A monthly gathering to share what you’re reading then settle in for an hour of silent, sustained reading. At the end of the hour, attendees can socialize—or not! https://sjcpl.libnet.info/event/12792111

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Clarissa Tossin (Brazilian,b.1973, lives and works in Los Angeles ), Future Geography: Tapestry of Blazing Starbirth, 2023, Used Amazon.com delivery boxes, archival inkjet print on photo paper with lamination,wood, 60 × 72 × 1.5 in., Courtesy of the artist and Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo. Photo: Brica WilcoxThe exhibition Clarissa Tossin: All That You Touch, You Change, at the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, takes its title from the opening lines of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower. In this two-part program, we will examine how the novel's core ideas intersect with the visual language and concepts in the exhibition. We will collectively explore Butler's novel in the first session at the Main Library, and in the second session (Saturday, May 17, 2:00–3:00 p.m.), to be held at the Raclin Murphy Museum, we will consider how our literary findings can be seen and experienced in Tossin's exhibition. Come ready to explore the intersections of literature, art, and social change. Register here.

Clarissa Tossin's exhibit "All That You Touch, You Change" takes its title from the opening lines of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower. This two part program will examine how the themes overlap. https://sjcpl.libnet.info/event/12856978