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Banned Book Club

September 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT

The book selection for Monday, September 9th 2024 is Devil in the Grove by Gilbert King (2012).

“The tragic Groveland saga … with its Faulknerian echos of racial injustice spinning around an accusation of rape … comes astonishingly alive in Gilbert King’s narrative. It is both heartbreaking and unforgettable.”

We are now practicing our new Democratized Community Moderating:

1) Readers will email a question to discuss about the book selection to wendyaslaton@bellsouth.net;

2) Members will read a short web biography of the author prior to our meeting;

3) Submitted questions will be compiled and printed for our breakout discussion groups.

Please submit your discussion question during week of September 3rd.

This meeting will take place in the Community Room at the Moss Memorial Library. Entrance will be via the door on the same side as The Friends of the Library Book Store.

FOR THOSE WANTING TO PERUSE SOME BANNED BOOK LISTS:
Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2010-2019 complied by the American Library Association at ala.org
PEN America’s The 11 Most Banned Books of the 2022-2023 School Year at pen.org

The Banned Book Club stands up for intellectual rights by reading and discussing books that have been banned in libraries right here in the United States. Anyone who cares about the freedom to exchange ideas is welcome to attend. You may also be interested in visiting The Banned Book Club website to learn how to stand up and fight book bans and also how to get access to banned books in communities where they were banned.

Details

Date:: September 9
Time:: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT

Venue

: Moss Public Library (Hayesville)
: 26 Anderson St
Hayesville, NC 28904 United States + Google Map
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