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Great Books

2024-10-09 18:00:00 2024-10-09 20:00:00 America/Phoenix Great Books Tempe Public Library - Connections Café

Wednesday, October 09
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-09 18:00:00 2024-10-09 20:00:00 America/Phoenix Great Books The Great Books Foundation promotes reading, thinking and sharing of ideas. Tempe Public Library - Connections Café

Tempe Public Library

Connections Café

The Great Books Foundation promotes reading, thinking and sharing of ideas.

The Great Books Foundation promotes reading, thinking and sharing of ideas. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, 6-8 p.m. You will need to provide your own copies of the books.

  • *September 11 - "After the Ball" by Leo Tolstoy
  • *September 25 - "Habit" by William James
  • *October 9 - "The Overcoat" by Nikolai Gogol
  • October 23 - "On Happiness" by Aristotle & "Habits and Will" by John Dewey
  • November 13 - "Happiness" by Mary Lavin
  • November 27 - NO MEETING
  • December 11 - "Crito" by Plato
  • December 25 - NO MEETING

*Readings from Introduction to Great Books, Second Series. All other readings from Introduction to Great Books, Third Series.

REGISTRATION: Not required

QUESTIONS? 480-350-5500

FEE: None

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs |

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Tempe Public Library


Hours
We're closed Monday October 14
Mon, Oct 14 Closed
Tue, Oct 15 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Oct 16 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Oct 17 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Fri, Oct 18 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Oct 19 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 20 12:00PM to 5:00PM

About the library

Our mission is to inspire exploration, discovery, enrichment, and engagement.

Upcoming events

Tue, Oct 15, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Tue, Oct 15, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 15, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Mill
Registration is now closed

Tue, Oct 15, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Tue, Oct 15, 6:00pm - 6:45pm
The Mill
Registration is now closed

Tue, Oct 15, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Tue, Oct 15, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room

Cancelled
Wed, Oct 16, 10:00am - 10:30am

Wed, Oct 16, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Wed, Oct 16, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Teen Center

Wed, Oct 16, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Wed, Oct 16, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
Registration is now closed

Wed, Oct 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Ironwood Classroom

Thu, Oct 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Cancelled
Thu, Oct 17, 11:00am - 11:30am

Thu, Oct 17, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center

Thu, Oct 17, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room

Cancelled
Thu, Oct 17, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Fri, Oct 18, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ironwood Classroom
Registration is now closed

Cancelled
Fri, Oct 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Fri, Oct 18, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ironwood Classroom

Fri, Oct 18, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Learning Lab
Registration is now closed

Sat, Oct 19, 9:30am - 11:30am
Ironwood Classroom

Sat, Oct 19, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Sat, Oct 19, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Sat, Oct 19, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
The Mill

Sun, Oct 20, 11:00am - 11:50am
This event is full

Sun, Oct 20, 11:15am - 12:05pm

Sun, Oct 20, 11:30am - 12:20pm

Sun, Oct 20, 11:45am - 12:35pm

Sun, Oct 20, 12:00pm - 12:50pm

Sun, Oct 20, 12:15pm - 1:05pm

Sun, Oct 20, 12:30pm - 1:20pm

Sun, Oct 20, 12:45pm - 1:35pm

Sun, Oct 20, 1:00pm - 1:50pm

Sun, Oct 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ironwood Classroom

Sun, Oct 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Mill
This event is full

Cancelled
Sun, Oct 20, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Sun, Oct 20, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Oct 21, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 21, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 21, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Mon, Oct 21, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Center

Mon, Oct 21, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Learning Lab

Tue, Oct 22, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 22, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 22, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Mill
This event is full

Tue, Oct 22, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room

Cancelled
Wed, Oct 23, 10:00am - 10:30am

Wed, Oct 23, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Wed, Oct 23, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Teen Center

Wed, Oct 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
Registration is now closed

Wed, Oct 23, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Connections Café

Wed, Oct 23, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Computer Lab

Wed, Oct 23, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Thu, Oct 24, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 24, 11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime Room
This event is full

Thu, Oct 24, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 24, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center

Thu, Oct 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 24, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Learning Lab

