BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:LA County Library X-WR-CALNAME:LA County Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2ae14480-4050-409c-a2d0-a6516a2253c1 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260815T092931Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260914T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260914T180000 SUMMARY:Evening Book Club: "The Emperor of Gladness" by Ocean Vuong LOCATION:Manhattan Beach Library\nManhattan Beach Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Manhattan Beach Library;X- APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Manhattan Beach Library:geo:33.8868962,-118.410379 4 GEO:33.8868962;-118.4103794 DESCRIPTION:Patrons can enjoy a facilitated discussion of fiction and nonf iction titles. A limited amount of titles are available for attendees at t he library. For adults..\nhttps://lacountylibrary.libnet.info/event/167641 26 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

September's Selection: "The Emperor of Gla dness" by Ocean Vuong

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One late summer evening in the town of East Gladness\, Connecticut\, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bri dge in pelting rain when he hears someone shout across the river. The voic e belongs to Grazina\, an elderly widow\, \;who convinces him to take another path. Over the course of the year\, the unlikely pair develops a l ife-altering bond\, one built on empathy\, spiritual reckoning\, and heart break\, with the power to transform Hai&rsquo\;s relationship to himself\, his family\, and a community on the brin

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