Participate in our Community Read by watching the film “Wonderstruck” at Abingdon library.

“Wonderstruck” interlaces two stories set fifty years apart, switching frequently between them, with the older storyline filmed in black and white. Each tells the story of a child’s quest. In 1927, young deaf girl Rose runs away from her father’s New Jersey home to find her mother/idol, the actress Lillian Mayhew. In 1977, recently orphaned Ben, made deaf by a freak accident, runs away from his Minnesota home in search of his father.

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.