January & February Community Read: The Vanishing Half - Book Discussion & Potluck
Admission
- Free - In-Person at CCHE
- Free - Online over Zoom
Description
January & February Community Read: The Vanishing Half - Book Discussion & Potluck
January 18 | 5:30-7:30 | FREE | At CCHE or join Zoom
Join the community in reading The Vanishing Half in January and February. We hope that this community read series will equip and inspire our community, both adults and youth, to imagine and create a more inclusive and equitable world. When we as a community read together, we become part of something bigger than ourselves.
In The Vanishing Half, author Brit Bennett tells the story of the Vignes sisters, identical twins inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds: one black and one white. Weaving together multiple strands and generations, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, The Vanishing Half is at once a riveting, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of race, gender, identity, and the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person’s desires and expectations.
Event Outline:
In-Person at CCHE: 5:30-6:10 pm Potluck and Table Top Discussions, 6:10-6:15 pm Welcome, 6:15-7:15 pm Small Group Discussion, 7:15-7:30 pm Large Group Discussion with zoom and in-person attendees. Please bring a dish to share during the potluck.
Zoom Option: 6:10-6:15 pm Welcome, 6:15-7:15 pm Small Group Discussion with zoom attendees, 7:15-7:30 pm Large Group Discussion with zoom and in-person attendees
The Cook County Community Read is a partnership of Drury Lane Books, the Grand Marais Public Library, CARE, and Cook County Higher Education.
Check out local book purchasing/lending options:
- Looking for a local option for purchasing? Check out Drury Lane Books including Audio Books https://drurylanebooks.indielite.org/
- Looking for a lending option? Check out Grand Marais Public Library and its book network. https://www.grandmaraislibrary.org/
Cook County Community Read 2022-2023 program will include a series of fiction and non-fiction, with new topics and materials provided in the Early Fall, Late Fall, Winter, and Spring.