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Authors & Books- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will close on November 21, 2026 @ 3:30pm.
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Tea & Terror
Join library staff for an afternoon of hot tea and terror in this exciting, horror-themed, bi-monthly book discussion. Horror is much more than ghost stories or bloody murders—it can be scary but also funny, sad, powerful, or moving. There's a whole universe of terror out there, waiting to be discovered by adventurous readers. Expect a variety of horror styles and subgenres—from the ghastly and gory to the spooky and sublime, from the horrors of the natural world to the supernatural terrors beyond!
In The Girl With The All Gifts by M. R. Carey: Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her "our little genius."
Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointed at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite, but they don't laugh.
Melanie loves to learn and she’s the smartest of all the kids in class. She’s never been outside but she has a good imagination. Sometimes Ms. Justineau brings in flowers and plants for the kids to see, touch and smell. Melanie loves Ms. Justineau and her classroom . . . until Dr. Caldwell has Sergeant and his men take two of the children away to never return.
Now, Melanie wonders what they’ve done with the other two children . . . and if she’ll be next.