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Jefferson County, Alabama, United States

The Jefferson County Public Library Association (JCPLA) was founded in 1974 for the improvement of librarianship and for the advancement of public libraries in Jefferson County. The public libraries of Jefferson County form our cooperative system, the Jefferson County Library Cooperative (JCLC). Membership in JCPLA provides an organizational structure for staff training countywide.

The Reader's Advisory Roundtable is open to all library workers in the JCLC Community. If you love reader's advisory, need help honing your skills, or are looking for new tools/ideas, please consider joining us. JCPLA and the Roundtables are a great way to share resources, connect with other libraries in the county, network with your colleagues, or just take a break from the daily grind and get some fresh perspective!

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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Inspirational/Christian Fiction

The Lord Is My Shepherd by Debbie Viguie (The Psalm 23 series)
Mary Anne, BPL Southern History

An Amish Christmas by Cynthia Keller
Gina, Gardendale
Beth, Homewood

As Young As We Feel by Melody Carlson (The Four Lindas series)
Beth, Homewood

In Every Heartbeat by Kim Vogel Sawyer
April, Irondale

While We’re Far Apart by Lynn Austin
April, Irondale

Though Waters Roar by Lynn Austin
Beth, Homewood

Breach of Trust by DiAnne Mills (Call of Duty series)
Shannon, Hoover

Thirsty and Tandem by Tracey Victoria Bateman (billed as a sort of Christian vampire romance)
general discussion

The Devil’s Playground (DVD about Amish rumspringa)
general discussion

A Bride in the Bargain by Deeanne Gist
Anna is looking for another job in order to escape her lecherous boss. Joe is looking for a bride to secure his land and livelihood. Thrown together by the unscrupulous merchant, Asa Mercer, these two star-crossed romantics engage in a delightful battle of wills set in the 1860’s Seattle wilderness.
Holley, Emmet O’Neal

The Christmas Promise by Donna vanLierre
Mondretta, Leeds

A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg
Mondretta, Leeds

Philip Gulley’s Harmony series
Mondretta, Leeds

Gilbert Morris’s many, many series, particularly the Lady Trent mysteries
general discussion

All I Have To Give by Melody Carlson
Leigh, North Birmingham

The Trouble with Tulip by Mindy Starnes Clark
Theresa, Hoover

Plaguemaker by Tim Downs (faith-based thriller)
A fiendish mastermind is attempting to ignite the Black Death anew in the U.S. by strategically releasing containers of bubonic plague-infested fleas around New York City. FBI counterterrorism agent Nathan Donovan must race to find out who’s behind the plot before it’s too late. The author also writes the Bug Man series starring forensic entomologist Nick Polchak.
Holley, Emmet O’Neal

If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg
Sally, Hoover

Authors to Remember

Linda Chaikin
Francine Rivers
Jan Karon
Vanessa Davis Griggs (local author)
Ted Dekker
Michele Andrea Bowen
Dynah Zale
Lutishia Lovely
Taylor Caldwell
Victoria Christopher Murray
ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Shared by:
Jon, Avondale
Mary Anne, BPL Southern History
Maya, West End

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, February 9th at Emmet O’Neal Library at 9am to discuss Nonfiction of Choice!

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