We all know the adage, "those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Don't be a victim - instead join librarians Lauren Pfendner and Chris Tremblay for an engrossing read of historical nonfiction every month. May's selection is The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle for American Freedom by H.W. Brands. The Boston Globe said of Brands' work: "[The Zealot and the Emancipator is] a tale told by a master storyteller, with a momentum and a power appropriate to the subject. In these pages we have the hare (Brown) and the tortoise (Lincoln). In these pages it is no fable, but instead one of the greatest, but surely the bloodiest, American stories."

This book club for adults & teens will be held in hybrid format - both online through Zoom and in person at the Beech Street Center (Health Room.) Register to let us know you're coming and you will receive the Zoom link either way. Copies of the book will be available in the display across from the Circulation Desk at the Beech Street Center.

Questions? Email Chris Tremblay at ctremblay@minlib.net.