During the Victorian era, little things counted enormously. Each word or gesture was significant as events unfolded. In the world of Charles Dickens, it is the small and ordinary events of each day which gave color to lives as they were lived. in his largely autobiographical work, David Copperfield, Charles Dickens illustrated in detail the lives of poor children often mistreated by those they served. he shares that experience through colorful characters you will carry with you for a long time to come. Can joy be found in a life of poverty and hardship?

On Tuesday, October 11th at 3 p.m.. EDT  (Noon PDT, 1 p.m.MDT , and 2 p.m. CDT)  the Lebanon County Library System, based in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in partnership with Helping Hands for the Blind held a book discussion of The Help by Kathryn Stockett. It is the 2011 One Book, One Community selection for six counties in Pennsylvania.  While the One Book program focuses on activities in these Counties, the Lebanon County Library System wished to open up a world of possibilities for anyone having difficulty in reaching the Library to take part in a discussion group. 

We all long for nights of uninterrupted sleep. As we grow older, difficulty going to sleep or remaining so is a common occurrence for almost half of the blind population. Regulated by our internal body clock and determined by the amount of light in our world, restful sleep eludes us. As night after sleepless night goes by, you count up the methods you’ve made and are amazed at the number of unsuccessful remedies you’ve attempted. If reading a dull book or lying in a quiet room has not brought you the rest you long for, what other options can you try.

If you were suddenly transported to an earlier time and place, how would you cope? Would you be curious about life then and decide there was nothing you could do and accept your circumstances? In a time travel experience like no other, that is what happens to Hank Morgan. After receiving a blow on the head, he embarks upon a time travel journey he could never have imagined in his wildest fantasy. Part, satire, alternate history, science fiction and humor too, this is Mark Twain at his best.