Register online\, in person\, or b y phone at 330.643.9015. Those who are registered for the reading group will receive a copy of "On the Landing" to read and return to the L ibrary after the book discussion.
\nThe Akron-Summit County Public L ibrary has been selected as a participating library for the Yiddish Book C enter's "Stories of Exile" Reading Groups for Public Libraries for 2023. As part of this this series\, we will discuss "On the Landing" stories by Yenta Mash.
\nBook summary:
\ n"On the Landing" is a collection of sixteen short stories in which prize-winning author Yenta Mash traces an arc across continents\, across upheavals and regime changes\, and across the phases of a woman's life.&nb sp\; Mash's protagonist are often in transit\, poised "on the landing" on their way to or from somewhere else.
\nAbout the Storie s of Exile Series:
\nThe Yiddish Book Center&rsquo\;s &ldqu
o\;Stories of Exile&rdquo\; Reading Groups for Public Libraries is a readi
ng and discussion program to engage teens and adults in thinking about exp
eriences of displacement\, migration\, and diaspora. In this program\, lib
rarians organize reading groups to discuss three books of Yiddish literatu
re in translation\, and one book related to the experience of a community
served by their library. \;
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The Yiddish Book Center&
rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Stories of Exile&rdquo\; Reading Groups for Public Librar
ies is made possible by a gift from Sharon Karmazin. \;
Book Discussion: "The Best We C ould Do" by Thi Bui \;(Graphic Novel)
\nFirestone P ark Branch Library
\nThursday\, September 7\, 6:30 pm \;
\nBook Di scussion: "In the Land of the Postscript: Short Stories" by Chava Rosenfar b
\nNorth Hill Branch Library \;
\nMonday\, O ctober 2\, 12:30 pm
\n\nNorthwest Akron Branch \;
\nMo nday\, October 18\, 6 pm
\nBook Discussion: &ldquo\;On the L anding: Stories&rdquo\; by Yenta Mash
\nMain Library (Meeti ng Room 1)
\nWednesday\, November 1\, 6:30 pm
\nMain Event: Many Voice s With \;Yiyun Li
\nMain Library ( Auditorium)
\nMonday\, November 6\, 6:30 pm
\nImmigrant Perspectives o n Film
\nMain Library (Auditorium)
\nThursdays\, September 7\, 14\, 21\, 28\, 6:30 pm
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