Community Read with Aspen Words & Pitkin County Library: Book Pickup

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Date

Thu May 9, 2019
5:30pm – 7:00pm

Location

Aspen, CO
Pitkin County Library
120 N Mill St

Stop by the Pitkin County Library to pick up a free copy of the Aspen Words Literary Prize winning novel, “An American Marriage” by Tayari Jones. The Community Read, presented by Aspen Words and Pitkin County Library, strives to celebrate literature, unite readers around a work of fiction and ignite meaningful conversation on the vital social issues explored in the novel.

The Community Read is held in partnership with Pitkin County Library.Stop by the Pitkin County Library to pick up a free copy of the Aspen Words Literary Prize winning novel, “An American Marriage” by Tayari Jones. The Community Read, presented by Aspen Words and Pitkin County Library, strives to celebrate literature, unite readers around a work of fiction and ignite meaningful conversation on the vital social issues explored in the novel.

The Community Read is held in partnership with Pitkin County Library.

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