Join us to celebrate the Montclair library’s 90th birthday in 2020 by reading six books set in Oakland! Books will be selected from a variety of genres and eras so you’re sure to find something you’re interested in. We’ll get to learn more about our city, meet some neighbors and discuss what we’ve read.
Meetings will be on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30pm every other month. Come to one discussion, a few or all six! No pre-registration or year-long commitment is required.
Schedule:
- January 7, 2020 – Oakland: The Story of a City by Beth Bagwell (read the 2012 edition if possible)
- March 10 – The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
- May 12 (Zoom) – Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
July 14RESCHEDULED for August 11 – Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon- September 15 – Flavors of Oakland: A Cookbook in 20 Stories by Elazar Sontag and Anya Ku (more info here)
November 10POSTPONED – There There by Tommy Orange
UPDATE 9/20/20: Due to low turnout at our online book club meetings, we’ve decided to pause the club until whenever we’re able to have in-person meetings again. If you’re interested informing an online book club in the interim, please email contact@montclairfriends.org.
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