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The Seekers: "Encounters : experiences with nonhuman intelligences" By D.W. Pasulka
Wednesday, January 8, 7:00 pm
The Seekers: "Encounters : experiences with nonhuman intelligences" By D.W. Pasulka
"A revolution is underway. For the first time in human history, we are at the cusp of experiencing contact with nonhuman life-forms of all kinds due to technological innovations and research into the experiences of people at the forefront of...
Morning Book Club: "The Mystery of Mrs. Christie"
Thursday, January 9, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Morning Book Club: "The Mystery of Mrs. Christie"
This month our featured book will be "The Mystery of Mrs. Christie" by Marie Benedict About "The Mystery of Mrs. Christie" The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room returns with a...
Virtual Classics Book Club: "The Group" by Mary McCarthy
Thursday, January 9, 7:00 pm
Virtual Classics Book Club: "The Group" by Mary McCarthy
Join us for the latest “Virtual Classics Book Club.” This month we will be discussing "The Group" by Mary McCarthy. The 1963 novel is a modern classic and was a bestseller for two years. It has been called a "gem...
Science Fiction Book Club: "Exhalation" by Ted Chiang
Saturday, January 11, 2:00 pm
Science Fiction Book Club: "Exhalation" by Ted Chiang
Our Science Fiction Book Club is open to all! This month: a discussion of "Exhalation" by Ted Chiang.
Extraordinary Women in Psychology - Author Talk
Tuesday, January 14, 7:00 pm
Extraordinary Women in Psychology - Author Talk
Join us in our lower level Meeting Room for an evening with local author Bill Cole whose new book shines a light on an important figure in education and psychology, Carol Gilligan. Gilligan has devoted her life to discovering, uncovering,...
Evening Book Club: "The Mystery of Mrs. Christie"
Tuesday, January 21, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Evening Book Club: "The Mystery of Mrs. Christie"
This month our featured book will be "The Mystery of Mrs. Christie" by Marie Benedict About "The Mystery of Mrs. Christie" The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room returns with a...
The Seekers: "Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics" By Ernesto Londoño
Wednesday, February 5, 7:00 pm
The Seekers: "Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics" By Ernesto Londoño
"Londoño’s riveting personal narrative pulls the reader through a deeply researched and brilliantly reported account of a game-changing industry on the rise. Trippy is the definitive book on psychedelics and mental health today, and Londoño’s in-depth and nuanced look at...
Science Fiction Book Club: "An Unkindness of Ghosts" by Rivers Solomon
Saturday, February 8, 2:00 pm
Science Fiction Book Club: "An Unkindness of Ghosts" by Rivers Solomon
Our Science Fiction Book Club is open to all! This month: a discussion of "An Unkindness of Ghosts" by Rivers Solomon.
Morning Book Club: "What the River Knows"
Thursday, February 13, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Morning Book Club: "What the River Knows"
This month our featured book will be "What the River Knows" by Isabel Ibañez About "What the River Knows" The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in What the River Knows, Isabel Ibañez's lush, immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt...
Evening Book Club: "What the River Knows"
Tuesday, February 18, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Evening Book Club: "What the River Knows"
This month our featured book will be "What the River Knows" by Isabel Ibañez About "What the River Knows" The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in What the River Knows, Isabel Ibañez's lush, immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt...
Science Fiction Book Club: "Autonomous" by Annalee Newitz
Saturday, March 8, 2:00 pm
Science Fiction Book Club: "Autonomous" by Annalee Newitz
Our Science Fiction Book Club is open to all! This month: a discussion of "Autonomous" by Annalee Newitz.
Morning Book Club: "The Fraud"
Thursday, March 13, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Morning Book Club: "The Fraud"
This month our featured book will be "The Fraud" by Zadie Smith About "The Fraud" The New York Times bestseller • One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year • One of NPR’s Best Books of the Year...
Evening Book Club: "The Fraud"
Tuesday, March 18, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Evening Book Club: "The Fraud"
This month our featured book will be "The Fraud" by Zadie Smith About "The Fraud" The New York Times bestseller • One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year • One of NPR’s Best Books of the Year...
Science Fiction Book Club: "This is How You Lose the Time War" by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
Saturday, April 5, 2:00 pm
Science Fiction Book Club: "This is How You Lose the Time War" by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
Our Science Fiction Book Club is open to all! This month: a discussion of "This is How You Lose the Time War" by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone.
Morning Book Club: "The Magnificent Lives of Marjory Post"
Thursday, April 10, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Morning Book Club: "The Magnificent Lives of Marjory Post"
This month our featured book will be "The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post" by Allison Pataki About "The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post" NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Marvelous . . . I just had to be there with the Post cereal heiress...
Evening Book Club: "The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post"
Tuesday, April 15, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Evening Book Club: "The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post"
This month our featured book will be "The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post" by Allison Pataki About "The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post" NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Marvelous . . . I just had to be there with the Post cereal heiress...
Morning Book Club: "James"
Thursday, May 8, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Morning Book Club: "James"
This month our featured book will be "James" by Percival Everett About "James" AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW’S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR •...
Science Fiction Book Club: "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers
Saturday, May 10, 2:00 pm
Science Fiction Book Club: "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers
Our Science Fiction Book Club is open to all! This month: a discussion of "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers.
Evening Book Club: "James"
Tuesday, May 20, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Evening Book Club: "James"
This month our featured book will be "James" by Percival Everett About "James" AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW’S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR •...
Morning Book Club: "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store"
Thursday, June 12, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Morning Book Club: "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store"
This month our featured book will be The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride About "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store" THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A NEW YORK TIMES...
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