TALK Book Discussion
Home Place: Memoir of a Colored Man's Love Affair w/ Nature
2024-05-15 19:00:00
2024-05-15 20:30:00
America/Chicago
TALK Book Discussion
TALK immerses you in powerful stories & new perspectives. Discuss with open-minded group in person or virtually (register for link). Sponsored by Humanities Kansas. Need a book? Email talk@tscpl.org.
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library - Menninger Room 206, Virtual Room 03
Wednesday, May 15
7:00pm - 8:30pm
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2024-05-15 19:00:00
2024-05-15 20:30:00
America/Chicago
TALK Book Discussion
TALK immerses you in powerful stories & new perspectives. Discuss with open-minded group in person or virtually (register for link). Sponsored by Humanities Kansas. Need a book? Email talk@tscpl.org.
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library - Menninger Room 206, Virtual Room 03
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
Menninger Room 206, Virtual Room 03TALK immerses you in powerful stories & new perspectives. Discuss with open-minded group in person or virtually (register for link). Sponsored by Humanities Kansas. Need a book? Email talk@tscpl.org.
Our TALK Book Discussion group meets on the third Wednesday of each month. In May we'll discuss The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham. Email talk@tscpl.org to sign out a copy of the book or for more information. Register for Zoom link, or attend in person at the library. Sponsored by Humanities Kansas.
More about The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham
Growing up in Edgefield County, South Carolina, young Drew Lanham fell in love with the rich natural world around him. “There are still priceless places where nature hangs on by tooth, talon, and tendril.” The Lanham “Home Place” held three worlds: his family’s 1970s ranch house; his Mamatha’s ramshackle, tin-roofed Depression-era Southern home; and a world of wildlife in between. Exploring this fecundity of plants and animals as he learned both his parents’ pragmatic and his grandmother’s old-fashioned ways, Lanham developed a keen love for the more-than-human world.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Books/Authors/Writing |
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Our mission is sparking curiosity and connecting our community through literacy and learning. The library features the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, the Millennium Café, Chandler Booktique (bookstore and gift shop), free meeting rooms, computer training and free Wi-Fi access. The library has a collection of more than 414,000 books and serves more than 81,000 registered borrowers. Bookmobiles make 23 stops Monday-Saturday across Shawnee County. The website tscpl.org serves customers’ needs 24/7. The library offers state-of-the art technology, youth programs that encourage learning and reading, adult learning programs, online learning tools, events, and reference and research tools.