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'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley cover

Resolute Readers Book Club

Join us to discuss 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley
2024-09-18 16:00:00 2024-09-18 16:45:00 America/Chicago Resolute Readers Book Club Celebrate Banned Book Week early by discussing 'Brave New World.' The dystopian book has been included in Top 100 Banned Books lists back to 90s. Fertile Public Library -

Wednesday, September 18
4:00pm - 4:45pm

Add to Calendar 2024-09-18 16:00:00 2024-09-18 16:45:00 America/Chicago Resolute Readers Book Club Celebrate Banned Book Week early by discussing 'Brave New World.' The dystopian book has been included in Top 100 Banned Books lists back to 90s. Fertile Public Library -

Celebrate Banned Book Week early by discussing 'Brave New World.' The dystopian book has been included in Top 100 Banned Books lists back to 90s.

In honor of Banned Book Week (September 22-28) we are reading Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World.' Originally published in 1932, this dystopian book is about a future with an engineered and medicated society that is passive and useful to the ruling class.

Find it in our catalog:
Print book or CD audiobook | eBook or Audiobook Download via hoopla

If no copies are available in our system try requesting a copy via MNLink. Please include a note that you 'need an extra copy for book club.'

AGE GROUP: | Young Adults | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs |

TAGS: | women | totalitarianism | genetic engineering | dystopian | collectivism | classics | banned book |

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Laura Gullickson
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The Fertile Public Library is tucked inside the Duane Knutson Community Center on Mill Street across the street from the Main Street Station & Deli. The Fertile Library is a large one-room library with access to a small meeting room and auditorium that can be reserved through the city office and 24-hour access to WiFi.

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