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Great Books Book Group (Main/Virtual)

Location

Main Library
Curious George Room
449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Description

This week's selection: Benjamin Franklin's Science Writings

Reading Interests: We concentrate on Great Books in the following areas: a long novel over the summer, two sections of poetry and short stories, a book of the Bible, a Shakespeare play, an ancient and modern drama, a work of science, a smaller work of fiction, an even smaller work of fiction, and a rotating mix of politics, philosophy, and religion. Authors read in the past five years include Dickens, Keats and Yeats, O'Connor and Munro, Ecclesiastes, Sophocles and August Wilson, Darwin, Austen, Duras, The Federalist Papers, and Arendt. 

How to get the print book: Copies of the reading are set aside at the Main Library. Visit the Main Library at 449 Broadway during current service hours and a staff member can help you get a copy.

How to register: Registration is required. Click the registration link below to register.

This is a hybrid event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event.

For more information, contact Drew Griffin (dgriffin@cambridgema.gov

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