This month, Novel Crossroads is being offered simultaneously online and in-person at 10:30am.
Click here to join the program online, or come to Westbank Library to join us in-person. This meeting will take place in the Macklin Room.
If you’re having difficulties, please refer to Zoom’s support information. Westbank Library is unable to provide tech assistance during the program. Please contact questions@westbanklibrary.com if you would like to schedule tech help or if you would like additional information regarding this library program.
Novel Crossroads was started over 20 years ago by an Eanes ISD school librarian and her parent volunteers. Since then, it has grown to include more people, many of them former parents from Eanes. This group reads a wide array of genres throughout the year and tries to include at least one nonfiction selection. They look forward to welcoming newcomers.
2023 Reading Selections
- January 14th: The Measure: a novel by Nikki Erlick
- February 11th: The Last Karankawas by Kimberly Garza
- March 11th: Mademoiselle Revolution by Zoe Sivak
- April 15th: Horse by Geraldine Brooks
- May 13th: A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley and Scout of the Oregon Trail by Todd Crickmer
- June 10th: River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard
- July 8th: A Storm in the Stars: a novel by Don Zancanella
- August 12th: Lessons in Chemistry: a novel by Bonnie Garmus
- September 9th: The Many Daughters of Afong Moy: a novel by Jamie Ford
- October 14th: Hester: a novel by Laurie Lico Albanese
- November 11th: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
- December 9th: The Cloisters: a novel by Katy Hays
Click here to join Shakespeare Out Loud, a live virtual program happening at 4pm. The group is currently reading Twelfth Night.
If you’re having difficulties, please refer to Zoom’s support information. Westbank Library is unable to provide tech assistance during the program. Please contact questions@westbanklibrary.com if you would like to schedule tech help or if you would like additional information regarding this library program.
Shakespeare Out Loud is a group of people who meet monthly to explore the genius of The Bard and to understand Shakespeare’s plays on a level that most readers have never experienced. In addition to reading the plays, this group features engaging and stimulating conversation, while investigating the cultural and historical context in which each play is set. New persons are always welcome.
The group is led by Landon Shultz, PhD/DMin.
Please read these ground rules ahead of the conversation:
- Please keep your camera on for the discussion and provide your name.
- Mute if there is background noise.
- Respect the privacy of others by not reporting what you hear in this conversation with any specificity or attribution.
- Be respectful and listen when others are speaking.
- Allow everyone’s voice to be heard that wants to be heard.
Click here to join Education Conversations, a live virtual discussion group happening 3rd Thursdays at 6pm.
Westbank Libraries’ Parenting and Education Conversations touches upon topics in parenting and education, with a focus on the psychology that informs our approach to raising and teaching children in grades K-12. Participants engage in lively discussions on the topic, and we encourage educators and parents to attend to offer multiple perspectives and voices.
2023 Reading Selections through September.
- Jan 19th The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
- Feb 16th – Trust Kids!: Stories on Youth Autonomy and Confronting Adult Supremacy by Carla Bergman
- Mar 16th – Bringing Up Bebe: one American mother discovers the wisdom of French parenting by Pamela Druckerman
- Apr 20th – The Art of Talking with Children: the simple keys to nurturing kindness, creativity, and confidence in kids by Rebecca Rolland
- May 18th – The Danish Way of Parenting: What the happiest people in the world know about raising confident, capable kids by Jessica Joelle Alexander and Iben Dissing Sandahl
- Jun 15th – The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction by Meghan Cox Gurdon
- Jul 20th – Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be by Becky Kennedy
- Aug 17th – ADHD 2.0: new science and essential strategies for thriving with distraction – from childhood through adulthood by Edward Hallowell and John Ratey
- Sep 21st – Visual Thinking: the hidden gifts of people who think in pictures, patterns and abstractions by Temple Grandin
Antonio Buehler founded Abrome to fundamentally change the way the world views education. He wants society to reject the notion that education should be a standardized product in which children are expected to be passive recipients of instruction that is chosen and delivered by adults. Antonio wants learners to be able to direct their own education so they can live rich, fulfilling lives. He believes that by providing learners with the opportunity to take full ownership of their education, Abrome will help save millions of lives, and in the process change the world.
Antonio earned a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the United States Military Academy, an M.B.A. from Stanford University, and an Ed.M. from Harvard University.
Please read these ground rules ahead of the conversation:
- Please keep your camera on for the discussion and provide your name.
- Mute if there is background noise.
- Respect the privacy of others by not reporting what you hear in this conversation with any specificity or attribution.
- Be respectful and listen when others are speaking.
- Allow everyone’s voice to be heard that wants to be heard.
Click here to join Mysteries and More online or come to Westbank and join us in person. This meeting is scheduled to take place downstairs in the Macklin Room. Please check the calendar for updates.
If you’re having difficulties, please refer to Zoom’s support information. Westbank Library is unable to provide tech assistance during the program. Please contact questions@westbanklibrary.com if you would like to schedule tech help or if you would like additional information regarding this library program.
Interested in investigating some cryptic crimes with other mystery lovers? Come to the Mysteries and More Book Club every third Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. on Zoom! Led by library staff, you’ll join other amateur agents and bloodhound bookworms to talk suspects, motives, alibis, and cracking the case.
This group is on hiatus in November and December
2023 Selections:
- January 18th: The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz
- February 15th: Girl in Ice by Erica Ferencik
- March 15th: Death of a Cozy Writer (St. Just Mysteries #1) by GM Malliet
- April 19th: Back to the Garden by Laurie R. King
- May 17th: The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club series) by Richard Osman
- June 21st: Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot #13) by Agatha Christie
- July 19th: Slow Horses (Slough House #1) by Mick Herron
- August 16th: A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell mystery) by Deanna Raybourn
- September 20th: Pay Dirt Road by Samantha Jayne Allen
- October 18th: The Cover Wife by Dan Fesperman
Please read these ground rules ahead of the conversation:
- Please keep your camera on for the discussion and provide your name.
- Mute if there is background noise.
- Respect the privacy of others by not reporting what you hear in this conversation with any specificity or attribution.
- Be respectful and listen when others are speaking.
- Allow everyone’s voice to be heard that wants to be heard.
This month, Women in Print is being offered simultaneously online and in-person.
Click here to join Women in Print, online or come to Westbank Library to join us in-person.
If you’re having difficulties, please refer to Zoom’s support information. Westbank Library is unable to provide tech assistance during the program. Please contact questions@westbanklibrary.com if you would like to schedule tech help or if you would like additional information regarding this library program.
Led by library staff, this book club reads and discusses books focusing on women’s perspective of the world. Their reading list includes literary fiction, non-fiction, and some classic titles. Join the group on the fourth Saturday of the month at 3 p.m and on the third Saturday of the month in May, November and December.
2023 Reading Selections
- January 28th: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: a novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- February 25th: Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
- March 25th: Horse by Geraldine Brooks
- April 22nd: Euphoria: a novel by Lily King
- May 20th: The Measure: a novel by Nikki Erlick
- June 24th: Lessons in Chemistry: a novel by Bonnie Garmus
- July 22nd: Hope and Glory by Jendella Benson
- August 26th: The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
- September 23rd: The Good Wife of Bath: a (mostly) true story by Karen Stormer Brooks
- October 28th: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau: a novel by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- November 18th: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
- December 16th: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Please read these ground rules ahead of the conversation:
- Please keep your camera on for the discussion and provide your name.
- Mute if there is background noise.
- Respect the privacy of others by not reporting what you hear in this conversation with any specificity or attribution.
- Be respectful and listen when others are speaking.
- Allow everyone’s voice to be heard that wants to be heard.