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Great Books

2025-08-13 18:00:00 2025-08-13 20:00:00 America/Phoenix Great Books Tempe Public Library - Connections Café

Wednesday, August 13
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-13 18:00:00 2025-08-13 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.

  • May 14 - A Passion in the Desert by Honore de Balzac
  • May 28 - The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe
  • June 11 - The Real Thing by Henry James
  • June 25 - A Lady with a Dog by Anton Chekov
  • July 9 - The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
  • July 23 - Her First Ball by Katherine Mansfield
  • August 13 - Indian Camp by Ernest Hemingway
  • August 27 - The Diver by V.S. Pritchett

All readings from The Great Books Foundation Short Story Omnibus

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs |

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Tempe Public Library


Hours
Mon, Aug 04 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Aug 05 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Aug 06 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Aug 07 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Fri, Aug 08 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Aug 09 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 10 12:00PM to 5:00PM

About the library

Tempe Public Library provides the community free access to and assistance with information, resources, spaces, and opportunities.

Upcoming events

Sun, Aug 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ironwood Classroom

Sun, Aug 03, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Storytime Room

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

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

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 04, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 04, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 04, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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

Tue, Aug 05, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Tue, Aug 05, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Cancelled
Tue, Aug 05, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Cancelled
Tue, Aug 05, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, Aug 05, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Mill

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

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

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

Wed, Aug 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center

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

Thu, Aug 07, 10:00am - 11:00am

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

Cancelled
Thu, Aug 07, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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

Fri, Aug 08, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ironwood Classroom

Fri, Aug 08, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Learning Lab

Sun, Aug 10, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Sun, Aug 10, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Storytime Room

Mon, Aug 11, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Mon, Aug 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 11, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 11, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 11, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Aug 11, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Mon, Aug 11, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Tue, Aug 12, 9:00am - 12:00pm

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

Cancelled
Tue, Aug 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Cancelled
Tue, Aug 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, Aug 12, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Mill

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

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

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

Wed, Aug 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center

Wed, Aug 13, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Teen Center

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

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

Cancelled
Thu, Aug 14, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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

Fri, Aug 15, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Center

Fri, Aug 15, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Learning Lab

Sat, Aug 16, 10:30am - 12:30pm
The Mill

Sat, Aug 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Center

Sun, Aug 17, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Storytime Room

Sun, Aug 17, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Mon, Aug 18, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Mon, Aug 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 18, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 18, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 18, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Aug 18, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Tue, Aug 19, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Tue, Aug 19, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Cancelled
Tue, Aug 19, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Cancelled
Tue, Aug 19, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, Aug 19, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Mill

Tue, Aug 19, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Tue, Aug 19, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room

Wed, Aug 20, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Wed, Aug 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center

Wed, Aug 20, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Thu, Aug 21, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Thu, Aug 21, 11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime Room

Cancelled
Thu, Aug 21, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Thu, Aug 21, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Learning Lab

Thu, Aug 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center

Fri, Aug 22, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ironwood Classroom

Fri, Aug 22, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Center

Fri, Aug 22, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Learning Lab

Sat, Aug 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Sat, Aug 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Ironwood Classroom

Sun, Aug 24, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Center

Sun, Aug 24, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Storytime Room

Sun, Aug 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Mon, Aug 25, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Mon, Aug 25, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 25, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 25, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 25, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Aug 25, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Mon, Aug 25, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ironwood Classroom

Tue, Aug 26, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Tue, Aug 26, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Cancelled
Tue, Aug 26, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Cancelled
Tue, Aug 26, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, Aug 26, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Mill

Tue, Aug 26, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room

Wed, Aug 27, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Wed, Aug 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center

Wed, Aug 27, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Connections Café

Thu, Aug 28, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Thu, Aug 28, 11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime Room

Cancelled
Thu, Aug 28, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Thu, Aug 28, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Learning Lab

Fri, Aug 29, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Learning Lab

Sun, Aug 31, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Sun, Aug 31, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Ironwood Classroom

Sun, Aug 31, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Storytime Room

Sun, Aug 31, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room

Tue, Sep 02, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Cancelled
Tue, Sep 02, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Cancelled
Tue, Sep 02, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, Sep 02, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Mill

Tue, Sep 02, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room