Arizona Daily Star September 26, 2010- BOOK EVENTS

BOOK EVENTS September 26, 2010

TODAY

Donate Books to the Oro Valley Library- Oro Valley Library Friends Book Shoppe, 1305 W. Naranja, Oro Valley. Donate used books in good condition to the Friends of the Oro Valley Library. Books will be sold in the Book Shoppe, a book sale or online to benefit the Oro Valley Library. Tax receipts are available. Books can be donated 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. daily through Oct. 10. Free. 229-5326

Buddhist Book Group- Antigone Books, 411 N. Fourth Ave. Group will discuss LETTING EVERYTHING BECOME YOUR TEACHER, 100 LESSONS IN MINDFULNESS by Jon Kabat-Zinn. 2 p.m. Sept. 26. Free. 7892-3715

Mystery Book Group- Antigone Books, 411 N. Fourth Ave. Group will discuss BRAT FARRAR by Josephine Tey. 12:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Free. 792-3715

TUESDAY

Science Fiction Book Club- Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. Oro Valley. Group will discuss THIEF OF TIME by Terry Pratchett. 7- 8 p.m. Sept. 28. Free. 229-5300

WEDNESDAY

Diversity Book Study- St. Francis in the Foothills UMC in the Peace library. 4635 E. River Road. Group will discuss DEAD POOL by James Lawrence Powell. 6:30- 8 p.m. Sept. 29. Free. 299-9063

THURSDAY

THE DEATH OF jOSSELINE: IMMIGRATION STORIES FROM THE ARIZONA-MEXICO BORDERLANDS- UA BookStore, Student Union Memorial Center, 1209 E. University Blvd. Starting Josseline’s tragic story. Margaret Regan uses firsthand accounts to tell the stories of the desperation that compels people to cross the border. 4:30- 6 p.m. Sept. 30. Free. 621-2814.

Banned Books Read Out/Speak Out- Univesity Libraries, Main Library. 1510 E. Univesity Blvd. Event opens with comments from the organizers, followed by a “Read Out! at which campus and community membefrs are invited to read passages from their favorite challenged materials. A panel discussion includes representatives from the UA and the Pima County Public Library. 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 30. Free. 307-2834

FRIDAY

Meet Jeff Commings- Antigone Books, 411 N. Fourth Ave. The author of ODD MAN OUT: TRUE STORIES OF A GAY BLACK SWIMMER discuses his autobiography about his quest to live a free and open life as a gay swimmer. 7 p.m. Oct 1. Free. 792-3715

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