'The Most Haunted House' and 'The Lifeboat' discussions at Derby Public Library

The World’s Most Haunted House: The True Story of the Bridgeport Poltergeist on Lindley Street 
The Derby Public Library welcomes author William J. Hall to the library on Monday, March 23 to discuss his book, The Most Haunted House: The True Story of the Bridgeport Poltergeist on Lindley Street. A Bridgeport native, Hall, watched the 1974 news coverage of the Lindley Street haunting on television when he was 10 years old. A crowd of more than 2,000 onlookers had gathered. The media reported jumping furniture, floating refrigerators, talking animals, and attacking entities. Now 40 years later, Hall examines the events and reveals never-released interviews with police officers, firefighters, and others, telling the story of what really happened. Once a skeptic, he now believes this is one of the most witnessed hauntings in history. Readers of his book believe that this is the haunting that should have brought the paranormal into mainstream science. Registration is requested.

Lunchtime Book Discussion – The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan
The Derby Public Library has scheduled its next Lunchtime Book Discussion for Wednesday, March 25 at 12:30 p.m. The selected title is The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan. This debut novel is a young woman’s first-person story of survival against insurmountable odds. Forced into an overcrowded lifeboat after a mysterious explosion on a trans-Atlantic ocean liner, newly widowed Grace Winter battles the elements and her fellow survivors and remembers her husband, Henry, who set his own safety aside to ensure Grace’s. Multiple copies of the book are available at the circulation desk. Participants are asked to bring a sandwich and a friend as they “chat and chew.” Dessert and beverages will be provided. Registration is requested.

The above information was provided by Library Director Cathy Williams. For more information, stop by the library at 313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1482, or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org.