- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will close on April 7, 2026 @ 1:45pm.
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Program Description
Event Details
Join us on the first Tuesday of each month as we read and discuss works in the Short Story genre! From classic to contemporary, we’ll cover a variety of authors and stories to help us explore well-known works and introduce us to new favorites.
2026 Reading List:
- January 6: “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez
- February 3: “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury
- March 3: “A Biography” by Penelope Lively
- April 7: “Better Living Through Algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer
- May 5: “A Temporary Matter” and “Mrs. Sen’s” by Jhumpa Lahiri
- June 2: “The Harvest” by Amy Hempel
- July 7: “Mr. Death” by Alix E. Harrow
- August 4: “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty
- September 1: “How to Pronounce Knife,” “Chick-A-Chee,” and “Edge of the World” by Souvankham Thammavongsa
- October 6: “The Summer People” by Shirley Jackson
- November 3: “The Lottery Ticket” by Anton Chekhov and “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” by Jack Finney
- December 1: “The Burglar’s Christmas” by Willa Cather (under the pseudonym “Elizabeth L. Seymour”)
For assistance finding copies of each story, please contact the library at 717-394-2651 ext. 1350 or askus@lancasterpubliclibrary.org.
Registration is encouraged but not required!