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The library's LGBTQ Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 PM. This book discussion is for those who identify as LGBTQ, or who simply want to learn more about LGBTQ stories, narratives and experiences. All are welcome.
Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for checkout with a library card.
No registration required.
This club will be held in hybrid format. Come in person at the library, or attend online! Click this link to connect via Zoom. Password: 3GWdHC
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In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
Tuesday October 19 | 7 PM
Elliot is thirteen years old. He's smart and just a tiny bit obnoxious. Sometimes more than a tiny bit. When his class goes on a field trip and he can see a wall that no one else can see, he is given the chance to go to school in the Borderlands. It turns out that on the other side of the wall, classes involve a lot more weaponry and fitness training and fewer mermaids than he expected. On the other hand, there's Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle, an elven warrior who is more beautiful than anyone Elliot has ever seen, and then there's her human friend Luke: sunny, blond, and annoyingly likeable. There are lots of interesting books. There's even the chance Elliot might be able to change the world. In Other Lands is about surviving four years in the most unusual of schools, about friendship, falling in love, diplomacy, and finding your own place in the world -- even if it means giving up your phone.