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September Book Discussion
2026-09-30 19:00:00 2026-09-30 20:00:00 America/New_York September Book Discussion Discuss Educated by Tara Westover. West Islip Public Library - Community Room D

Wednesday, September 30
7:00pm - 8:00pm

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West Islip Public Library

Community Room D

Discuss Educated by Tara Westover.

Join us to discuss this powerful memoir about a young woman raised in an isolated, Mormon family in rural Idaho without formal schooling or medical care. Finding opportunities to receive an education, she eventually enters a PhD program at Cambridge University and builds a new kind of life for herself.

AGE GROUP: | Seniors (55+) | Adult (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs & Discussions |

TAGS: | Senior | Adults |

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