Veterans’ Book Club Meets on 9/28

The IU South Bend Veterans Book Club is excited to be included in the NEA Big Read of St. Joe County.  The first meeting of the year will be part of the kick-off events for the community-wide reading program.  The event will be held on Thursday Sept 28 at 5:30 in Fireside A, off the Grill in the Administration building.

The book club has explored a wide variety of literature, including short stories, graphic novels, autobiography, personal essays and literary journalism touching on a number of U.S. conflicts.  Tackling one of the classics of Vietnam War literature is sure to result in interesting conversation and new perspectives on this important era of American history.

Participants in the book club have included veterans who have served in a number of capacities over the past 50 years, family members of veterans and others who have an interest in veterans’ experiences.

Please consider joining us for our discussion of The Things They Carried.  The book club is open to anyone from the campus or community.  For more information visit the book club blog: https://vetsbookclub.wordpress.com/

Copies of the book are available at the library for check-out (call number PS3565.B75 T48 2009) or by contacting Vicki Bloom, Director of Library Services at IU South Bend (vdbloom@iusb.edu) To RSVP, or for more information, please contact Rhonda Culbertson (rculbert@iusb.edu)