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Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Group

A Psalm for the Wild-Built, by Becky Chambers

2024-12-04 19:00:00 2024-12-04 20:30:00 America/Chicago Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Group The Evanston Public Library Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Group will meet online, via Zoom, to discuss A Psalm for the Wild-Built, by Becky Chambers. Main Library - Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Wednesday, December 04
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-12-04 19:00:00 2024-12-04 20:30:00 America/Chicago Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Group The Evanston Public Library Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Group will meet online, via Zoom, to discuss A Psalm for the Wild-Built, by Becky Chambers. Main Library - Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Main Library

Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

The Evanston Public Library Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Group will meet online, via Zoom, to discuss A Psalm for the Wild-Built, by Becky Chambers.

Join us for a virtual book group meeting for fans of speculative fiction! To participate, click on the REGISTER button on this page, and include your email address.  Once you have registered here, you will be sent the meeting ID and password.  You do not have to appear via video if you don't want to - you can join using audio and chat only, if that is your preference.  At the scheduled meeting time, click on the link you have been sent to join.

This month, the group will be discussing A Psalm for the Wild-Built, by Becky Chambers.

About the book:

Centuries before, robots of Panga gained self-awareness, laid down their tools, wandered, en masse into the wilderness, never to be seen again. They faded into myth and urban legend.

Now the life of the tea monk who tells this story is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered. But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how. They will need to ask it a lot. Chambers' series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Authors & Book Discussions |

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Yolande Wilburn, Executive Director

Hours
Mon, Nov 04 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Nov 05 10:00AM to 8:00PM
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Fri, Nov 08 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Nov 09 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Nov 10 12:00PM to 6:00PM

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Main Library - Children's Room

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Robert Crown Branch Library

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Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

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Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

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Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
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Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

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Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
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Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

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Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

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Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

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Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sun, Dec 01, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

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Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

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Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

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Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

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Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

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Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

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Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

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Main Library - Falcon Room (303)

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Main Library - Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

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Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
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Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

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Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

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Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

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Main Library - Library Board Room (406),Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

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Evanston Public Library Main - Innovation Station

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Main Library - Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

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Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

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Main Library - The Loft

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Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

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Main Library

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Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)