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150 Years of Reading Great Books

Presented by Sturgis Library at Sturgis Library, Barnstable MA

Feb 28 2017
150 Years of Reading Great Books

Sturgis Library first opened its doors for business in August 1867, making 2017 our 150th anniversary. As part of our celebration, our winter literary discussion program will focus on books of note from the past 150 years.

Anne Speyer, editor, library director and teacher, will lead a discussion of selections from Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass.
When the first edition of Walt Whitman’s anthology Leaves of Grass burst onto the literary scene in 1855, it not only changed forever the shape of poetry but also revolutionized its content. Shocking to American nineteenth century sensibilities--and it surely shocked many staid Cape Codders-- Whitman celebrated everything about being human and being alive: our bodies ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

This program is free, but registration is appreciated:
By phone at 508-362-6636,
by email at sturgisreference@comcast.net,
or online at
http://www.sturgislibrary.org/event2/literary-discussion-program/

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Sturgis Library

3090 Main Street, P.O. Box 606 , Barnstable, MA 02630

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