The book club meeting will normally be held every other month on the 3rd Wednesday.  August will be on the 4th Wednesday to allow more time to read the book.

6:15 Socializing,  6:30 Book Discussion

Book:  A Good Time for the Truth:  Race in Minnesota by Sun Yung Shin

Join Zoom Meeting: Here

• Meeting ID: 916 2438 2115
• Passcode: 871294
• Phone Only Dial In: 301-715-8592  or 312-626-6799

Book Discription:  Sixteen of Minnesota’s best writers provide a range of perspectives on what it is like to live as a person of color in one of the whitest states in the nation.  Minnesota communities struggle with some of the nation’s worst racial disparities. As its authors confront and consider the realities that lie beneath the numbers, this book provides an important tool to those who want to be part of closing those gaps.

Electronic Book:

• Free(unlimited downloads) on Bibblioboard through eBook Minnesota until August 23 as part of One Book One Minnesota.

To read on your computer, go to Biblioboard, click on eBook Minnesota, search for book, put mouse pointer on the picture of the book, and then click on “Read this”.  Book will open in your browser.  A direct link is also available on the Anoka County Library webpage.

To read on a tablet or phone, download the Biblioboard Library app on GooglePlay, Apple or for Kindle Fire. On the Welcome page, scroll down and choose eBook Minnesota, enter the name of the book in the seach box, choose the book and then choose “Read this”

Library:  Anoka Library: 8 copies, Hennepin Library: 57 copies

Note:  Anoka County Library cards can be registered with Hennepin County libraries to check out a book directly from a Hennepin County Library