Our Things of the Week are Apps for mobile devices - fairly easy since I already had both apps installed on my phone :) OverDrive is not one I use often (I still prefer having a "real" book in my hands) but I can see the appeal of electronic books for people who travel or have vision difficulties and like the option of enlarging the font size - large print book without the extra weight. BiblioNB is one that I will use more frequently now that I have my account saved on my phone. I bring in quite a few holds and the ease of placing them from home using this app is great!
On the Teen Book side of life, our book club met today to discuss The Giver by Lois Lowry. A few had read it to the end, some were only a couple chapters into it. The ones who hadn't finished it were quite shocked to find out that part of the book was about euthanasia. We had a good discussion about that topic, was it ethical for it to be performed on humans as well as animals, what circumstances it would be acceptable for it to be performed on humans, who could make the decision, etc. Most of them felt that it should be an option for humans if they wish. This led quite nicely into the next book, which is The Fault in our Stars by John Green. I wonder if they will change their opinions regarding euthanasia after reading that book?
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