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Join us for a spirited discussion! Explore current topics and ideas through the non-fiction graphic novel "Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio" by Derf Backderf. Drink discount available.
Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.643.9020.
Meet the second Thursday evening of every month at Akronym Brewing to think and drink like the ancient Greek philosophers! The Library does not provide food and drink; however, a drink discount for beer/wine on tap is available.
In November, we will be reading and discussing “Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio” by Derf Backderf. Named a “Best Book of the Year” by New York Times, Forbes, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and NPR, the Eisner and ALA/YALSA Alex Award-winning author explores the events, city, and lives leading up to the killing of 4 unarmed students protesting the Vietnam War on the campus of Kent State University in 1970.
Click here to reserve your copy from our Catalog.
For questions, additional information, or to register, contact the Culture & AV division at 330.643.9015 or cadiv@akronlibrary.org.
Look ahead: January 11 at 8 pm, "An Admirable Point" by Florence Hazrat.
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