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Coming to America Book Club

2026-03-18 17:30:00 2026-03-18 18:30:00 America/Chicago Coming to America Book Club Coming to America Book Club Virtual -

Wednesday, March 18
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Coming to America Book Club

This book club approaches American identity as an evolving and ongoing conversation, using fiction and non-fiction to explore questions of identity, assimilation, language, cuisine, generational change and other aspects of life in the United States.

Author Gregg Hecimovich will be joining this month's Coming to America Book Club discussion of The life and times of Hannah Crafts: the true story of The Bondwoman's Narrative. Request a physical copy here. Sign into the app with your library card. Register in advance for this program. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Club/Discussion | Author Event |

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We're open 9:00AM to 5:00PM

Mon, Aug 17 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Tue, Aug 18 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Aug 19 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Aug 20 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Aug 21 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 22 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 23 Closed

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