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Speak Up! An Own Voices Book Club
2026-09-04 15:30:00 2026-09-04 16:30:00 America/New_York Speak Up! An Own Voices Book Club Come join us for a teen centered book club! We’ll me a month to discuss books read during the program, and each participant will receive a copy of the books to keep. Registration is required Cone Park Branch - Meeting Room

Friday, September 04
3:30pm - 4:30pm

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Cone Park Branch

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Come join us for a teen centered book club! We’ll me a month to discuss books read during the program, and each participant will receive a copy of the books to keep. Registration is required

Fall Quarter’s Books:

 

Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro

 

Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir by Walela Nehanda

 

The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian

 

A teen centered book club where the focus is on “own-voices” narratives, where authors write on subjects related to their own lives and identities. The book club will meet once a month where participants will receive a donated copy of the book we’re reading that month. A short book talk presentation will be given on the author, and discussion on the previous month’s book will take place.

 

This program is in partnership with The Lynx Watch, Inc. who kindly donated the copies of books used during the program.

AGE GROUP: | Teens (12-18 years) |

EVENT TYPE: | Reading Literacy | Books, Authors, & Writing |

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Cone Park Branch
Phone: 352-334-0720
Branch manager
Linda Cue
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Mon, Aug 03 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Aug 04 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Aug 05 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Aug 06 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Aug 07 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 08 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 09 Closed
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The Cone Park Branch is a collaborative effort between the Library and Partnership for Strong Families.  It serves as a resource center and a library, providing access to resources and services in East Gainesville and surrounding areas.

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