This event will be held at the mid-section of \;Milton Community Park (Triangle Park)\, 1200 Oak St\, Milton\, WA&n bsp\;98354.
\nParticipants are encouraged to bring their own chairs or blankets to sit on.
\nSafety Precautions \;
\nIn the ev ent of inclement weather (excessive heat\, smoke\, rain\, etc.) the event will be cancelled.
\nThe \;event will be outdoors. Participants should prepare \;for \;being in the \;sun or the current \ ;weather.
\nLearn more about Milton Community Park here.
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\nIn the event of inclement weather (excessive heat\, smoke\, r ain\, etc.) the event will be cancelled.
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;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Milton/Edgewood:geo:47.2480392,-122.2951 787 GEO:47.2480392;-122.2951787 DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss a different book. ***NOTE: August 18 event is virtual due to heat. September 15 is back at Milton Community Park. Books available at Milton/Edgewood Pierce County Library Help Desk. .\nhttps:// piercecounty.libnet.info/event/6670826 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Location:
August 18: *
*virtual meeting by Zoom\, due to predicted high heat. Call Milton-Edgewoo
d Library\, 253-548-3325 for more information and to get the meeting link.
September 15: event will be held at Milton Community Park (Triangle Park): 1200 Oak St.\, Milton
\nSeries Schedule:
August 18
\nHow to Be an Animal: a New History of What it Means to Be Hum an\, by \;Melanie Challenger
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"Our troubled relationship w ith \;being \;an \;animal-and why we need a better one." Human s are the most inquisitive\, emotional\, imaginative\, aggressive \;an imals \;on the planet. And we also happen \;to \;be \;the only \;animal \;that doesn't like \;to \;think it's \; an \;animal. So \;how \;well do we really know ourselves? 'How \;to \;Be \;Animal' argues that at the heart of our existence is a profound struggle with \;being \;animal. We possess a psycho logy that seeks separation between humanity and the rest of nature\, and w e have invented grand ideaologies \;to \;magnify this. As well as piecing together the mystery of \;how \;this mindset evolved\, Mel anie Challenger examines the wide-reaching ways in which it affects our li ves. We travel from the origin of Homo sapiens through the agrarian and in dustrial revolutions\, the age of the internet\, and on \;to \;the futures of AI and human-machine interface. Blending nature writing\, hist ory\, and moral philosophy\, \;How \;to \;be \;Animal \;is both a fascinating reappraisal of what it means \;to \;be&nbs p\;human and a robust defense of all that is rich and rewarding about \;being \;an \;animal
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The Invention of Wings\, by \;Sue Monk Kidd
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Inspired by the true story of early-nineteenth-century abolition
ist and suffragist Sarah Grimké\;\, Kidd paints a moving portrait of
two women inextricably linked by the horrors of slavery. Sarah\, daughter
of a wealthy South Carolina plantation owner\, exhibits an independent sp
irit and strong belief in the equality of all. Thwarted from her dreams of
becoming a lawyer\, she struggles throughout life to find an outlet for h
er convictions. Handful\, a slave in the Grimké\; household\, displa
ys a sharp intellect and brave\, rebellious disposition. She maintains a c
ompliant exterior\, while planning for a brighter future. Told in first pe
rson\, the chapters alternate between the two main characters&rsquo\; pers
pectives\, as we follow their unlikely friendship (characterized by both r
espect and resentment) from childhood to middle age. While their pain and
struggle cannot be equated\, both women strive to be set free&mdash\;Sarah
from the bonds of patriarchy and Southern bigotry\, and Handful from the
inhuman bonds of slavery. Kidd is a master storyteller\, and\, with smooth
and graceful prose\, she immerses the reader in the lives of these fascin
ating women as they navigate religion\, family drama\, slave revolts\, and
the abolitionist movement.
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Books available a t the Help Desk
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