The Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library is planning a number of exciting programs and activities for the upcoming fall 2022/spring 2023 semesters including book discussions, a book sale, a local author talk, and a bus excursion. We hope you can join us for one or more of these events! |
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Friends of the Library Book Discussions
Fall 2022/Spring 2023
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Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
October 19, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers. — Amazon
Discussion Leader: Jen McMillin, Director, Campus Sustainability
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Coddling of the American Mind
by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
November 9, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
A timely investigation into the new “safety culture” on campus and the dangers it poses to free speech, mental health, education, and ultimately democracy. —Amazon
Discussion Leader: Vida Lock, former Dean of the CSU School of Nursing
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Our Missing Hearts: A Novel by Celeste Ng
December 7, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
From the number one bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear. —Amazon
Discussion Leaders: Richard Fox, Member, Friends of the Library; and Theresa Nawalaniec, Sciences & Engineering Librarian
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Recitatif: A Story by Toni Morrison
February 15, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
A beautiful story about race and the relationships that shape us through life by the legendary Nobel Prize winner - for the first time in a beautifully produced stand-alone edition —Amazon
Discussion Leader: Richard Fox, Member, Friends of the Library
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Friends of the Library 2-Day Book Sale
The Friends of the Library will hold a 2-day book sale on
Thursday, October 20 and Friday, October 21, 2022
10:00 am - 2:00 pm each day
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Friends Bus Excursion
Cleveland Grays Armory Museum and Civil War Monument Tours
March 2023 (date TBD) during spring break week
Tentative depending on Covid restrictions, reopening of the Armory, and tour availability.
Registration not yet available
The Michael Schwartz Library has a related book titled Cleveland Grays: An Urban Military Company by George N. Vourlojianis.
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Local Author
Meet W. Dennis Keating
Author of Cleveland and the Civil War
April 26, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Although removed from the frontlines, Cleveland played an active role in national events before, during and after the Civil War. Author W. Dennis Keating, member and past president of the Cleveland Civil War Roundtable, and CSU Emeritus Professor, creates a panoramic view of the city through one of the nation’s most troubled times.
Friends of the Library events are free and open to all CSU faculty, staff, and students
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Join or Renew Your Friends Membership
Please consider joining or renewing your Friends of the Library membership today! You can also donate without becoming a member.
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The Friends of the Library build support for the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library and recognition of its importance to the University and Northeast Ohio. The Friends encourage gifts of materials, equipment, and money to promote the growth and excellence of the Library.
Thank you for your support!
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