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CANCELLED: Silent Book Club of Central NJ

THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED.

At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All readers are welcome—ebooks, audiobooks, textbooks, comic books... it's BYOBook. Our events are free. Friends and strangers gather at a set time and location and settle in for an hour of silent, sustained reading. At the end of the hour, attendees can socialize—or not!

~~Meetings of the Silent Book Club of Central New Jersey rotate throughout Middlesex, Mercer, and Somerset counties.~~

Maker's Day

Join the fun as East Brunswick Public Library celebrates everything STEAM (science/technology/engineering/arts and crafts/math) as we celebrate New Jersey Maker's Day on Saturday, March 22 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.

We join schools and libraries statewide in celebrating hands-on learning. This year we are excited to share exhibits and displays from community experts. Some of them include:

A Look at Black History Through Jazz (In-person)

Guest presenter Sanford Josephson, Editor of Jersey Jazz Magazine, will take us on a tour of significant movements in the history of jazz. Josephson will take attendees on a journey through the rich and vibrant history of jazz, focusing on the important role it played in the Harlem Renaissance, as well as the experiences of expatriates and their resistance to racism. Whether you're a seasoned jazz aficionado or simply looking to learn more about the genre, this discussion is engage and captivate all in attendance.

Yellowface

White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel.

The Wager

From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Spanning thirty years, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Venice Beach, California, and lands in between and far beyond, Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow examines the multifarious nature of identity, disability, failure, the redemptive possibilities in play, and above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love.

Such a Fun Age

A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, Such a Fun Age is a page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both.

Pride and Prejudice

Though her sisters are keen on finding men to marry, Elizabeth Bennet would rather wait for someone she loves - certainly not someone like Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, whom she finds to be smug and judgmental, in contrast to the charming George Wickham. But soon Elizabeth learns that her first impressions may not have been correct, and the quiet, genteel Mr. Darcy might be her true love after all.

Book Discussion Group: Yellowface (in-person)

This month we will be reading Yellowface by R.F. Kuang.

White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel.

Book Discussion Group: The Wager (in-person)

This month we will be reading The Wager by David Grann.

From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.