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Adult Book Discussion at Martindale-Brightwood
Monday, May 02
4:30pm - 5:30pm
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2022-05-02 16:30:00
2022-05-02 17:30:00
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Adult Book Discussion at Martindale-Brightwood
The book to be discussed is "If Beale Street Could Talk" by James Baldwin. Pick up a copy of the book at the library.
Martindale-Brightwood Branch -
The book to be discussed is "If Beale Street Could Talk" by James Baldwin. Pick up a copy of the book at the library.
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin is available as a print book, an e-book, and as a audiobook CD in the library's collection.
"In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin's story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions-affection, despair, and hope. In a love story that evokes the blues, where passion and sadness are inevitably intertwined, Baldwin has created two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche."
Martindale-Brightwood Branch
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About the branch
The Brightwood Branch opened in 1901 as the sixth public library in Indianapolis. It served the Brightwood community at several locations along Station Street, one street west of its current North Sherman Avenue storefront site which opened in 1972. A 1996 renovation at this location doubled the size of the branch to 5,400 square feet. In 2020, a brand-new branch building, across the street from the previous branch, was completed and re-named as the Martindale-Brightwood Branch.