Events

SCPL's Adult Book Club meets on Monday, July 21 at 6pm to discuss Zee Carlstrom's new novel.

Copies of the novel will be available at the front desk beginning June 16.

SYNOPSIS: 

An electrifying debut about a nonbinary corporate burnout embarking on a road trip from Chicago to Arkansas to find their conspiracy-theorist father, who has gone missing—for fans of Detransition Baby and Chain-Gang All-Stars

The newly nameless narrator of Make Sure You Die Screaming has rejected the gender binary, has flamed out with a vengeance at their corporate gig, is most likely brain damaged from a major tussle with their now ex-boyfriend, and is on a bender to end all benders.

A call from their mother with the news that their MAGA-friendly, conspiracy-theorist father has gone missing launches the narrator from Chicago to deep red Arkansas in a stolen car. Along the way, the narrator and their new bestie—a self-proclaimed "garbage goth" with her own emotional baggage (and someone on her tail)—unpack the narrator’s childhood and a recent personal loss that they refuse to face head-on.

An unflinching interrogation of class rage, economic (im)mobility, gender expression, and the rot at the heart of capitalism, Make Sure You Die Screaming is the loud, funny, tragic, suspenseful road trip novel of our times.

Join yoga instructor Folded Leaf Megan Collins for a yoga class on July 22 @ 6pm! Bring your own yoga mat or the library has several available for you to use!

Join former personal trainer Josh for a light exercise program, utilizing resistance bands and dumbbells. This program is aimed to help adults with mobility and strength, both vital for a healthy life.

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of David Fincher's groundbreaking thriller, "Se7en," starring Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt at the Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema at Taylor Books on July 24 at 6pm! Concessions are free and join in on a David Fincher trivia contest before the film for a chance to win David Fincher themed prizes!

Join former personal trainer Josh for a light exercise program, utilizing resistance bands and dumbbells. This program is aimed to help adults with mobility and strength, both vital for a healthy life.

SCPL is partnering with Plot Twist Books to host Nico Lang on July 26 from 1-3pm. Listen to author Nico Lang read selections from their book, "American Teenager," and sign copies.

SYNOPSIS:
From an award-winning journalist comes a vivid and moving portrait of eight trans and nonbinary teenagers across the country, following their daily triumphs, struggles, and all that encompasses growing up trans in America today

“A master class in journalism as a force for change.”
—SAMANTHA ALLEN, author of Real Queer America

“With humor and compassion, Lang shows trans teenagers as they really are: kids trying their best.”
—MAIA KOBABE, author of Gender Queer: A Memoir

“Lang proves how rich the discourse is when trans youth take their rightful place at the center of their narratives.”
—RAQUEL WILLIS, activist, and author of The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation

“An incredibly important, humane account.”
—GARRARD CONLEY, New York Times bestselling author of Boy Erased: A Memoir

Media coverage tends to sensationalize the fight over how trans kids should be allowed to live, but what is incredibly rare are the voices of the people at the heart of this debate: transgender and gender nonconforming kids themselves.

For their groundbreaking new book, journalist Nico Lang spent a year traveling the country to document the lives of transgender, nonbinary, and genderfluid teens and their families. Drawing on hundreds of hours of on-the-ground interviews with them and the people in their communities, American Teenager paints a vivid portrait of what it’s actually like to grow up trans today.

From the tip of Florida’s conservative panhandle to vibrant queer communities in California, and from Texas churches to mosques in Illinois, American Teenager gives readers a window into the lives of Wyatt, Rhydian, Mykah, Clint, Ruby, Augie, Jack, and Kylie, eight teens who, despite what some lawmakers might want us to believe, are truly just kids looking for a brighter future.

Join former personal trainer Josh for a light exercise program, utilizing resistance bands and dumbbells. This program is aimed to help adults with mobility and strength, both vital for a healthy life.

On Monday, July 28, at 6pm, SCPL's Book & Film Club will be tackling Daphne Du Maurier's "Don't Look Now" and the startling classic 1973 adaptation from Nicolas Roeg, starring Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland. If you haven't read the book, you're still more than welcome to come watch the film and discuss it with the group! Popcorn, drinks, and candy are free!

Limited copies of the novel are available to checkout at the front desk!

Butch Hiles Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & MMA returns to SCPL to teach a Self-Defense Class on July 29 @ 6pm! Registration begins on July 21. Please call 304-744-6561 to register for this exciting new program.

Butch Hiles Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & MMA, LLC, will teach you the essential skills and tactics to defend and protect yourself in the minimum amount of time and training. With this essential awareness and proper training, you will be well on your way to living a safer, happier, and healthier life.