Enjoy a Lunchtime Thrilling Tale at The Seattle Public Library in July
release date: June 26, 2017
"Thrilling Tales: A Story Time for Grown-ups" is comprised of gripping short stories for a grown-up audience that are expertly read aloud from 12:05 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. on select Mondays of the month at The Seattle Public Library, Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium, 206-386-4636 .
Library programs are free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Parking is available in the Central Library garage at the regular rates. Brown bag lunches and knitting are welcome. Doors open at 11:40 a.m. Stories start at 12:05 p.m. and are finished no later than 12:50 p.m.
This month's stories will include:
12:05 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. Monday, July 3 - "Dog on a Cow" by Gina Paoli. After picking up the wrong pair of hitchhikers, Dan finds himself at their mercy. Fortunately, everyone likes to hear a good story.
12:05 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. Monday, July 17 - "Little Girl Lost" by Richard Matheson. They woke at midnight to the sound of their daughter crying, despite the fact that their daughter wasn't there. Enjoy this Twilight Zone tale of terror.
12:05 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. Monday, July 31 - "A Death" by Stephen King. A little girl is killed, and frontier justice fastens onto moronic Jim Trusdale as the killer, but Sheriff Barclay isn't so sure they've got their man. A truly gritty noir.