Checked Out Book Group: April 20

Join the SILS diversity group, Checked Out, and the SILS Book Group for a discussion of Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah on Friday, April 20 at 3:30 in the SILS Library.

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Vote for the Diversity Book Group Book

Checked Out will be sponsoring our April Book Group! To vote on our diversity-themed discussion book, fill out the survey here by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday March 29!

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March Book Group: A Wrinkle in Time

The votes are in, and we will be discussing A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle on Friday March 23 at 3:30 p.m.–an appropriate choice, as this year marks the 50th Anniversary of the book’s publication!  As always, the discussion will be open to everyone in SILS (undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff).

April’s Book Group will be sponsored by Checked Out, the SILS diversity advocacy group. Checked Out welcomes suggestions for any book that prominently features diverse characters or highlights diversity issues as a central plotline. These can be issues of race, class, age, gender, sexuality, ability, or religion. For more information or to suggest a title, please visit http://silsreads.web.unc.edu/suggest-a-title/. The April Book Group meeting will be on Friday, April 20 at 3:30. 

Hope to see you all at the end of the month!

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February Book Group: Running the Books by Avi Steinberg

Thank you to the many people who came to last month’s discussion of The Borrower, and the even greater number who voted for this month’s book!  The winning title is Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian by Avi Steinberg.

The SILS Library holds one copy, and the Orange County Public Library holds it both in print and as an ebook.  Durham and Wake County also hold copies.  (Unfortunately, CHPL and the Carrboro Branch Library do not.)

See you Friday, February 24 @ 3:30 in the SILS Library!

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January Book Group: THE BORROWER by Rebecca Makkai

Thank you to all who voted for January’s Book Group title! The winning book is The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai. We will discuss The Borrower on Friday, January 27 at 3:30 in the SILS Library. As always, everyone in SILS (undergraduates, grad students, faculty, staff, etc.) is welcome to attend!

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Spring 2012 Book Group Schedule

The Spring Schedule has been finalized!  Book Group will meet:

Friday, January 27 @ 3:30
Friday, February 24 @ 3:30
Friday, March 30 @ 3:30
Friday, April 27 @ 3:30
All meetings will be in the SILS Library.  Email Susan (metallo@live.unc.edu) with any questions!
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January Book Group

Book Group will be taking a break for the holidays, but will start again at the end of January!  Suggest a title for discussion before Sunday, and don’t forget to vote, starting December 12!

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Fall 2011 Book Group Meetings

The complete Fall Schedule for Book Group has been finalized! We will meet:

Saturday, September 24 at 2:00
Friday, November 4 at 3:30
Friday, December 2 at 3:30

All meetings will be held in the SILS Library, and everyone is welcome to attend any or all, as your schedule permits.   Please see the Suggest a Title and Vote pages for information about selecting November and December discussion books.

 

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Book Group 2011-2012

Welcome back to everyone for the Fall semester! Our kick-off Book Group meeting for the 2011-2012 academic year will be part of the SILS 80th Anniversary celebration on Saturday, September 24. We will meet from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in the SILS Library and welcome all undergraduates, master’s students, doctoral students, faculty, staff, and alumni!

Information on book selection and voting will be coming soon!

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Summer Book Group Themes

Summer themes have been selected!

June 24 @ 2:00: True Crime
July 29 @ 2:00: Biography/Memoir

Choose any book to read in these themes, then come share what you read and hear about other good books you might want to read this summer!

Questions? Email Nic Willcox (ewillcox@email.unc.edu).

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