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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.
Reading List:
- January 7: “What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky” and “Who Will Greet You at Home” by Lesley Nneka Arima
- February 4: “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin
- March 4: “I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen and “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid
- April 1: “The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu
- May 6: “Recitatif” by Toni Morrison
- June 3: “Taking Care” by Joy Williams
- July 1: “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich
- August 5: “The Buggy” by Roddy Doyle
- September 2: “No Shortage of Birds” by R.L. Maizes
- October 7: “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe
- November 4: “The Cop and the Anthem” and “After Twenty Years” by O. Henry
- December 2: “The Christmas Dance” by James McBride
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!