Events
august 2022
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The August selection for Books that Bind is: The August selection
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The August selection for Books that Bind is:
The August selection is The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
Meeting Date: August 18 at 6:00PM
The meeting will be held Virtually
Information forth coming.
Free and open to the public. Learn more about The Ruth Stafford Peale Library by clicking here.
About the Book:
Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of garlic, chili peppers and creeping honeysuckle, Kostas and Defne grow in their forbidden love for each other. A fig tree stretches through a cavity in the roof, and this tree bears witness to their hushed, happy meetings and eventually, to their silent, surreptitious departures. The tree is there when war breaks out, when the capital is reduced to ashes and rubble, and when the teenagers vanish. Decades later, Kostas returns. He is a botanist looking for native species, but really, he’s searching for lost love.
Years later, a Ficus carica grows in the back garden of a house in London where Ada Kazantzakis lives. This tree is her only connection to an island she has never visited – her only connection to her family’s troubled history and her complex identity as she seeks to untangle years of secrets to find her place in the world.
A moving, beautifully written and delicately constructed story of love, division, transcendence, history and eco-consciousness, The Island of Missing Trees is Elif Shafak’s best work yet.
Books that Bind Building Bonds through books and conversation. Our club reads a wide range of authors and genres. Books that Bind is the official Book Club of the Interchurch Center located in the Morningside/ Harlem area of New York City, NY. The club was established in 2011 to build bonds and friendship through a shared love of books among the various tenants of the building and neighbored. Due to the Pandemic the Club is currently meeting on Zoom until further notice.
New members are always welcome! Click here to join the club.
Free E-Books!
OverDrive for the use of e-books is now available at interchurchcenter.overdrive.com. You can download books to your phone and other devices through the Libby option, Kindle, or Kindle app. For more information, please contact Tracey Del Duca via phone at 212.870.3804 or email at tdelduca@interchurch-center.org.
Campaign Code for Mobile Card: interchurchsummer21
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september 2022
sepBooks that Bind September 2022Books that BindMonth Long Event (september)
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Month Long Event (september)
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The September selection for Books that Bind is: The September selection
Event Details
The September selection for Books that Bind is:
The September selection is The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
Meeting Date: TBD
The meeting will be held Virtually
Information forth coming.
Free and open to the public. Learn more about The Ruth Stafford Peale Library by clicking here.
About the Book:
Set during the height of the women’s suffrage movement and with the Great War looming, The Dictionary of Lost Words reveals a lost narrative, hidden between the lines of a history written by men. Inspired by actual events, author Pip Williams has delved into the archives of the Oxford English Dictionary to tell this highly original story. The Dictionary of Lost Words is a delightful, lyrical, and deeply thought-provoking celebration of words and the power of language to shape the world.
Books that Bind Building Bonds through books and conversation. Our club reads a wide range of authors and genres. Books that Bind is the official Book Club of the Interchurch Center located in the Morningside/ Harlem area of New York City, NY. The club was established in 2011 to build bonds and friendship through a shared love of books among the various tenants of the building and neighbored. Due to the Pandemic the Club is currently meeting on Zoom until further notice.
New members are always welcome! Click here to join the club.
Free E-Books!
OverDrive for the use of e-books is now available at interchurchcenter.overdrive.com. You can download books to your phone and other devices through the Libby option, Kindle, or Kindle app. For more information, please contact Tracey Del Duca via phone at 212.870.3804 or email at tdelduca@interchurch-center.org.
Campaign Code for Mobile Card: interchurchsummer21
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mon05sepAll DayBuilding HolidayCafeteria is Closed. (All Day: monday)
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All Day (Monday)
Event Details
Labor Day – Monday, September 5, 2022 There will be no building services on Labor Day. The Interchurch Center Administrative offices, the garage and the
Event Details
Labor Day – Monday, September 5, 2022
There will be no building services on Labor Day. The Interchurch Center Administrative offices, the garage and the cafeteria will be closed.
Weekend Security will be in force.
october 2022
octBooks that Bind October 2022Books that BindMonth Long Event (october)
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Month Long Event (october)
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The October selection for Books that Bind is: The October selection
Event Details
The October selection for Books that Bind is:
The October selection is The Raven Spell by Luanne G. Smith
Meeting Date: TBD
The meeting will be held Virtually
Information forth coming.
