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In September, we are reading "Black Cherokee" by Antonio Michael Downing.
Community Book Club is open to everyone and all are welcome! We meet in the main library by the big front windows and tea and cookies are provided.
The library has copies on a first-come-first-served basis.
You can purchase your own copy in person at Gather Bookshop or Book Mountain. Mention the Squamish Library book club to get 15% off your purchase!
Ophelia Blue Rivers is a descendent of Cherokee Freedmen: Blacks formerly enslaved by rich southern Cherokee. She is "Black" but doesn't understand why that makes her different. She is "Cherokee" but struggles to know what that means. Their town of Etsi--once a reservation--still lives with the wounds of its disbanding. When the town, and the river that sustains it, are put in mortal danger personal rivalries threaten their very survival. Against this backdrop Ophelia begins her spirited, at times harrowing, search for place and family. She must discover: what does it mean to belong when belonging comes at such a high price?
Registration required.
Conveniently located downtown, the Squamish Public Library has a large meeting room, quiet study spaces, an outdoor pickup window, and an art gallery.