African American Authors Book Club
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m.
At the Athens-Clarke County Library
The African American Authors Book Club is for anyone who is interested and who loves to read. The books are selected by members of the book club and are primarily books written by African American authors. Our objective is to broaden our knowledge of the many African American authors and their writings and just have fun reading.
Closed for Winter Holidays: December 24-26
All libraries in the Athens Regional Library System will be closed December 24 through December 26, for the holidays. Regular hours resume on December 27. Happy Holidays from everyone at the library!
Becoming
Becoming by Michelle Obama
October 8, 2019 5 p.m., MP-A
An intimate memoir by the former First Lady chronicles the experiences that have shaped her remarkable life, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago through her setbacks and achievements in the White House.
#1 New York Times Bestseller; Oprah's Book Club Pick; NAACP Image Award Winner
The Courage to Hope
September 10, 2019 5:00PM
The Last Black Unicorn
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
5:30pm - 6:30pm
The African-American Authors book club reads works that focus on writers of African descent, the history of African-American people or people of the African diaspora.
Please join us for our discussion of The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish.
The stand-up comedian and co-star of The Carmichael Show presents a humorous collection of autobiographical essays that reflect her disadvantaged youth as a foster child in South Central Los Angeles, her discovery of her talent for comedy and her struggles with gender, race and class boundaries in the entertainment industry.
In Multipurpose Room C. New members are always welcome!