There the quick-thinking, audacious fiddler can't help but notice the lovely Doris Mary Dillon, an indentured girl from Ireland, who is governess to a Union colonel's daughter. After the surrender, Simon and Doris go their separate ways. He will travel around Texas seeking fame and fortune as a musician. She must accompany the colonel's family to finish her three years of service. But Simon cannot forget the fair Irish maiden, and vows that someday he will find her again."

Books are available for request via the library catalog. Click HERE to put a copy on hold. Email srubinstein@newburyportpl.org or call 978-465-4428 x242 if you have any questions, or to have a librarian put the book on hold for you.