2017 Summer Book Club

The Saint Paul Federation of Teachers and the East Side Freedom Library are co-sponsoring a book club this summer, and we want you to join us! We will be meeting on Wednesdays from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the East Side Freedom Library (1105 Greenbrier St).

The theme for this summer’s book club is “Home.” We will be reading books about immigration, acculturation, families, refugees, housing, and poverty. Books and dates are listed below.

  • June 14 – Tell Me How it Ends by Valeria Luiselli
  • June 28 – City of Thorns by Ben Rawlence
  • July 12 – City of Thorns (cont.) by Ben Rawlence
  • July 26 – The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang
  • August 2 – The Latehomecomer (cont.) by Kao Kalia Yang
  • August 9 – Evicted by Matthew Desmond
  • August 23 – Evicted (cont.) by Matthew Desmond

All are welcome to join us! Register here. If you register, we ask that you attend at least five of the discussions.