Johnson City Public Library: Seekers Book Club: Reading African American Literature With Langston Centre

Johnson City TN

03 February, 2022

2:48 PM

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Press release from Johnson City Public Library: Hannah Kiger 2022-02-03 Your Library is partnering with Langston Centre to offer a new book discussion group focused primarily on African American literature. The group is called Seekers Book Club. The next discussion is on Thursday, February 17 at 6:30 p.m. We'll talk about "The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley" by Malcolm X and Alex Haley. The book club meets in Langston Centre's gymnasium (located at 315 Elm Street in Johnson City). Registration is required; call Langston at (423) 434-5785 to sign up. The first 10 people to register get a free copy of the book to keep, so sign up today! You can pick up the book at the Centre after registering. Faye Rutledge, the organizer and facilitator of Seekers Book Club, sees this group as a way to encourage people "to examine the diversity of culture and history that continues to be part of our society." The group reads both classic and contemporary works by African American authors. JCPL Adult Services Manager Lisa Krekelberg says, "Our Library users love book discussions, so expanding those conversations out into the community through this partnership with Langston Centre is so exciting." "Langston Centre is a major part of our city's history and future, as well as one of the Library's closest neighborhood organizations," Lisa says. "So we're looking forward to working with them on this ongoing book discussion series." This press release was produced by Johnson City Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.