December’s book club book selection is the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. We will be reading the “Shakespeare Made Easy” edition (ISBN: 0812035739) so you will have the option of reading the original text or the translated into modern English text. We will meet to discuss the book on December 17 at 3:00. This is earlier in the month then usual since our usual fourth Saturday falls right on the holiday.
Stop by the library and pick up a copy of the book and then plan to join us for discussion. I would ask that you make note of any passages you find particularly compelling for whatever reason and plan to share with the group (perhaps even declaim them).
While we’re on the topic of Shakespeare… be sure to catch America’s Shakespeare: The Bard Goes West --- an exhibition at the Getty Gallery in Central Library. The display will continue through February 26. During the same period a number of branches will be doing Shakespeare themed programming of all flavors. Be sure to stop by the event calendar (http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/calendar) and do a search on the term Shakespeare to pull up a list of these programs, then plan to go to the ones that most intrigue you. There really is an extraordinary collection of events so don’t miss out.
