October in the Library: Quirky Characters
by Anne Newins
All residents, including new ones and those not familiar with the RVM library, are invited to an open house on October 12 from 2:00 to 4:30 as part of the upcoming Opportunities Fair. Our volunteers can show you our large collection, including books, magazines, audiobooks, and archival materials. Our shelving system will be described. We will explain our straightforward circulation procedures, and demonstrate our handy online services that you can use from the comfort of home. There will be drawing prizes!
Although some our volunteers may have idiosyncrasies, the October table display will feature quirky literary characters who volunteer Debbie Adler describes as eccentric, compelling, and/or appealing. She says that “…often quirkiness is a survival strategy” and “becomes endearing in light of the challenges they are bravely facing.”
Some good examples of quirky characters include:
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, by Fredrick Backman
“Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven and crazy as in standing-on-the balcony firing paintball guns at strangers crazy.”
Miss Benson’s Beetle, by Rachel Joyce
Miss Benson quits her day job and goes to the other side of the world in search of a beetle which may or may not exist.
Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
Marcellus is a curmudgeonly giant Pacific octopus who helps a widow discover the truth behind her son’s disappearance thirty years previously.
Thanks to Debbie for creating this month’s bibliography. We hope you will join us at the open house.
Resident Bob Buddemeier is in search of other quirky characters, as pictured below.
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