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Casual Reads Book Dicussion

"Lucky" by Jane Smiley

2024-10-14 14:00:00 2024-10-14 15:00:00 America/New_York Casual Reads Book Dicussion This light fiction book club meets on the second Monday of each month. Books will be available at the branch one month prior to the discussion. Nordonia Hills Branch Library - Fenton Room

Monday, October 14
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-14 14:00:00 2024-10-14 15:00:00 America/New_York Casual Reads Book Dicussion This light fiction book club meets on the second Monday of each month. Books will be available at the branch one month prior to the discussion. Nordonia Hills Branch Library - Fenton Room

This light fiction book club meets on the second Monday of each month. Books will be available at the branch one month prior to the discussion.

Join us this month when we'll be discussing "Lucky" by Jane Smiley.

Before Jodie Rattler became a star, she was a girl growing up in St. Louis. One day in 1955, when she was just six years old, her Uncle Drew took her to the racetrack, where she got lucky—and that roll of two-dollar bills she won has never since left her side. Jodie thrived in the warmth of her extended family, and then—through a combination of hard work and serendipity—started a singing career, which catapulted her from St. Louis to New York City, from the English countryside to the tropical beaches of St. Thomas, from Cleveland to Los Angeles, and back again. Jodie comes of age in recording studios, backstage, and on tour, and tries to hold her own in the wake of Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, and Joni Mitchell. Yet it feels like something is missing. Could it be true love? Or is that not actually what Jodie is looking for? 

Nordonia Hills Branch Library

nordoniahills@akronlibrary.org
Phone: 330.467.8595
Branch manager
Sarah Rosenberger

Hours
Mon, Nov 04 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Nov 05 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Nov 06 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Nov 07 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Nov 08 12:00PM to 6:00PM
Sat, Nov 09 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Nov 10 Closed

About the branch

The Nordonia Hills Branch Library is your community information center, providing individualized reference service and access to information for citizens while serving the four Nordonia Hills communities: Macedonia, Northfield Center, Northfield Village, and Sagamore Hills.

The library is a place to find computers and computer classes, WiFi, copying, scanning and faxing, and space for local community groups to meet throughout the year. In addition, library staff provides educational support and outreach to the Nordonia Hills schools, local early childhood and homeschool organizations, senior communities, governmental units, and other neighborhood service and social organizations. We offer a solid collection of books, movies, and music ready for you to borrow. We also offer regular and unique programs for all ages, often with a local focus or theme. Author visits, crafters, performers and gamers, teen meet-ups, Story Times, interactive nature and art events, a writers’ guild, wellness programs, and engaging discussion groups (including a Socrates Cafe), are all available at the Nordonia Hills Branch Library.

All of this makes the Nordonia Hills Branch Library your one-stop spot for the community's educational, informational, and entertainment needs and interests.

Upcoming Events

Wed, Nov 06, 6:30pm - 7:15pm

Thu, Nov 07, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Conference Room

Sat, Nov 09, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Fenton Room

Tue, Nov 12, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Tue, Nov 12, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Fenton Room
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Tue, Nov 12, 6:30pm - 7:15pm

Wed, Nov 13, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
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Thu, Nov 14, 10:15am - 10:45am
Fenton Room
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Thu, Nov 14, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Fenton Room

Sat, Nov 16, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Fenton Room

Mon, Nov 18, 6:15pm - 7:15pm
Fenton Room
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Wed, Nov 20, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room

Thu, Nov 21, 10:15am - 10:45am
Fenton Room
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Thu, Nov 21, 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Sat, Nov 23, 10:30am - 11:30am

Mon, Nov 25, 6:30pm - 7:15pm

Wed, Dec 04, 6:30pm - 7:15pm

Thu, Dec 05, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Fenton Room