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to sign up for the Atlanta Library's annual book group
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[October 25, 2012]
ATLANTA -- Worldviews, the
Atlanta Public Library's book group, is about to get under way, with the
first meeting scheduled for Oct. 29. This is a great opportunity to read
some fantastic books, share your ideas about them with friends, socialize
and learn about a subject of global significance. This year's focus is the
Holocaust. |
Worldviews is free and meets on
Mondays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the library.
On Oct. 29, the group will discuss
John Boyne's "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas," the New York Times
best-seller about the concentration camp friendship between a German
boy and a Jewish boy.
Subsequent sessions will feature
discussions of "The Diary of a Young Girl," by Anne Frank, on Nov.
26; "In the Garden of Beasts," by Erik Larsen, on Jan. 28; and
"Sophie's Choice," by William Styron, April 29. On Feb. 25, the
group will have a potluck supper and watch and discuss the
award-winning movie "Schindler's List." March 25, Michael Rothberg
from the University of Illinois' Holocaust, Genocide and Memory
Initiative will speak to the group about genocide in the world
today, and in May, the group will take a field trip to the Holocaust
Museum in Chicago, where members will have an opportunity to speak
directly with a Holocaust survivor.
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To sign up for Worldviews, call the library,
217-648-2112, or email
apldinformation@gmail.com. Be sure to ask about the multiple ways in which
you can obtain books through the library. |