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On-Your-Own Book Club

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2023-02-01 00:00:00 2023-02-01 23:59:00 America/New_York On-Your-Own Book Club No meetings, no pressure, just good reading! Author information, questions to ponder, and read-a-likes are included. This month’s title is "One Italian Summer" by Rebecca Serle. Main Library - Culture & AV

Wednesday, February 01
All day

Add to Calendar 2023-02-01 00:00:00 2023-02-01 23:59:00 America/New_York On-Your-Own Book Club No meetings, no pressure, just good reading! Author information, questions to ponder, and read-a-likes are included. This month’s title is "One Italian Summer" by Rebecca Serle. Main Library - Culture & AV

Main Library

Culture & AV

No meetings, no pressure, just good reading! Author information, questions to ponder, and read-a-likes are included. This month’s title is "One Italian Summer" by Rebecca Serle.

Enjoy fiction and nonfiction, large print, and audiobooks. This month’s title is One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle.  Author information, questions to ponder, and read-a-likes are included with each book. Pick up a copy of the book and information sheet at the CAV desk.

When Katy's mother dies, she is left reeling. Carol wasn't just Katy's mom, but her best friend and first phone call. To make matters worse, the mother-daughter trip of a lifetime looms: two weeks in Positano. Katy has been waiting years for Carol to take her, and now she is faced with embarking on the adventure alone. But as soon as she steps foot on the beautiful Amalfi Coast, Katy begins to feel her mother's spirit. And then Carol appears for real--in the flesh, healthy and sun-tanned... and thirty years old. Katy doesn't understand what is happening, or how.

“Poignant and ultimately uplifting. The mouthwatering descriptions of Katy's food and the lush Italian coast bring a strong, atmospheric sense of place. Recommend to fans of Helen Fisher's Faye, Faraway (2021) and those who enjoy being transported to other countries through fiction." –Booklist 

"The novel is about the real meaning of love and friendship and the bonds that tie us all together."-- Good Morning America

Rebecca Serle is also the author of In Five YearsThe Dinner List, and the young adult novel The Edge of Falling. She also developed the hit TV adaptation Famous in Love, based on her YA series of the same name. 

Looking for your next favorite book? Check out our new service, Your Next 5 Reads! Fill out a form and get reading recommendations from our librarians.

Running a book club? Check out our convenient grab-and-go Book Club To Go service for patrons in book clubs. Each BCTG canvas bag contains ten paperback copies of a book, with titles selected specifically for book clubs because of their discussion-provoking settings, plots, and characters. Since most books are reading club editions, patrons can take advantage of the discussion starters to keep their book club meetings lively.

Main Library

Phone: 330.643.9000

Hours
Mon, Mar 20 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Mar 21 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 22 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Mar 23 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Mar 24 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Mar 25 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 26 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.

Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.

Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.

Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.

Upcoming Events

Sat, Mar 25, 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Sun, Mar 26, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Mar 27, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Mar 27, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
This event is full

Mon, Mar 27, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Meeting Room

Tue, Mar 28, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
This event is full

Tue, Mar 28, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Wed, Mar 29, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2AB

Wed, Mar 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Mar 29, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
This event is full

Thu, Mar 30, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Mar 30, 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Microbusiness Center

Thu, Mar 30, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Thu, Mar 30, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Thu, Mar 30, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Sat, Apr 01, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Science & Technology

Canceled
Sun, Apr 02, 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Sun, Apr 02, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium

Mon, Apr 03, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Apr 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Thu, Apr 06, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Apr 06, 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Microbusiness Center

Thu, Apr 06, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Apr 06, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Thu, Apr 06, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1,Meeting Room 2AB,Meeting Room 3,Atrium

Thu, Apr 06, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Sat, Apr 08, 10:30am - 4:00pm
TechZone

Sat, Apr 08, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Apr 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Apr 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Apr 12, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Wed, Apr 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Zoom

Wed, Apr 12, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Wed, Apr 12, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
TechZone
This event is full

Thu, Apr 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Apr 13, 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Microbusiness Center

Thu, Apr 13, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Apr 13, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Meeting Room

Thu, Apr 13, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Thu, Apr 13, 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Sat, Apr 15, 10:30am - 2:00pm
Auditorium,Atrium,Meeting Room 2AB

Sun, Apr 16, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Apr 17, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room,Children's Library RECE Lab

Mon, Apr 17, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen Meeting Room

Tue, Apr 18, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Tue, Apr 18, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
Registration opens Tuesday, March 28 2023 at 9:00am

Tue, Apr 18, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Park/Amphitheater

Wed, Apr 19, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room,Children's Library RECE Lab

Wed, Apr 19, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room 2AB

Wed, Apr 19, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
Registration opens Tuesday, March 28 2023 at 9:00am

Thu, Apr 20, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Apr 20, 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Microbusiness Center

Thu, Apr 20, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Apr 20, 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room 2AB

Thu, Apr 20, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Sat, Apr 22, 10:30am - 1:00pm

Sun, Apr 23, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Apr 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Apr 24, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Meeting Room