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The second meeting of the Downtown Library virtual book club will be on July 29th at 6:00pm. We will be discussing The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, a memoir of love, resilience, and the curses and blessings of growing up with intensely nonconforming parents. 

Join us and share your thoughts, feelings, and discussion points. Your hosts will have some questions prepared to prompt discussion, but feel free to ask your own! If you would like to read The Glass Castle online, there is a free full-text version available on the Internet Archive. 

Please sign up here to receive a Zoom meeting invitation. We look forward to seeing you on July 29th!

We are excited to announce that Downtown Campus Library staff will be hosting a virtual book club! Our first meeting will be on May 20th at 6pm on Zoom. We will be discussing Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, a beloved classic set during the civil war era about four sisters who wish to live their lives on their own terms.

You can find Little Women for free on Project Gutenberg. This version and some other versions include two parts, which were originally published as two separate books. We will be discussing Part 1 which ends with chapter 23, but feel free to read both parts. 

We encourage you to share your thoughts, discussion questions, favorite quotes from the book, or just come and listen. Your hosts will have discussion questions prepared to prompt fun conversation. Please sign up here to attend the first meeting. We hope to see you on May 20th!

Happy National Poetry month! Did you know that the United States has an official poet?

What is the United States Poet Laureate?

The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry — the full title — is the nation’s official advocate for the worth and impact of poetry. The Poet Laureate is appointed annually by the Librarian of Congress and may be elected for a second term. This position was established in 1937 under a different title with slightly different duties, funded through a private endowment from Archer M. Huntington. The current title was adopted in 1986.

The Downtown Campus Library is celebrating Valentine’s Day through its new display, Blind Date with a Book! There is no chance to judge a book by its cover here. Show your love of reading by picking out a book solely on its dating profile.

Our staff selected niche titles then giftwrapped and decorated each with a dating profile describing the book. Each one contains a short description for you to get to know the personality of the book, and a few emojis that book might send to woo you 😉

Take a chance on love! Come to the Downtown Campus Library, DPAC East Wing, Room 265 today to make a new connection with a book you might not have considered otherwise. Blind Date with a Book will be featured in the library through February.