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SUMMARY:"OUR EARTH" Book Discussion Club
LOCATION:Connie Morella Library\nConnie Morella Library
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DESCRIPTION:Come\, share your ideas and learn more about environmental top
 ics in this space for thoughtful exchange\, around fiction and non-fiction
  books.  .\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/12957991
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Starting from a common base to have real d
 iscussions about the environment\, this book discussion club is a great wa
 y to deepen ideas\, have respectful debates while listening to the points 
 of view of others and broaden our understanding and vision on this importa
 nt topic. Together\, we may discover new forms of commitment and imagine n
 ew sustainable and desirable horizons.</p>\n<p>This month's selection is <
 em>Playground</em>\, by Richard Powers. Four lives are drawn together in a
  sweeping\, panoramic new novel. They meet on the history-scarred island o
 f Makatea in French Polynesia\, whose deposits of phosphorus once helped t
 o feed the world. Now the tiny atoll has been chosen for humanity&rsquo\;s
  next adventure: a plan to send floating\, autonomous cities out onto the 
 open sea. But first\, the island&rsquo\;s residents must vote to greenligh
 t the project or turn the seasteaders away. Set in the world&rsquo\;s larg
 est ocean\, this awe-filled book explores that last wild place we have yet
  to colonize in a still-unfolding oceanic game\, and interweaves beautiful
  writing\, rich characterization\, profound themes of technology and the e
 nvironment\, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only R
 ichard Powers can.</p>\n<p>A limited number of copies will be available at
  the Check Out Desk.</p>\n<p><strong>Questions about this program?</strong
 >&nbsp\;Contact the branch at 240-777-0970.</p>\n<p>Don't have a library c
 ard right now?&nbsp\; No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how to&nbsp\;<a href="ht
 tps://mcpl.link/library-card-from-event-listing">Get a Library Card</a>.</
 p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation Requests</strong></p>\n<p>People who are Deaf
  or Hard of Hearing should request&nbsp\;<a href="https://montgomerycounty
 md.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.html">English-language captioning
  or sign-language interpretation</a>&nbsp\;at least five days before the l
 ibrary-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facili
 ties and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other acco
 mmodation requests.</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/12957991
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