Fri, Oct 25, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Fri, Oct 25, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ironwood Classroom
Registration is now closed

Fri, Oct 25, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Cancelled
Fri, Oct 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Fri, Oct 25, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Learning Lab
Registration is now closed

Sat, Oct 26, 10:00am - 11:00am
Desert Willow Program Room

Sat, Oct 26, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Ironwood Classroom

Sat, Oct 26, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Sat, Oct 26, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Center

Sun, Oct 27, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Sun, Oct 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ironwood Classroom

Sun, Oct 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Center

Cancelled
Sun, Oct 27, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Oct 28, All day

Mon, Oct 28, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 28, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 28, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Mon, Oct 28, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Center

Mon, Oct 28, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Learning Lab

Tue, Oct 29, All day

Tue, Oct 29, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 29, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Tue, Oct 29, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 29, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Mill
This event is full

Tue, Oct 29, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Tue, Oct 29, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 30, All day

Cancelled
Wed, Oct 30, 10:00am - 10:30am

Wed, Oct 30, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Wed, Oct 30, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Teen Center

Wed, Oct 30, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
Registration is now closed

Wed, Oct 30, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Thu, Oct 31, All day

Thu, Oct 31, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 31, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center

Thu, Oct 31, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 31, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Learning Lab

Fri, Nov 01, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Fri, Nov 01, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ironwood Classroom

Cancelled
Fri, Nov 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Fri, Nov 01, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Center

Fri, Nov 01, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Learning Lab
Registration is now closed

Sat, Nov 02, 9:30am - 11:30am
Ironwood Classroom

Sat, Nov 02, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Connections Café

Sat, Nov 02, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Sat, Nov 02, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
The Mill

Sun, Nov 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Mill
This event is full

Cancelled
Sun, Nov 03, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Sun, Nov 03, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Nov 04, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Mon, Nov 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room

Mon, Nov 04, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room

Mon, Nov 04, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Mon, Nov 04, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Center

Mon, Nov 04, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Learning Lab

Tue, Nov 05, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Storytime Room

Tue, Nov 05, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room

Tue, Nov 05, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Mill
This event is full

Tue, Nov 05, 6:00pm - 6:45pm
The Mill
This event is full

Tue, Nov 05, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Tue, Nov 05, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room

Cancelled
Wed, Nov 06, 10:00am - 10:30am

Wed, Nov 06, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Wed, Nov 06, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Study Room 8

Cancelled
Wed, Nov 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Wed, Nov 06, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Center

Wed, Nov 06, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Wed, Nov 06, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
Registration is now closed

Wed, Nov 06, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Computer Lab

Thu, Nov 07, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Thu, Nov 07, 11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime Room

Thu, Nov 07, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Storytime Room

Cancelled
Thu, Nov 07, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Thu, Nov 07, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room

Thu, Nov 07, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Learning Lab

Thu, Nov 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center

Fri, Nov 08, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Fri, Nov 08, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Fri, Nov 08, 11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime Room

Fri, Nov 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Fri, Nov 08, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Learning Lab
Registration is now closed

Sat, Nov 09, 9:00am - 11:00am

Cancelled
Sun, Nov 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Cancelled
Sun, Nov 10, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Sun, Nov 10, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Nov 11, All day

Cancelled
Mon, Nov 11, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Cancelled
Mon, Nov 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Tue, Nov 12, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Storytime Room

Tue, Nov 12, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Tue, Nov 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room

Tue, Nov 12, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Mill
This event is full

Tue, Nov 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center

Tue, Nov 12, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Tue, Nov 12, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Tue, Nov 12, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room

Cancelled
Wed, Nov 13, 10:00am - 10:30am

Wed, Nov 13, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Cancelled
Wed, Nov 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Wed, Nov 13, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Center

Wed, Nov 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
Registration is now closed

Wed, Nov 13, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Connections Café

Thu, Nov 14, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Thu, Nov 14, 11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime Room

Thu, Nov 14, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Storytime Room

Cancelled
Thu, Nov 14, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Thu, Nov 14, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room

Thu, Nov 14, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Learning Lab