Join others in the community for a casual discussion of our One Book, One Village read, “Project Hail Mary” by Andy Weir.
Book Summary: Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission — and if he fails, humanity and Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery — and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone. Or does he?
This program is part of our One Book, One Village community read. Free copies are available to Mount Prospect residents at our September 1 book giveaway event at the Main Library. Following the event, remaining copies will be available at the Main Library Fiction/AV/Teen and Patron Services desks while supplies last. South Branch will have a limited number of giveaway copies in English and Spanish. Multiple formats are also available for checkout from the library catalog.
The Main Library is located in downtown Mount Prospect, next to Village Hall. The building houses an extensive collection of materials, spaces for quiet and collaborative work, several program rooms, public computers, a dedicated teen space, and engaging play area for children.
For a comprehensive list of all services available at the Main Library, please visit the library website.
