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Join the book discussion of the international best seller,The Women by Kristin Hannah

and enjoy a LIGHT LUNCH!

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

12:00 pm – 1:30 p.m. 

Location: Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, RT 502 or virtually

Discussion Leader:

Vida Lock, Nursing Dean Emerita

Registration is open! Join us virtually or in-person

The Women, a historical fiction novel by Kristin Hannah, tells the story of a young nurse who serves in the United States Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War. At once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided, The Women is on sale now at CSU Viking Outfitters located in the Student Center.

Vida Lock, who served as Dean of Nursing at Cleveland State University, will lead the discussion in celebration of National Women’s History month. 

Connect with fellow readers over a lively conversation and light lunch.

Meet and Greet with Author Janice Mitchell

Meet Janice Mitchell

Author of My Ticket to Ride: How I Ran Away to England to Meet the Beatles and Got Rock and Roll Banned in Cleveland (A True Story from 1964)

Lunch and Book Signing Opportunity

April 22, 2026

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Location: Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, RT 502 or virtually

Registration is open! Join us virtually or in-person

It’s 1964, and 16-year-old Janice is struggling in an unhappy home in Cleveland when she falls suddenly, deeply in love … with the Beatles. They and their music stir in her an ecstatic new sense of freedom. With a friend, she hatches a bold plan to escape their dreary lives and run away to London to meet the Fab Four.

My Ticket to Ride is on sale now at CSU Viking Outfitters located in the Student Center and will be available for sale at the event on April 22 for a book signing opportunity.

Lunch will be provided.

As shown above, the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library hosted a behind‑the‑scenes Playhouse Square Tour on March 10, giving attendees an up‑close look at one of the largest theater restoration projects in the world.

Friends of the Library events are free and open to all

CSU faculty, staff, students, Alumni, and the general public.