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The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

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2024-08-26 16:00:00 2024-08-26 17:30:00 America/Chicago The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams A group of lexicographers are collecting words for the first Oxford English Dictionary. A young girl starts building a collection of lost words when she realizes that some are going unrecorded. Griffith-Calumet Twp

Monday, August 26
4:00pm - 5:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-08-26 16:00:00 2024-08-26 17:30:00 America/Chicago The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams A group of lexicographers are collecting words for the first Oxford English Dictionary. A young girl starts building a collection of lost words when she realizes that some are going unrecorded. Griffith-Calumet Twp

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A group of lexicographers are collecting words for the first Oxford English Dictionary. A young girl starts building a collection of lost words when she realizes that some are going unrecorded.

Motherless, Esme spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, a garden shed in Oxford where her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. One day a slip of paper containing the word bondmaid flutters beneath the table. She rescues the slip, and is told that the word means "slave girl." Learning that words relating to women's and common folks' experiences often go unrecorded, Esme begins to collect other words discarded by the dictionary men. As she grows up, Esme begins in earnest to search out words for her own dictionary: the Dictionary of Lost Words.

AGE GROUP: | Adults (19-99) |

TAGS: | Discussion Groups |

Griffith-Calumet Twp

Phone: 219-838-2825

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Jane

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Wed, Aug 20 12:30PM to 8:30PM
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Sat, Aug 23 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 24 Closed

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The Griffith-Calumet Township Branch is a warm, beautiful and spacious library that welcomes everyone. Our staff offers assistance and resources that will enable you to reach your goals—large or small. Streaming, electronic and print materials, instruction, classes and events are available for your enjoyment, education and information. Our public computers offer everything including the internet, major databases, job & career resources, and much more. Use our quiet small group room for extra solitude or settle into a window seat for some cozy reading. WiFi is available. We're happy to help and welcome your visit!

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