Participate in our Community Read by watching the film “Dear Frankie” at Hayters Gap library.

To spare the feelings of her fatherless Deaf son, Lizzie writes him letters “from his father” chronicling sea adventures from all over the world. But she cannot maintain this illusion forever. Torn between exposing the truth and protecting her son, Lizzie gets more than she bargained for when she hires a handsome stranger to play the role of a lifetime.

Our Community Read book is Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky.

The Community Read is a partnership between Washington County Public Library and Bristol Public Library, supported through funds provided by the Friends of the Bristol Public Library, the Friends of the Washington County Public Library, and the Washington County Public Library Foundation.

Full Community Read Film series:

“Wonderstruck” at Bristol Public Library, November 8 at 5:30 p.m.
“Wonderstruck” at Abingdon Library, October 6 at 2 p.m.
“The Hammer” at Damascus Branch Library, October 18 at 12 p.m.
“A Quiet Place” at Glade Spring Branch Library, October 24 at 12 p.m.
“Dear Frankie” at Hayters Gap Branch Library, October 17 at 1 p.m.
“Wonderstruck” at Mendota Branch Library, October 19 at 3 p.m.