Upcoming Library Events
The Tuckahoe Public Library is sponsoring two upcoming events that we believe you would like to know about. We would like to extend the invitation to you and all the members of the community. Please take a look at the following summary and click on the link to learn more and register.
Virtual Book Discussion:
"WHITE FRAGILITY" by Robin DiAngelo
Aug. 13, 20, 27, & sept. 3 @ 7:00-8:30 PM
Please join host Omayra Andino, Trustee of Tuckahoe Village, and Co-facilitators Dr. Michael Gerald and Dr. Sherry Fraser for a virtual book discussion of the New York Times Bestseller, White Fragility: Why It's so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin Di Angelo. The book discussion will be held on four consecutive Thursdays, August 13-September 3, from 7-8:30 pm. You can place a hold on the book in the library catalog or by calling the library at (914) 961-2121. You may access a summary of the book through Hoopla https://www.hoopladigital.com/my/hoopla.
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Author Event:
ELLEN MARIE WISEMAN "THE ORPHAN COLLECTOR"
Monday, August 10, 2020 @ 6:30 pm
What 1918’s “Forgotten Pandemic” Can Teach Us About Today (Vanity Fair magazine)
A timely, powerful tale of resilience & hope set in Philadelphia during the Spanish flu outbreak— the illness that went on to infect one-third of the world population. While Ellen Marie Wiseman dug deep into research of the story, she never imagines that a new pandemic was on its way.
