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SUMMARY:Book Pairings: Classic & Contemporary 
LOCATION:College Avenue Branch\nCollege Avenue Branch
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DESCRIPTION:Adults are invited to this monthly book discussion on the firs
 t Monday* of the month from 1:30 - 3 p.m. New members are always welcome! 
 For the second half of 2026\, we will read "pairings": a classic novel\, f
 ollowed by a modern novel that explore similar themes. See below for the d
 ates and pairings!.\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.info/event/16487784
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<ul>\n<li><strong>November 9<sup>th</sup></st
 rong> - <em>Frankenstein</em>\, by Mary Shelley\n<ul>\n<li>Originally publ
 ished: 1818</li>\n<li>Description from the <a href="https://indypl.biblioc
 ommons.com/v2/record/S165C489562">IndyPL catalog</a>: "A monster assembled
  by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he
  learns to loathe himself and hate his creator."</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><
 strong>December 7<sup>th</sup></strong> - <em>Klara and the Sun</em>\, by 
 Kazuo Ishiguro\n<ul>\n<li>Originally published: 2021</li>\n<li>Description
  from the <a href="https://indypl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S165C1202428
 ">IndyPL catalog</a>: "From her place in the store that sells artificial f
 riends\, Klara -- an artificial friend with outstanding observational qual
 ities -- watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse\, a
 nd of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer
  will soon choose her\, but when the possibility emerges that her circumst
 ances may change forever\, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the p
 romises of humans. In this luminous tale\, <em>Klara and the Sun</em>\, No
 bel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly changing modern world
  through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental qu
 estion: what does it mean to love?"</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>
 For the December meeting\, the discussion will encompass both books!</stro
 ng></p>\n<p>*Meetings in September and November will be on the SECOND Tues
 day of the month\, due to planned Library closures.</p>\nhttps://indianapo
 lis.libnet.info/event/16487784
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