Ever since my wife and I joined a book club in our own community, our lives have been greatly enriched. 

Here are just some of the advantages that North Brunswick residents at North Brunswick Manor, Mae Brook at Renaissance, Renaissance Terrace, Renaissance Manor and The Glen at Renaissance can enjoy similarly starting May 3 @3:30 and then every 1st Friday of the month at the North Brunswick Public Library. For more information please contact programs@northbrunswicklibrary.org. 

Connect with others
Book clubs offer an affordable way to connect with others. Socialization helps sharpen your memory and cognitive skills, which leads to an increase in your sense of happiness and well-being.

It forces us to read
In a good way, too! In today’s busy world, it can be hard to find time for ourselves. Being in a book club forces you to put everything aside and just read and relax.

Broadens our horizons
Book clubs read a wide variety of books so if you’re stuck in a reading rut or don’t know what to read next, look no further, a book club can open you up to a whole new world of books.

Hear new perspectives
You can enjoy healthy, respectful debates about a variety of issues in a book club. Hearing other readers’ perspectives on social issues and everyday topics might change your own opinions – or theirs.

Share our love of books
You get to talk about books! Whether you’re gushing over a book or ranting about it, your fellow book clubbers will be all ears. 

This month’s presentation – MY NAME IS SELMA – is an international bestseller written by a ninety-eight-year-old Jewish Resistance fighter and Holocaust survivor who shows us how to find hope in hopelessness and light in the darkness. A timely choice indeed. 

If you need a little more time to read and participate, pick up next months book club selection, THE FOUR WINDS by bestselling author Kristin Hannah, a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression.

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