Two Nautical Book Series Coming to Tiverton Library

Tiverton Public Library will be offering the following free nautical book series. The first sessions will be discussing the Master and Commander book series by Patrick O’Brian. The second will focus on books on yachting and waterfront history.

Master and Commander Book Discussion Series
July 9, July 16, July 23 and July 30 at 6 P.M.
Participants should provide their own book: Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brian (ISBN 0393307050)

Post Captain Book Discussion Series
August 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 6:00 P.M.

Yachting and Waterfront History Series:

The Low Black Schooner by John Rousmaniere
July 7 at 5:30 P.M.

The Boy, Me and the Cat by Henry Plummer
July 28 at 5:30 P.M.

The Great Iron Ship by James Dugan
August 18 at 5:30 P.M.

These series will be moderated by Harris Gruber, and avid “yachting historionic”, who has spent a lifetime in the boating business and who has been a guide at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol RI for the past five seasons. He is also an instructor at Second Half Lifelong Learning Institute.

Please join us for what should be a stimulating discussion of daring-do on the high seas. Please call the library to register at 401-625-6796.