Library Connection: 'Flight of the Sparrow' the latest One Book One Valley

The books are here. Copies of "Flight of the Sparrow" by Amy Belding Brown are available at 13 area libraries, Granite State College, and Kennett High School. But consider purchasing a copy at White Birch Books for the author to sign because Amy Belding Brown is coming to the valley for a live presentation on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Nativity on Main Street in North Conway. Whether you borrow or buy, be sure to pick up an oversize bookmark with a complete schedule of all One Book One Valley discussions of the book as well as related programs offered by the participating organizations. Or visit the project's website at www.1book1valley.org Thanks to grants from the NH Humanities Council, the Pequawket Foundation and the Ham Foundation, all programs are free and open to the public. Set in the latter half of the 17th Century, Flight of the Sparrow is a riveting novel about the capture of Mary Rowlandson during a raid on Lancaster by Native Americans during King Philip's War. Last year more than 500 people participated, so get a copy and join this popular regional reading program. One Book One Valley – a community reads.