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Coffee Shop Book Club

Swift River by Essie Chambers

2025-04-10 09:30:00 2025-04-10 10:30:00 America/New_York Coffee Shop Book Club Take some time to join some fellow readers in talking books over coffee at Plate 21, located at 3664 Rugby Drive in Toledo. Library in the Community - Plate 21

Thursday, April 10
9:30am - 10:30am

Add to Calendar 2025-04-10 09:30:00 2025-04-10 10:30:00 America/New_York Coffee Shop Book Club Take some time to join some fellow readers in talking books over coffee at Plate 21, located at 3664 Rugby Drive in Toledo. Library in the Community - Plate 21

Take some time to join some fellow readers in talking books over coffee at Plate 21, located at 3664 Rugby Drive in Toledo.

Swift River by Essie Chambers

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It’s the summer of 1987 in Swift River, and Diamond Newberry is learning how to drive. Ever since her Pop disappeared seven years ago, she and her mother hitchhike everywhere they go. But that’s not the only reason Diamond stands out: she’s teased relentlessly about her weight, and since Pop’s been gone, she is the only Black person in all of Swift River. This summer, Ma is determined to declare Pop legally dead so that they can collect his life insurance money, get their house back from the bank, and finally move on. But when Diamond receives a letter from a relative she’s never met, key elements of Pop’s life are uncovered, and she is introduced to two generations of African American Newberry women, whose lives span the 20th century and reveal a much larger picture of prejudice and abandonment, of love and devotion. As pieces of their shared past become clearer, Diamond gains a sense of her place in the world and in her family. But how will what she’s learned of the past change her future?

Coffee Shop Book Club is presented as a partnership between Toledo Lucas County Public Library and host coffee shops.

AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Groups |

TAGS: | coffeeshopbookclub |

Library in the Community

Phone: 4192595200
Branch manager
TLCPL

Hours
We're closed Monday January 20 due to MLK Day
Mon, Jan 20 Closed
(MLK Day)
Tue, Jan 21 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Wed, Jan 22 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Thu, Jan 23 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Fri, Jan 24 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Jan 25 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Jan 26 Closed

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Upcoming events

Thu, Feb 13, 9:30am - 10:30am
Plate 21

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