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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.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books & Writing |

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Main Library

Phone: 330.643.9000
Branch manager
Michael Bianchi

Hours
Mon, May 12 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, May 13 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, May 14 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 15 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, May 16 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 17 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, May 18 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

Tue, May 13, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Tue, May 13, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, May 13, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
TechZone
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Wed, May 14, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Wed, May 14, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Wed, May 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Wed, May 14, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Thu, May 15, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 2

Thu, May 15, 10:30am - 11:30am

Thu, May 15, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Thu, May 15, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, May 19, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Tue, May 20, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, May 20, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Wed, May 21, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Wed, May 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Thu, May 22, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 2

Thu, May 22, 10:30am - 11:30am

Thu, May 22, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Thu, May 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone

Thu, May 22, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Tue, May 27, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Tue, May 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone

Wed, May 28, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Wed, May 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone

Wed, May 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Thu, May 29, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1

Thu, May 29, 10:30am - 11:30am

Thu, May 29, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 2

Thu, May 29, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Thu, May 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone

Thu, May 29, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Sun, Jun 01, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Jun 02, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Tue, Jun 03, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Tue, Jun 03, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space B

Tue, Jun 03, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Wed, Jun 04, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space B

Thu, Jun 05, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Jun 05, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Jun 05, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Thu, Jun 05, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Thu, Jun 05, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
1 South High St.

Mon, Jun 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Jun 09, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 1
Registration opens Monday, May 19 2025 at 10:00am

Mon, Jun 09, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Tue, Jun 10, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space B

Tue, Jun 10, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Tue, Jun 10, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Wed, Jun 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
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Wed, Jun 11, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Wed, Jun 11, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 1
Registration opens Wednesday, May 21 2025 at 10:00am

Wed, Jun 11, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium

Wed, Jun 11, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
TechZone

Wed, Jun 11, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jun 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jun 12, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Jun 12, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Jun 12, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Thu, Jun 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Educator Lab,Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jun 12, 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Thu, Jun 12, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium