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Book cover for Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Adult Book Club: Classics

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
2026-08-05 18:00:00 2026-08-05 19:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Classics A quarterly book discussion. Rust Library - Conference Room B

Wednesday, August 05
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-08-05 18:00:00 2026-08-05 19:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Classics A quarterly book discussion. Rust Library - Conference Room B

Rust Library

Conference Room B

A quarterly book discussion.

Discuss Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin. 

Giovanni's Room is set in 1950s Paris, where a young American expatriate finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality.

Next meeting is Wednesday, Nov. 4. 

If you would like to receive reminders about this book club, please email Jenny Tolbert. Copies of the book will be available at the information desk one month before the meeting.

Please visit and subscribe to our YouTube Channel - Loudoun County Public Library Online Programs - for more programs.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Books/Authors |

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