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Cover of book under discussion, Tender is the Night.

Tender is the Night: A Book Club (Part 2 of 3)

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Large meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for an in-depth discussion of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel set largely in the French Riviera in an American expatriate community at the end of the Jazz Age. The novel focuse...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Join us for an in-depth discussion of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel set largely in the French Riviera in an American expatriate community at the end of the Jazz Age.

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Athens Poetry Group

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Small meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Adults who enjoy writing poetry are invited to share their work and comment on the work others.

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Small meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Adults who enjoy writing poetry are invited to share their work and comment on the work others.

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

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Discovery Hour

Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting room (Coolville) at Coolville Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity, Book Discussion / Literary Reading, Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children. Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, readin...

Library Branch: Coolville Public Library
Room: Meeting room (Coolville)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Book Discussion / Literary Reading, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children.

Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, reading, games, and more. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

NCBC

Next Chapter Book Club (NCBC)

Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Nelsonville Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

NCBC is a book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults.We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party. All or no reading ability is acceptab...

Library Branch: Nelsonville Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

NCBC is a book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults.We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party. All or no reading ability is acceptable.

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Cover of book under discussion, Tender is the Night.

Tender is the Night: A Book Club (Part 3 of 3)

Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Large meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for an in-depth discussion of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel set largely in the French Riviera in an American expatriate community at the end of the Jazz Age. The novel focuse...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Join us for an in-depth discussion of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel set largely in the French Riviera in an American expatriate community at the end of the Jazz Age.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

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Discovery Hour

Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting room (Coolville) at Coolville Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity, Book Discussion / Literary Reading, Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children. Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, readin...

Library Branch: Coolville Public Library
Room: Meeting room (Coolville)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Book Discussion / Literary Reading, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children.

Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, reading, games, and more. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

NCBC

Next Chapter Book Club (NCBC)

Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Nelsonville Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

NCBC is a book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults.We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party. All or no reading ability is acceptab...

Library Branch: Nelsonville Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

NCBC is a book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults.We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party. All or no reading ability is acceptable.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Athens Poetry Group

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Small meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Adults who enjoy writing poetry are invited to share their work and comment on the work others.

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Small meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Adults who enjoy writing poetry are invited to share their work and comment on the work others.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

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Discovery Hour

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting room (Coolville) at Coolville Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity, Book Discussion / Literary Reading, Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children. Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, readin...

Library Branch: Coolville Public Library
Room: Meeting room (Coolville)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Book Discussion / Literary Reading, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children.

Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, reading, games, and more. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Amish Stories Book Club

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting room (Wells) at Wells (Albany) Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for discussion of Amish stories and Amish life. We'll meet at 1:00pm every second Wednesday at the Wells (Albany) Library.  

Library Branch: Wells (Albany) Public Library
Room: Meeting room (Wells)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Join us for discussion of Amish stories and Amish life. We'll meet at 1:00pm every second Wednesday at the Wells (Albany) Library.
 

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

NCBC

Next Chapter Book Club (NCBC)

Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Nelsonville Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

NCBC is a book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults.We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party. All or no reading ability is acceptab...

Library Branch: Nelsonville Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

NCBC is a book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults.We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party. All or no reading ability is acceptable.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Archival image of featured author, Kate Chopin.

Storytime for Adults: Short Stories by Kate Chopin

Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Large meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Librarian Todd will read a pair of tales by this Creole-French American realist-fiction author with a discussion to follow. Enjoy “At Chênière Caminada” (1894)&...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Librarian Todd will read a pair of tales by this Creole-French American realist-fiction author with a discussion to follow.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Image of featured book by guest speaker, Linda Zionkowski.

The Music of Jane Austen with Live Musical Performances

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Atrium (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading, Performance
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Musical performance in social settings figures importantly in both the novels of Janes Austen and in the life Austen actually lived.  Hear illustrative passages from Austen's ...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Atrium (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading, Performance
Event Details:

Musical performance in social settings figures importantly in both the novels of Janes Austen and in the life Austen actually lived.  Hear illustrative passages from Austen's works, learn about the broader culture of women and music in Georgi

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

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Discovery Hour

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting room (Coolville) at Coolville Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity, Book Discussion / Literary Reading, Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children. Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, readin...

Library Branch: Coolville Public Library
Room: Meeting room (Coolville)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Book Discussion / Literary Reading, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children.

Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, reading, games, and more. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

NCBC

Next Chapter Book Club (NCBC)

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Nelsonville Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

NCBC is a book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults.We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party. All or no reading ability is acceptab...

Library Branch: Nelsonville Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

NCBC is a book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults.We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party. All or no reading ability is acceptable.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Image of featured author, Janice Collins.

Author Event: Books to Inspire

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Large meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Featuring: Salt & Light is a book of inspiring stories of love, hope, faith, and transformation. Bestselling - #1 in 3 Categories Faith & Spirituality (kindle), Chr...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Featuring:

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Athens Poetry Group

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Small meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Adults who enjoy writing poetry are invited to share their work and comment on the work others.

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Small meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Adults who enjoy writing poetry are invited to share their work and comment on the work others.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

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Discovery Hour

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting room (Coolville) at Coolville Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity, Book Discussion / Literary Reading, Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children. Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, readin...

Library Branch: Coolville Public Library
Room: Meeting room (Coolville)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Book Discussion / Literary Reading, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children.

Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, reading, games, and more. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

NCBC

Next Chapter Book Club (NCBC)

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Nelsonville Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

NCBC is a book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults.We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party. All or no reading ability is acceptab...

Library Branch: Nelsonville Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

NCBC is a book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults.We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party. All or no reading ability is acceptable.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Image of featured author, Janice Collins.

Author Event: Books to Raise Consciousness

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Large meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Featuring: 250 Years and Still a Slave : From Hip Hop and the Trayvon Martin case to everyday life situations, Dr. Collins illustrates, brilliantly and with depth, how mess...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Featuring:

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

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Discovery Hour

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting room (Coolville) at Coolville Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity, Book Discussion / Literary Reading, Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children. Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, readin...

Library Branch: Coolville Public Library
Room: Meeting room (Coolville)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Book Discussion / Literary Reading, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children.

Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, reading, games, and more. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

NCBC

Next Chapter Book Club (NCBC)

Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Nelsonville Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

NCBC is a book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults.We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party. All or no reading ability is acceptab...

Library Branch: Nelsonville Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

NCBC is a book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults.We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party. All or no reading ability is acceptable.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Image of featured book, In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway.

Fall Book Club: In Our Time [Part 1 of 3]

Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Large meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Working as a foreign correspondent journalist who also published poetry, Hemingway didn't publish fiction until his poetry editor Ezra Pound encouraged him to explore the...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Working as a foreign correspondent journalist who also published poetry, Hemingway didn't publish fiction until his poetry editor Ezra Pound encouraged him to explore the genre as a means of expression.

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Athens Poetry Group

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Small meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Adults who enjoy writing poetry are invited to share their work and comment on the work others.

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Small meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Adults who enjoy writing poetry are invited to share their work and comment on the work others.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know