Free and open to the public. Learn more about The Ruth Stafford Peale Library by clicking here.
About the Book:
In Victorian England a witch and a detective are on the hunt for a serial killer in an enthralling novel of magic and murder.
After a nearly fatal blow to the skull, traumatized private detective Ian Cameron is found dazed and confused on a muddy riverbank in Victorian London. Among his effects: a bloodstained business card bearing the name of a master wizard and a curious pocket watch that doesn’t seem to tell time. To retrieve his lost memories, Ian demands answers from Edwina and Mary Blackwood, sister witches with a murky past. But as their secret is slowly unveiled, a dangerous mystery emerges on the darkened streets of London.
To help piece together Ian’s lost time, he and Edwina embark on a journey that will take them from the river foreshore to an East End music hall, and on to a safe house for witches in need of sanctuary from angry mortals. The clues they find suggest a link between a series of gruesome murders, a missing person’s case, and a dreadful suspicion that threatens to tear apart the bonds of sisterhood. As the investigation deepens, could Ian and Edwina be the next to die?
Books that Bind Building Bonds through books and conversation. Our club reads a wide range of authors and genres. Books that Bind is the official Book Club of the Interchurch Center located in the Morningside/ Harlem area of New York City, NY. The club was established in 2011 to build bonds and friendship through a shared love of books among the various tenants of the building and neighbored. Due to the Pandemic the Club is currently meeting on Zoom until further notice.
New members are always welcome! Click here to join the club.
Free E-Books!
OverDrive for the use of e-books is now available at interchurchcenter.overdrive.com. You can download books to your phone and other devices through the Libby option, Kindle, or Kindle app. For more information, please contact Tracey Del Duca via phone at 212.870.3804 or email at tdelduca@interchurch-center.org.
Campaign Code for Mobile Card: interchurchsummer21
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mon10octAll DayBuilding HolidayCafeteria is Closed. (All Day: monday)
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All Day (Monday)
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History and Heritage Day (Columbus Day) – Monday, October 10, 2022 There will be no building services on History and Heritage Day (Columbus Day). The
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History and Heritage Day (Columbus Day) – Monday, October 10, 2022
There will be no building services on History and Heritage Day (Columbus Day). The Interchurch Center Administrative offices, the garage and the cafeteria will be closed.
Weekend Security will be in force.
november 2022
novBooks that Bind November 2022Books that BindMonth Long Event (november)
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Month Long Event (november)
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The November selection for Books that Bind is: The November selection
Event Details
The November selection for Books that Bind is:
The November selection is Morningside Heights by Joshua Henkin
Meeting Date: TBD
The meeting will be held Virtually
Information forth coming.
Free and open to the public. Learn more about The Ruth Stafford Peale Library by clicking here.
About the Book:
Morningside Heights is a sweeping and compassionate novel about a marriage surviving hardship. It’s about the love between women and men, and children and parents; about the things we give up in the face of adversity; and about how to survive when life turns out differently from what we thought we signed up for.
Books that Bind Building Bonds through books and conversation. Our club reads a wide range of authors and genres. Books that Bind is the official Book Club of the Interchurch Center located in the Morningside/ Harlem area of New York City, NY. The club was established in 2011 to build bonds and friendship through a shared love of books among the various tenants of the building and neighbored. Due to the Pandemic the Club is currently meeting on Zoom until further notice.
New members are always welcome! Click here to join the club.
Free E-Books!
OverDrive for the use of e-books is now available at interchurchcenter.overdrive.com. You can download books to your phone and other devices through the Libby option, Kindle, or Kindle app. For more information, please contact Tracey Del Duca via phone at 212.870.3804 or email at tdelduca@interchurch-center.org.
Campaign Code for Mobile Card: interchurchsummer21
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thu24novAll Dayfri25Building HolidayCafeteria is Closed. (All Day)
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november 24 (Thursday) - 25 (Friday)
Event Details
Thanksgiving Day – Thursday and Friday, November 24 & 25th There will be no building services on Thanksgiving Day and the day after. The
Event Details
Thanksgiving Day – Thursday and Friday, November 24 & 25th
There will be no building services on Thanksgiving Day and the day after. The Interchurch Center Administrative offices, the garage and the cafeteria will be closed.
Weekend Security will be in force.