Giving Tuesday
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Love Your Library on Giving Tuesday!
This #GivingTuesday, help us support the Pierson Library in continuing its mission to be a hub of learning, creativity, and community. Your donation—big or small—will make a world of difference for people of all ages in our community. Together, let's ensure the library continues to inspire and connect! Here’s how your gift will support the…
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Tuesday Night Book Club: The Art Thief
Join us for a discussion of The Art Thief, a fascinating true-crime narrative by Michael Finkel. The book tells the story of Stéphane Breitwieser, the world’s most prolific art thief, who carried out over 200 heists across Europe. Unlike most thieves, Breitwieser stole for the pure love of art, keeping his treasures hidden away to…
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Monday Morning Book Club: All Our Yesterdays
Join us for a discussion of All Our Yesterdays, a debut novel by Joel H. Morris. Set ten years before Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the story explores the early life of Lady Macbeth, from her troubled marriage to a violent husband to her rise alongside the ambitious Macbeth. As she navigates a world of power, political intrigue,…
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Tuesday Night Book Club: Horse
Join us for a discussion of Geraldine Brooks’ Horse. The novel follows the story of an enslaved groom and a racehorse named Lexington, whose bond leads to record-breaking victories across the South. Spanning from the Civil War to 1950s New York and 2019 Washington, DC, the novel intertwines the lives of an artist, a gallery…
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Philosophy Book Club: Between the World and Me
Join us for the next session of Philosophy Book Club as we explore Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, a profound meditation on race, identity, and systemic power. Written as a letter to his son, Coates’s book grapples with philosophical questions about existence, the body, and the legacy of racial injustice. Through a…