Veterans Book Group 2025 (Online)

Program Type:

Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community Events, Race, Equity & Inclusion

Age Group:

Adults
This event is part of a combined series. If you register for this event, you will be automatically registered for all of the following events in the series.
Registration for this event will close on June 1, 2025 @ 1:30pm.

Event Details

Veterans, both active and retired military, are invited to this online discussion series. During five monthly facilitated sessions, discussions center on military experiences and a unique set of readings, which may include classics, fiction, memoirs, poetry, short stories, articles, and essays. The readings relate in some way to military experiences or offer a veteran’s perspective. 

1st Sundays; February 2 - June 1  from 1:30 - 3:00 pm. Online. 

The Veterans Book Group is moderated by David Owens. David Owens is a Navy veteran who served for six years onboard two U.S. Navy warships. Owens attended the U.S. Naval Academy and now runs a small media content production business based in the D.C. metropolitan area. Owens loves to read and, even more so, enjoys the discussions and camaraderie of the veteran book groups! 

The Veterans Book Group is coordinated statewide by Maryland Humanities and is presented locally in partnership with Howard County Library System. 

 

Reading Selections:

February 2 - Red Platoon by Clinton Romesha

March 2 - Attack on the Liberty by James Scott

April 6 - The Special Prisoner by Jim Lehrer

May 4 - The Fine Art of Camouflage by Lauren Kay Johnson

June1 - In Pharaoh’s Army by Tobias Wolff

 

Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone. 

For any questions, please email Rohini.Gupta@hclibrary.org.

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