Prefer fact over fiction? Join True Story\ , our non-fiction book club! \;Each meeting\, we'll spend an hour disc ussing a different non-fiction title. \;This \;meeting\, \;we' ll \;be \;discussing "Everything is \;Tuberculosis" by John Gr een.
\n&ldquo\;In 2019\, author John Green met Henry Reider\, a youn g tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John became fast friends with Henry\, a boy with spindly legs and a big\, \ ;goofy \;smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka\, Green h as become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awa reness of the healthcare inequities that allow this curable\, preventable infectious disease to also be the deadliest\, killing over a million peopl e every year.
\nIn Everything Is Tuberculosis\, John tells Henry&rsq uo\;s story\, woven through with the scientific and social histories of ho w tuberculosis has shaped our world&mdash\;and how our choices will shape the future of tuberculosis.&rdquo\; \;Goodreads.
\nPick u p a copy of the book at the Information Desk in Adult Services on the Uppe r Level of the library or try an \;ebook \;or audiobook from \ ;The Ohio Digital Library. \;Registration is recommended.
\nAll adult programs offer ASL inte rpretation provided by request. \;Call 330-928-2117 ext. 2000 or email \;adultservi ces@fallslibrary.org. Please contact the library at least two weeks in advance. \;
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