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Tinkers: A Community Read
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The Book
An old man lies dying. As time collapses into memory, he travels deep into his past where he is reunited with his father and relives the wonder and pain of his impoverished New England youth. At once heartbreaking and life affirming, Tinkers is an elegiac meditation on love, loss, and the fierce beauty of nature.
(Tinkers, back matter)
Tinkers was published in 2009 by Bellevue Literary Press, and is the winner of 2010's Pulitzer Prize in Literature. It is the first novel from a small press to win the award since A Confederacy of Dunces in 1981.
Events Based On the Book
Tinkers' Workshop
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Tinkers' Workshop
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Tinkers' Workshop
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
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Tinkers Book Discussion
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
With Amy Job
An Evening with Paul Harding
Tuesday Evening, November 16, 2010
Gordon College
Booksigning and Reception
Chairman's Room, Ken Olsen Science Center
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Lecture
A.J. Gordon Memorial Chapel
Starting at 7:30 p.m.
Learn More About the Author
Paul Harding was born and raised in the town of Wenham, where he developed his abiding love of nature. Graduating from the University of Massachusetts, he later earned his MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He has taught writing at Harvard and the University of Iowa. He lives near Boston with his wife and two sons.
Tinkers is his first novel.
Tinkers' Workshop
This fall we will be holding a series of workshops built around the philosophy of
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and REPAIR.
Calling all fiddlers, menders, and those just curious about how things work and how to repair torn, worn, or broken objects! No previous experience or expertise required. Dust off those items that you've shoved in a drawer or relegated to the garage and start tinkering! Bring tools, if you have them, a project just started or half-finished, and an interest in learning how to repair or re-purpose your favorite gadget, sweater, clock, or piece of furniture. We'll share tips, tricks, stories of successful fixes and of course, the inevitable tinkering mishaps.
See the Events based on the book schedule for workshop dates and times.
It's time to celebrate good old Yankee ingenuity and learn how to stitch it instead of ditching it and fix it instead of chucking it!
HW Tinkers: Books!
Looking for helpful books in the tinkering/fixing vein? Want to repair a bike or an old VCR? Maybe you are planning to build a robot or a treehouse, or trying to figure out how to clean a beautiful antique without diminishing its value. Hit HW Tinkers: Books! This is a growing list of titles at our library that you may find useful.
Can you think of another book that should go on this list? Email the title, author's name, and a reason why so that we can consider adding it.
HW Tinkers: Projects
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and REPAIR.
EMAIL a photo of your special tinkering project,
together with a few words about what it entails,
for posting to our Library web site! You can see all of the responses at the HW Tinkers: Projects web page.
Here is our most recent response:
"The brief history: constructed in 1965 to fix an Allis Chalmers bulldozer, to fit the hex nut on the sprocket, and was also used to take apart the final drive. These are Wrench 3 and 4. Why 3 and 4? Because wrenches 1 and 2 failed and the ‘dozer still needed repair. The plate the wrenches were made from was salvaged material from a WWII submarine dismantled in Newburyport in 1959-60. One was chromed due to whim."
~ Related by Rebecca S. Read the full tale of
Wrench 3 & 4: A Study In Determination.
Brought To You By...
Sponsored by The Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, the Friends of the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, and Gordon College.
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