BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161020 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:* Ayer Reads Together - 2016 DESCRIPTION:Ayer Reads Together - 2016\n\nRead the Book. Watch the Movie. Meet the Author\n\nAyer Library is hosting the 2016 Ayer Reads Together featuring The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Rescue written by Massachusetts authors Michael Tougias and Casey Sherman.\n\nIn February\, 1952\, the U.S. Coast Guard was sent out to rescue two tankers that had been caught in a ferocious nor'easter off the coast of Chatham\, Massachusetts. Both ships had split in two\, leaving their crews trapped inside with little hope for survival. Learn how the Coast Guard\, with only one 36-foot lifeboat and four junior-enlisted men\, battled through brutal waves to rescue 32 men stranded at sea during one of New England's worst winter storms.\n\nJoin library staff\, patrons and other townsfolk for the following events on Wednesdays\, 7:00pm:\n\nOct. 5th Movie: The Finest Hours\n\nOct. 12th History of the Coast Guard: Discussion with U.S. Coast Guard representative.\n\nOct. 19th Author Visit: A special presentation by author Michael Tougias\n\nOct. 26th Book Discussion: Talk about the book\, movie and the author with fellow readers.\n\nMultiple copies of the book are available for borrowing at the library. All Ayer Reads Together events are free and open to the public. Visitwww.ayerlibrary.org for the schedule of events. For more information or to sign up\, email ayerlibrary@gmail.com\, call 978-772-8250\, or stop by the main desk of the library.\n\nRead more: http://www.ayer.ma.us/node/53923 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Ayer Reads Together - 2016
\nRead the Book. Watch the Movie. Meet the Author
Ayer Library is hosting the 2016 Ayer Reads Together featuring The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard&rsquo\;s Most Daring Rescue written by Massachusetts authors Michael Tougias and Casey Sherman.
In February\, 1952\, the U.S. Coast Guard was sent out to rescue two tankers that had been caught in a ferocious nor&rsquo\;easter off the coast of Chatham\, Massachusetts. Both ships had split in two\, leaving their crews trapped inside with little hope for survival. Learn how the Coast Guard\, with only one 36-foot lifeboat and four junior-enlisted men\, battled through brutal waves to rescue 32 men stranded at sea during one of New England&rsquo\;s worst winter storms.
Join library staff\, patrons and other townsfolk for the following events on Wednesdays\, 7:00pm:
Oct. 5th &ndash\; Movie: The Finest Hours
\nOct. 12th &ndash\; History of the Coast Guard: Discussion with U.S. Coast Guard representative.
\nOct. 19th &ndash\; Author Visit: A special presentation by author Michael Tougias
\nOct. 26th &ndash\; Book Discussion: Talk about the book\, movie and the author with fellow readers.
Multiple copies of the book are available for borrowing at the library. All Ayer Reads Together events are free and open to the public. Visitwww.ayerlibrary.org \;for the schedule of events. For more information or to sign up\, email ayerlibrary@gmail.com\, call 978-772-8250\, or stop by the main desk of the library.
Read more: http://www.ayer.ma.us/node/53923
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