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Reading Global;

Tempe's Sister Cities
2024-11-19 18:00:00 2024-11-19 19:30:00 America/Phoenix Reading Global; Tempe Public Library - Study Room 8

Tuesday, November 19
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-11-19 18:00:00 2024-11-19 19:30:00 America/Phoenix Reading Global; Tempe Public Library’s 2024-25 Reading Global book club will read fiction and non-fiction focusing on Tempe’s Sister Cities. Tempe Public Library - Study Room 8

Tempe Public Library

Study Room 8

Tempe Public Library’s 2024-25 Reading Global book club will read fiction and non-fiction focusing on Tempe’s Sister Cities.

Each book is either written by an author from one of Tempe’s Sister Cities, or focuses on those cities, and each book club meeting will include discussions led by individuals with deep experience in the diverse and compelling histories and cultures of these communities. All book club meetings will be held at Tempe Public Library, 6:00pm-7:30pm

Tu      11/19               “Jawbone” by Monica Ojeda

Wed    12/11              “BadAss Librarians of Timbuktu” by Joshua Hammer

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs | Adult Education |

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