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 in a hybrid format, with a choice of in-person, at the Senior Community Center, or over Zoom. Masks will be optional for in person participants. This meeting will be held in the Large Meeting Room downstairs.  In person participants do not need to register.

People wanting to attend on Zoom can register for the Zoom link HERE or by calling 978-465-4428 x242.

This month's title is The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristen Harmel.

“After being stolen from her wealthy German parents and raised in the unforgiving wilderness of eastern Europe, a young woman finds herself alone in 1941 after her kidnapper dies. Her solitary existence is interrupted, however, when she happens upon a group of Jews fleeing the Nazi terror. Stunned to learn what's happening in the outside world, she vows to teach the group all she can about surviving in the forest - and in turn, they teach her some surprising lessons about opening her heart after years of isolation. But when she is betrayed and escapes into a German-occupied village, her past and present come together in a shocking collision that could change everything."

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.