The Great Gatsby Party

Posted by on February 20, 2013

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Teens were invited to step back in to the 1920′s. There was music by Fred Astaire, poker, Nerf gun shooting at a target , fizzy drinks, banana splits, trivia and 1920′s art made into a button. Greg Gaul taught several of our patrons how to play poker. They were still playing and having a good time when [...]

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Library Trivia Winners and Great Gatsby Trivia

Posted by on February 8, 2013

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Could you compete with the top January 2013 trivia teams in Topeka on these Great Gatsby questions? What character is the narrator of The Great Gatsby? What was the birth name of the character of Jay Gatsby? What classic Nintendo video game features a princess who was named after the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald? Who portrayed Jay Gatsby in the 1974 movie version of the The Great Gatsby? Answers are included at the bottom of the post.

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Discussion Questions for The Great Gatsby

Posted by on January 6, 2013

The Big Reads aims to have the whole community reading and talking about The Great Gatsby. Read through discussion questions for your book club’s discussion, or ponder your own answers to these questions while you are reading along with fellow community members.

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