Skip to main content
close
Font size options
Increase or decrease the font size for this website by clicking on the 'A's.
Contrast options
Choose a color combination to give the most comfortable contrast.
Image for event: Essay of the Month

Essay of the Month

Toni Morrison's "The Site of Memory"

2025-01-23 13:00:00 2025-01-23 14:15:00 America/New_York Essay of the Month Reed Memorial Library - Carlin Room

Thursday, January 23
1:00pm - 2:15pm

Add to Calendar 2025-01-23 13:00:00 2025-01-23 14:15:00 America/New_York Essay of the Month Join us for an in-depth discussion of Toni Morrison's essay "The Site of Memory." Find a link to the essay in the event description or get a printout at the second-floor desk. Reed Memorial Library - Carlin Room

Reed Memorial Library

Carlin Room

Join us for an in-depth discussion of Toni Morrison's essay "The Site of Memory." Find a link to the essay in the event description or get a printout at the second-floor desk.

An acclaimed novelist and Nobel laureate, Toni Morrison explored issues of race, gender, and memory with a warmth and insight that was unmatched by her contemporaries. In her essay "The Site of Memory," Morrison explores language, literature, and the development of the African American literary canon in way that gives equal weight to the individual and to the collective. Read the material provided and join us for an examination of the author and the essay. For a copy of the essay, click the link below or come up to the second-floor desk for a hard copy. Limited to 15 people. 

"The Site of Memory" by Toni Morrison

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion |

TAGS: | |

Reed Memorial Library

Phone: (330)-296-2827
Fax: (330) 296-3780

Hours
Mon, Feb 03 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Feb 04 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Feb 05 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Feb 06 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Feb 07 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Feb 08 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Feb 09 1:00PM to 5:00PM

Upcoming events

Tue, Feb 04, 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Room

Tue, Feb 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Room

Tue, Feb 04, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Carlin Room

Tue, Feb 04, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Gallery

Tue, Feb 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Carlin Room

Wed, Feb 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Room

Wed, Feb 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Haymaker Room

Wed, Feb 05, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Haymaker Room

Wed, Feb 05, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children's Room

Wed, Feb 05, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Computer Lab

Thu, Feb 06, 10:30am - 11:00am
Haymaker Room

Thu, Feb 06, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Children's Room

Thu, Feb 06, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen Room

Sat, Feb 08, All day

Sat, Feb 08, 9:15am - 11:30am
Jenkins Room

Sun, Feb 09, All day

Mon, Feb 10, All day

Mon, Feb 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Room

Mon, Feb 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Room

Mon, Feb 10, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children's Room

Mon, Feb 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Jenkins Room

Tue, Feb 11, All day

Tue, Feb 11, 9:00am - 9:00pm

Tue, Feb 11, 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Room

Tue, Feb 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Room

Tue, Feb 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Room

Wed, Feb 12, All day

Wed, Feb 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Room

Wed, Feb 12, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children's Room

Thu, Feb 13, All day

Thu, Feb 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Haymaker Room

Thu, Feb 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Room

Thu, Feb 13, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Haymaker Room

Thu, Feb 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen Room

Fri, Feb 14, All day

Fri, Feb 14, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Children's Room

Mon, Feb 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Room

Mon, Feb 17, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children's Room

Mon, Feb 17, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Computer Lab

Tue, Feb 18, 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Room

Tue, Feb 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Room

Tue, Feb 18, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Jenkins Room

Wed, Feb 19, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Room

Wed, Feb 19, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Haymaker Room

Wed, Feb 19, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children's Room

Wed, Feb 19, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Jenkins Room

Thu, Feb 20, 10:30am - 7:30pm
Children's Room

Thu, Feb 20, 10:30am - 11:00am
Haymaker Room

Thu, Feb 20, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen Room

Fri, Feb 21, 10:30am - 4:30pm
Children's Room

Fri, Feb 21, 11:00am - 5:00pm
Haymaker/Jenkins Room

Sat, Feb 22, 10:30am - 3:30pm
Children's Room

Mon, Feb 24, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children's Room

Tue, Feb 25, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Room

Tue, Feb 25, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Haymaker Room

Wed, Feb 26, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children's Room

Wed, Feb 26, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Computer Lab

Thu, Feb 27, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Jenkins Room

Thu, Feb 27, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Room

Thu, Feb 27, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Haymaker Room

Thu, Feb 27, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen Room

Mon, Mar 03, All day

Mon, Mar 03, All day
Registration opens Monday, February 24 2025 at 9:00am

Mon, Mar 03, All day
Registration opens Monday, February 24 2025 at 9:00am

Mon, Mar 03, All day
Registration opens Monday, February 24 2025 at 9:00am

Mon, Mar 03, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Room
Registration opens Monday, February 17 2025 at 9:00am

Tue, Mar 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Carlin Room

Wed, Mar 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Carlin Room

Thu, Mar 06, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Room

Thu, Mar 06, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen Room