One event on March 19, 2018 at 6:00 pm
One event on March 29, 2018 at 6:00 pm
One event on April 9, 2018 at 6:00 pm
One event on April 23, 2018 at 6:00 pm
One event on May 7, 2018 at 6:00 pm
One event on May 14, 2018 at 5:30 pm
Join us at the Carnegie Branch!
The Jackson District Library will be hosting a three-month-long look at the First World War and America’s involvement and emergence as a world power. Each month will have one book discussion, around World War I and America: Told by the Americans Who Lived It by A. Scott Berg, and two curated movie showings.
If you are interested in joining the book discussion, please visit the Carnegie Adult Services desk to reserve your copy of the title.
The movies will be curated by A.J. St. Charles to give background on settings, battles, and strategies portrayed. These screenings are open to the public.
WWI and America: Movie Screening 1
Monday, March 5 from 6-8:30 p.m.
WWI and America: Book Discussion Group 1
Monday, March 19 from 6-8 p.m.
This book discussion will cover the first section (pages 1-351) of World War I and America: Told by the Americans Who Lived It by A. Scott Berg and will cover the following topics:
WWI and America: Movie Screening 2
Thursday, March 29 from 6-8:30 p.m.
Our second screening will include:
WWI and America: Movie Screening 3
Monday, April 9 from 6-8 p.m.
Our third screening will include:
WWI and America: Book Discussion Group 2
Monday, April 23 from 6-8 p.m.
This book discussion will cover the second section (pages 352-612) of World War I and America: Told by the Americans Who Lived It by A. Scott Berg and will cover the following topics:
WWI and America: Movie Screening 4
Monday, May 7 from 6-8:30 p.m.
Our fourth screening will include:
WWI and America: Book Discussion Group 3
Monday, May 14 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
This book discussion will cover the third section (pages 613-830) of World War I and America: Told by the Americans Who Lived It by A. Scott Berg and will cover the following topics:
The program is funded thanks to World War I and America, a grant issued by the Library of America and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.