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A community of readers dedicated to exploring diverse literature of all kinds. 

Each month, a theme is selected related to an aspect of diversity. We then choose an adult selection, a young adult or middle grade selection, and a handful of picture books based on that theme. In choosing more than one selection, our readers have the option to read a book that best suits their entry point for discussions about that topic.

From there we discuss the books as they relate to the topic, explore our own ideas and think deeply about the impact we have in what we choose to engage with, in our lives.  

January's themes: Stories of Strong Women

Adult Non-Fiction (Essays): We Should All Be Feminists by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie

Adult Non-Fiction (Essays): Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

Adult Non-Fiction (Essays): Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

Young Adult Fiction (Short Stories): The Radical Element: 12 Stories of Daredevils, Debutantes, and Other Dauntless Girls edited by Jessica Spotswood

PICTURE BOOKS

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo

She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World by Chelsea Clinton

She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History by Chelsea Clinton

My Name Is Not Isabella: Just How Big Can a Little Girl Dream? by Jennifer Fosberry

Rad American Women A-Z by Kate Schatz

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy

Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World by Susan Hood

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison

Registration required.  All ages are welcome. Members are to acquire their readings of choice on their own.

This is an inclusive event.

Date:
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Time:
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Branch:
Centreville Branch
Location:
Centreville Meeting Room
Categories:
Adult Program, Teen Program
Registration has closed.

Event Organizer

Zach Jameson