The Library's monthly Beyond the Pale Graphic Novel Club wi ll meet on Thursday\, June 22 at 6 p.m. at Mulligan's Gaming Pub (308 East Main Street) to host a Bring Your Own Book discussion. This event is open to ages 12 and up. The discussion will center around themes of togetherne ss\, human connection\, and how to overcome social dividers like discrimin ation\, racism\, or poverty. Library Assistant Zachary Harris will be book talking Guantanamo Voices by Sarah Mirk.
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\n\"An ant hology of illustrated narratives about the prison and the lives it changed forever. In January 2002\, the United States sent a group of Muslim men t hey suspected of terrorism to a prison in Guantá\;namo Bay. They wer e the first of roughly 780 prisoners who would be held there--and forty in mates still remain. Eighteen years later\, very few of them have been ever charged with a crime. In Guantá\;namo Voices\, journalist Sarah Mir k and her team of diverse\, talented graphic novel artists tell the storie s of ten people whose lives have been shaped and affected by the prison\, including former prisoners\, lawyers\, social workers\, and service member s. This collection of illustrated interviews explores the history of Guant á\;namo and the world post-9/11\, presenting this complicated partis an issue through a new lens.\"
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\nNo registration req uired. Call Adult Services at (423) 434-4454 for more information\, help f inding a copy of Guantanamo Voices\, or recommendations for the book talk.
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