Adventures in Classic Readings Sponsored by the FOL's Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Fund

This reading group, facilitated by Dr. Laury Magnus, Professor of English, will feature great classic works -- ancient to contemporary -- as well as participatory reading out loud of selected passages. 

The reading for January and February will be The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish. Set in part in 17th Century London and in part in the early 21h century, The Weight of Ink is a gripping read centering around two remarkable women, Esther Velasquez, a brilliant young woman who, despite her gender, becomes a scribe for a renowned blind rabbi; and Helen Watt, a contemporary professor of history .who uncovers the real genius behind the rabbi's work, racing against competing colleagues and her own encroaching illness to set the historical record straight. 

Copies of the book will be available at the Information Desk. All registrants will receive a complimentary copy of the book provided by the Friends of the Library’s Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Fund (while supplies last).