BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Bettendorf Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Bettendorf Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f79ae581-a7ee-4b9a-bc4c-1cd795e72400 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261015T192748Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200916T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200916T143000 SUMMARY:Contemporary Books Discussion Group LOCATION:Bettendorf Public Library\nBettendorf Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bettendorf Public Library; X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Bettendorf Public Library:geo:41.55282,-90.50083 05 GEO:41.55282;-90.5008305 DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a discussion of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Cl imbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson..\nhttps://bettendo rflibrary.libnet.info/event/4423959 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Please register to join us for an online d iscussion of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disap peared by Jonas Jonasson.

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After a long and eventful life\, Al lan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home\, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he's still in good health\, and in one day\, he turns 100. A big celebration is in the works\, but Allan really isn't inte rested (and he'd like a bit more control over his vodka consumption). So h e decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey\, involving\, among other s urprises\, a suitcase stuffed with cash\, some unpleasant criminals\, a fr iendly hot-dog stand operator\, and an elephant (not to mention a death by elephant).

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It would be the adventure of a lifetime for anyone els e\, but Allan has a larger-than-life backstory: Not only has he witnessed some of the most important events of the twentieth century\, but he has ac tually played a key role in them. Starting out in munitions as a boy\, he somehow finds himself involved in many of the key explosions of the twenti eth century and travels the world\, sharing meals and more with everyone f rom Stalin\, Churchill\, and Truman to Mao\, Franco\, and de Gaulle. Quirk y and utterly unique\, \;The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared \;has charmed readers across the world.

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Go to www.bettendorflibrary.com/adult-programs for more information.

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Books are available on a first-come basis at the Information Desk . You may also call the Library at 563-344-4179 to have a book signed out to you and placed on the Holds shelf.

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This meeting will take place online via GoToMeeting. \; After registering\, you will receive an em ail with the GoToMeeting login information.

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This program is funded by the Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library.

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