The Island House Readers is a traditional book club that meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 12:00 p.m. at The Elk Rapids District Library to discuss group-selected titles. The club is open to the public and newcomers are always welcome. A limited amount of books are available at the library or you can arrange to order them through the Mel system. Contact the library for more information. 

Stories tether us to what matters our families, our friends, our hearts, our

planet, the wondrous mystery of life itself. Yet the stories we've been telling

ourselves as a civilization are killing Fear is wisdom. Vanity is virtuous. Violence

is peace. In the pages of Between the Listening and the Telling , storyteller,

author, and activist Mark Yaconelli leads readers into an enchanting meditation

on the power of storytelling in our individual and collective lives. We tell stories

to remember who we are.