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Light Lunch and Literature

Novellas & Short Stories

2024-06-06 12:00:00 2024-06-06 13:00:00 America/New_York Light Lunch and Literature Socialize and get a quick bite to eat while discussing the selected title. This event is for 18+ and will take place in the Maker Space. Portage District Library - **Maker Space

Thursday, June 06
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-06-06 12:00:00 2024-06-06 13:00:00 America/New_York Light Lunch and Literature Socialize and get a quick bite to eat while discussing the selected title. This event is for 18+ and will take place in the Maker Space. Portage District Library - **Maker Space

Portage District Library

**Maker Space

Socialize and get a quick bite to eat while discussing the selected title. This event is for 18+ and will take place in the Maker Space.

Registration required

If you don't feel like you ever have enough time to finish a book, try a novella or short story for this lunchtime discussion. Copies of the selected titles will be available to pick up at the Adult Information Desk a month before each event.

Librarian Rachael will be cooking a light lunch on the library's Charlie Cart (a mobile-cooking unit) for you! If you have dietary restrictions or allergies, please indicate when registering. 

Here are the selected titles:

  • June 6th: Giovanni's Room, by James Baldwin
  • July 18th: A selection from A Thousand Years of Good Prayers : Stories, by Yiyun Lin
  • August 15th: A selection ("Cardiff, By the Sea" from Cardiff, By the Sea, by Joyce Carol Oates

Copies of these books will be available for you to check out several weeks before at the Adult Information Desk! If you need an audio or electronic version, checkout our Digital Library for availability.

Event Contact: Rachael Wiegmann

Location details: Makerspace is located on the main level of the library. 

Accommodations: All participants are welcome. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact us at rwiegmann@portagelibrary.info in advance of your visit.

 

 

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Discussion |

TAGS: | 4:Adult Dept | 3:Standard | 2:In person | 1:Adult (18+) |

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