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Yiddish Book Center "Stories of Exile" Discussion

"On the Landing" by Yenta Mash

2023-11-01 18:30:00 2023-11-01 20:00:00 America/New_York Yiddish Book Center "Stories of Exile" Discussion Join us for a special discussion of "On the Landing" by Yenta Mash. Discussion made possible by the Yiddish Book Center. Main Library -

Wednesday, November 01
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-11-01 18:30:00 2023-11-01 20:00:00 America/New_York Yiddish Book Center "Stories of Exile" Discussion Join us for a special discussion of "On the Landing" by Yenta Mash. Discussion made possible by the Yiddish Book Center. Main Library -

Join us for a special discussion of "On the Landing" by Yenta Mash. Discussion made possible by the Yiddish Book Center.

Register online, in person, or by 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 Library after the book discussion.

The Akron-Summit County Public Library has been selected as a participating library for the Yiddish Book Center'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.

Book summary:

"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.  Mash's protagonist are often in transit, poised "on the landing" on their way to or from somewhere else.

About the Stories of Exile Series:

The Yiddish Book Center’s “Stories of Exile” Reading Groups for Public Libraries is a reading and discussion program to engage teens and adults in thinking about experiences of displacement, migration, and diaspora. In this program, librarians organize reading groups to discuss three books of Yiddish literature in translation, and one book related to the experience of a community served by their library. 
 
The Yiddish Book Center’s “Stories of Exile” Reading Groups for Public Libraries is made possible by a gift from Sharon Karmazin. 

Programs in the series include:

Book Discussion: "The Best We Could Do" by Thi Bui (Graphic Novel)

Firestone Park Branch Library

Thursday, September 7, 6:30 pm 

Book Discussion: "In the Land of the Postscript: Short Stories" by Chava Rosenfarb

North Hill Branch Library 

Monday, October 2, 12:30 pm

Book Discussion: “The Glatstein Chronicles” by Jacob Glatstein, a restored English edition originally translated from Yiddish

Northwest Akron Branch 

Monday, October 18, 6 pm

Book Discussion: “On the Landing: Stories” by Yenta Mash

Main Library (Meeting Room 1)

Wednesday, November 1, 6:30 pm

Main Event: Many Voices With Yiyun Li

Main Library (Auditorium)

Monday, November 6, 6:30 pm

Immigrant Perspectives on Film

Main Library (Auditorium)

Thursdays, September 7, 14, 21, 28, 6:30 pm

Main Library

Phone: 330.643.9000
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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.

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Sun, Sep 15, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Mon, Sep 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Sep 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Computer Lab 1

Mon, Sep 16, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Wed, Sep 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Computer Lab 1

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Auditorium

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Children's Library Programming Room

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Computer Lab 1

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Computer Lab 1

Wed, Sep 25, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

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Children's Library Programming Room
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Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Sep 26, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1

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Computer Lab 1

Thu, Sep 26, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Thu, Sep 26, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

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

Mon, Sep 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone

Tue, Oct 01, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Microbusiness Center

Tue, Oct 01, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Wed, Oct 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Oct 02, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Oct 02, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 2AB

Thu, Oct 03, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room 2AB

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Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Oct 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone

Thu, Oct 03, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Sat, Oct 05, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Oct 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Oct 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone
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Computer Lab 1

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Business, Government & Science Patent Alcove

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Children's Library Programming Room
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Wed, Oct 09, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Oct 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Oct 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
TechZone
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Children's Library Programming Room

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Computer Lab 1

Thu, Oct 10, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1

Thu, Oct 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone
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Teen Meeting Room

Thu, Oct 10, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Thu, Oct 10, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 2AB

Sat, Oct 12, 10:15am - 12:00pm
Business, Government & Science Patent Alcove

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

Mon, Oct 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Oct 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone
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Tue, Oct 15, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1