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The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

2019-10-10 18:15:00 2019-10-10 20:15:00 America/Chicago The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Circle of Readers Book Discussion Merrillville

Thursday, October 10
6:15pm - 8:15pm

Add to Calendar 2019-10-10 18:15:00 2019-10-10 20:15:00 America/Chicago The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Circle of Readers Book Discussion Merrillville

Merrillville

Meeting Room A

Circle of Readers Book Discussion

Cora is a young slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. An outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is on the cusp of womanhood--where greater pain awaits. And so when Caesar, a slave who has recently arrived from Virginia, urges her to join him on the Underground Railroad, she seizes the opportunity and escapes with him.

In Colson Whitehead's ingenious conception, the Underground Railroad is no mere metaphor: engineers and conductors operate a secret network of actual tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil. Cora embarks on a harrowing flight from one state to the next, encountering, like Gulliver, strange yet familiar iterations of her own world at each stop. As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the terrors of the antebellum era, he weaves in the saga of our nation, from the brutal abduction of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day.

The Underground Railroad is both the gripping tale of one woman's will to escape the horrors of bondage--and a powerful meditation on the history we all share.

AGE GROUP: | Adults (19-99) |

TAGS: | Discussion Groups |

Merrillville

Phone: 219-769-3541

Branch manager
Chris

Hours
We're closed Friday July 04
Mon, Jun 30 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Jul 01 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Jul 02 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Thu, Jul 03 9:00AM to 5:00PM
(3rd of July Holiday Hours)
Fri, Jul 04 Closed
Sat, Jul 05 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 06 12:00PM to 4:00PM

About the branch

The Merrillville branch library encompasses over 114,000 sq ft of electronic and print resources, and visual and musical collections. The library offers free WIFI, public internet computers, rooms for quiet study or small groups, and public meeting rooms. Our vast collections of Lake County history and genealogy sources make the Merrillville branch a popular destination for research by visitors from all around the country.

Merrillville branch has three fantastic floors of informational and recreational materials. The main floor contains our popular collection of new books, large-print material, magazines and newspapers, teen, anime, and an enormous selection of music and DVDs. Our Genealogy Room has numerous resources including microfilm of local newspapers, obituary indexes, and many other historical resources. Our Book Sale room, open during select hours Monday-Saturday, is full of unique finds. 

The Upper Level includes tables for quiet study, a tremendous reference collection, our “Indiana Room” for specialized Hoosier historical research, and our locally known statue “The Reader” by artist Hermann Gurfinkel.

The entire lower level houses our bright and airy Children's Department where children will find fun games, books, music and magazines to fulfill their reading pleasure as well as attend engaging kids’ programs. This is also where our public meeting rooms are located, where our library events and programs are held.

Upcoming events

Cancelled
Thu, Jul 03, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Mon, Jul 07, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2
This event is full

Mon, Jul 07, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A

Mon, Jul 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level
This event is full

Tue, Jul 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room B

Tue, Jul 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3
This event is full

Tue, Jul 08, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 08, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Jul 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

Wed, Jul 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Wed, Jul 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level
This event is full

Wed, Jul 09, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room B

Thu, Jul 10, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Jul 10, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room A

Thu, Jul 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Thu, Jul 10, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room D
This event is full

Fri, Jul 11, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A

Sat, Jul 12, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room B

Sat, Jul 12, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Mon, Jul 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Mon, Jul 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level

Mon, Jul 14, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Programming Room

Mon, Jul 14, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 15, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room B

Tue, Jul 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Tue, Jul 15, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Jul 16, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Jul 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level

Wed, Jul 16, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room B

Thu, Jul 17, 11:00am - 11:45am
Children's Programming Room

Thu, Jul 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Jul 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Thu, Jul 17, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A

Fri, Jul 18, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A

Mon, Jul 21, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Programming Room

Mon, Jul 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Mon, Jul 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level

Tue, Jul 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Tue, Jul 22, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Meeting Room A

Wed, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

Wed, Jul 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Wed, Jul 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level

Thu, Jul 24, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Jul 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Thu, Jul 24, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Board Room

Fri, Jul 25, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Mon, Jul 28, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Mon, Jul 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level

Tue, Jul 29, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room B

Tue, Jul 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Wed, Jul 30, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Programming Room
Please contact the library to register for this event.

Wed, Jul 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level

Wed, Jul 30, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Staff Meeting Room

Thu, Jul 31, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Jul 31, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room B

Thu, Jul 31, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Fri, Aug 01, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Programming Room