News Release:
Albany Public Library Book Discussion Group

The Albany Public Library Book Discussion Group will discuss The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, by Louise Erdrich, at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 5, 2009, in the meeting room at the Main Library, 2450 14th Avenue SE.

For more than a half century, Father Damien Modeste has served his beloved people, the Ojibwe, on the remote reservation of Little No Horse. Now, nearing the end of his life, Father Damien dreads the discovery of his physical identity, for he is a woman who has lived as a man. To further complicate his quiet existence, a troubled colleague comes to the reservation to investigate the life of the perplexing, possibly false saint Sister Leopolda. Father Damien alone knows the strange truth of Leopolda's piety and is faced with the most difficult decision: Should he tell all and risk everything . . . or manufacture a protective history though he believes Leopolda's wonder-working is motivated solely by evil?

The Library Book Discussion Group formed earlier this year. It meets on the first Thursday of each month. Everyone is welcome to attend and discuss the current book the group is reading. No registration is necessary; just show up with your ideas and enthusiasm. Fifteen copies of the next book selection are available for loan at each meeting.

For more information, call Reference Librarian Diane Moody at 541-791-0013.

For more information regarding this news release, contact:
Diane Moody, Librarian I, 917-7580, Ext. 4701

For general information regarding the City of Albany, contact:
Marilyn Smith
Public Information Officer
(541) 917-7507