"Senior's Enjoy Reading Book Club" .. .. 2nd Book for the month of May 2013!

"Senior's Enjoy Reading Book Club" 2nd book pick for the month of May 2013.

The Racketeer by John Grisham

Judge Raymond Fawcett has been murdered, and the authorities have no leads on a perpetrator. Malcolm Bannister, a former attorney, is serving time at the federal prison camp near Frostburg, Md. Bannister's situation seems hopeless until the judge is murdered. But he knows who committed the murder and the motive. The judge was found in his lakeside cabin. There was no forced entry, just the bodies of the judge and his secretary, and a large, empty state-of-the-art safe. Bannister makes a deal with the FBI, trading his release and a place in the witness protection program for his knowledge of the murder. Everything seems settled when Bannister suddenly has an agenda of his own.

This is one of John Grisham best books, it’s a thriller with a surprise twist that will keep you reading

(Senior's Enjoy Reading Book Club is a reading group that meets @ a local senior citizens center in West Philly section of Philadelphia)

"Senior's Enjoy Reading Book Club" ..May 2013 Pick!

 

The Senior's Enjoy Reading Book Club - May 2013 selection is the story of "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks" by Jeanne Theoharis.

The Rebellious Life Of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jenne Theoharis

 

Theoharis delivers a new perspective in three particularly interesting aspects of the Civil Rights struggle. The first is overwhelming evidence that Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus was far from the first such act and neither was it a planned provocation by an organized group. It was an unplanned response by a woman who had been humiliated and denied justice because of her race one time too many. It proved significant because Mrs. Parks was well known as a worker for justice among various local organizations and she was the perfect symbol of a beautiful, light-skinned, working class Negro woman who exhibited calm capability respected by both blacks and whites. But this symbolism caused her arrest and conviction, cost her and her husband their employment and exposed them to malicious news articles and violently threatening phone calls that untimately led to their move north only to discover that discrimination was not confined to the south.

Check out The New York Times Review of the book!

Father John D'Amico Trio - A Jazzy Afternoon at Overbrook Park Library

(LtoR) Bruce Klauber(drums), Kenny Davis (Bass), Marvin DeBose & John D'Amico(Piano)

On Saturday, April 27, 2013, in celebration of April’s Jazz Appreciation Month, I had the pleasure of hosting the Father John D'Amico Trio at our very own Overbrook Park Library. The trio featured Father John D'Amico on piano, Kenny Davis on bass, and Bruce Klauber on drums. Nothing compares to experiencing live jazz as it's being created right before your eyes—and these guys were absolutely phenomenal! The mixed-age audience was fully engaged and truly enjoyed their captivating performance.

To further honor Philadelphia’s rich jazz history, we also showcased a display of vintage black-and-white photographs featuring jazz artists who were either born in or had once called our great city home.

I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to Bruce Klauber, a longtime Overbrook Park resident. Without you, this incredible program would not have been possible. Thank you!

Billy Eckstine & Billie Holiday 1946

John Coltrane

Pearl Bailey 1940

Grover Washington

 

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Solomon Jones comes to Overbrook Park Library.....

Solomon Jones' visit to Overbrook Park Library was awesome although the crowd was a little light for an author of his caliber. This being my first time meeting Solomon, I was surely impressed with his demeanor in handling the younger than normal crowd that showed up for his book discussion. I'm looking forward to bring him back to our library this summer just in time for our Summer Teen Reading Program.

The Dead Man's Wife by Solomon Jones

A story about marriage gone awry—The 3rd thrilling novel in the all-new Colletti series from acclaimed author Solomon Jones  She’s a cop-turned defense lawyer. Her husband is a research scientist. She lives in a half-million-dollar home. Yet on this night, Andrea Wilson—a woman who seemingly has everything—awakens to a living nightmare. Her husband Paul is dead, she’s covered in his blood, and the police are banging on her door. Andrea doesn’t remember what happened, but she knows how it looks. With just a split second to make a choice, Andrea decides to run, and in doing so, risks everything in an attempt to clear her name.

Enter Detective Mike Coletti. He and Andrea shared a relationship once. Now all they share is the chase. As Andrea races to prove her innocence and Coletti struggles to track her down, they each uncover clues about the mystery of Paul’s death. Along the way, Andrea uncovers the biggest mystery of all: Is that her husband is actually still alive?
1st Book of series - The Last Confession
2nd Book of series - The Gravedigger's Ball




Solomon Jones & Marvin DeBose

Solomon Jones & Overbrook Park's young teenage readers!

Darren Keys visits Overbrook Park Library

From White Power To White Collar by Darren Keys

Take a journey with Dejohn Patterson as he goes from the mean impoverished streets of Baltimore to the glamorous mansions of LA. He's caught up and faced with life or death - as a middleman where a shipment mysteriously comes up missing, thereby forcing him to take a trip to California where he meets four beautiful women and stumbles upon the exciting, but dangerous, underworld of fraud and deceit. Will his race with time and fate end in triumph or tragedy?



Darren Keys with Librarian Marvin DeBose after his book discussion during the Free Library of Philadelphia Book Festival week. 




Overbrook Park Library Presents.....Father John D'Amico Jazz Trio!

Come out to Overbrook Park Library Sat. April 27  for this Free event to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month @ . The renowned "Father John D'Amico Jazz Trio" will provide the entertainment. All is welcome to this event and light refreshment will be served. Showtime starts at 1pm sharp and you do not want to miss this treat!

 

 

Overbrook Park Library

7422 Haverford Ave (Haveford & Woodbine)

215.685.0182

 

Click here for a sneak preview!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YadbllITOFw&feature=share&list=PLIcdbuqoHtKk-DgofoP0-wK17b0tkM9TX

Overbrook Park Library Presents......Solomon Jones & Darren Keys




7th Annual Philadelphia Book Festival

 @ OVP Library......

Solomon Jones | The Dead Man's Wife Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 5:30pm Overbrook Park Branch 7422 Haverford Avenue, 19151-2995 215-685-0182 An award-winning columnist for the Axis Philly, Philadelphia Daily News, and WHYY’s NewsWorks, Solomon Jones is the author of the Essence Magazine bestselling novel The Bridge, as well as the critically acclaimed books Pipe Dream, Ride or Die, C.R.E.A.M., and Payback. A former columnist for Philadelphia Weekly, Jones is the founder of Words on the Street Literacy Program. He previously taught creative writing at Temple University and served on the boards of several committees to end homelessness. The Dead Man’s Wife is his eighth novel and the latest in the Coletti crime series.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darren Keys | White Powder to White Collar Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 1:00PM Overbrook Park Branch 7422 Haverford Avenue, 19151-2995 215-685-0182 An award winning author and talk show host for Fraud Chronicles Radio Show, Darren Keys is spearheading a new genre of writing—white collar street lit—with his seven-part series, Fraud Chronicles, beginning with White Powder to White Collar. White Powder to White Collar has appeared in Wahida Clark’s Redemption Magazine as well as Mink Magazine. He is nominated for the Bryant McKennie National Book Award and teaches creative writing at EMC Alternative Learning Center.