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Sylvania Book Club

Last Castle by Denise Kiernan
2024-08-08 18:30:00 2024-08-08 19:30:00 America/New_York Sylvania Book Club Good conversation, friendly faces and great books - that's what book club is all about. We're looking forward to seeing you at our lively and engaging book discussion. Registration Required. Sylvania - Meeting Room A&B (Capacity : 65)

Thursday, August 08
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-08-08 18:30:00 2024-08-08 19:30:00 America/New_York Sylvania Book Club Good conversation, friendly faces and great books - that's what book club is all about. We're looking forward to seeing you at our lively and engaging book discussion. Registration Required. Sylvania - Meeting Room A&B (Capacity : 65)

Sylvania

Meeting Room A&B (Capacity : 65)

Good conversation, friendly faces and great books - that's what book club is all about. We're looking forward to seeing you at our lively and engaging book discussion. Registration Required.

Click here to request or download The Last Castle: the Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home by Denise Kiernan. Registration Required.

Documents the story of the Gilded Age mansion Biltmore, tracing George Vanderbilt's construction of his European-style estate and the efforts of his bride, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, to become its protector in the face of changing fortunes and times.

Optional Book Club Preparation:

  • Novelist- Reviews and Readalikes Link
  • Summary of Denise Kierman's The Last Castle Link
  • PBS (Denise Kiernan: The Last Castle) Link
  • Simon & Schuster (Reading Group Guide) Link
  • Lit Lovers -Discussion Questions Link
  • Biltmore Link
  • Building the Biltmore Estate, History in 5. 1 min video Link
  • John Singer Sargent and the Vanderbilts Link

AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Groups |

TAGS: | branchbookgroup |

Sylvania
Phone: 419.882.2089
Hours
We're closed Monday September 02 due to Labor Day
Mon, Sep 02 Closed
(Labor Day)
Tue, Sep 03 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Sep 04 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Thu, Sep 05 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Fri, Sep 06 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Sep 07 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Sep 08 Closed
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About the branch
  • 8 Windows PCs
  • 4 MACs
  • 6 children’s PCs
  • 1 book scan station
  • Free WiFi
  • 65-person meeting room capacity/handicapped accessible
  • Making equipment
  • Faxing, copying, scanning
  • 92 parking spots (includes handicapped accessible parking spots)
  • 12 bicycle spots

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