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Join us for a book discussion of Salt Houses by Hala Alyan. Presented as part of the Yiddish Book Center's Public Libraries Program, in partnership with the ALA and funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Join us for our regular lunchtime book discussion of Salt Houses by Hala Alyan. If you would like a copy from the book club bag, email Becky to request the book. Request a copy with your library card via our online catalog: physical book, e-book, and e-audiobook.
This event is presented as part of the Yiddish Book Center's Public Libraries Program, a partnership with the American Library Association. Made possible by the Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Register and you'll get an email with instructions on how to participate via Zoom.
About the book
A novel about a Palestinian family caught between present and past, between displacement and home. On the eve of her daughter Alia's wedding, Salma reads the girl's future in a cup of coffee dregs. She sees an unsettled life for Alia and her children; she also sees travel, and luck. While she chooses to keep her predictions to herself that day, they will all soon come to pass when the family is uprooted in the wake of the Six-Day War of 1967. Salma is forced to leave her home in Nablus; Alia's brother gets pulled into a politically militarized world he can't escape; and Alia and her gentle-spirited husband move to Kuwait City, where they reluctantly build a life with their three children. When Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait in 1990, Alia and her family once again lose their home, their land, and their story as they know it, scattering to Beirut, Paris, Boston, and beyond. Soon Alia's children begin families of their own, once again navigating the burdens (and blessings) of assimilation in foreign cities. Lyrical and heartbreaking, Salt Houses is a remarkable debut novel that challenges and humanizes an age-old conflict we might think we understand--one that asks us to confront that most devastating of all truths: you can't go home again.
Technology requirements: you'll need a device or a computer with an internet connection and Chrome browser, microphone and speakers to participate.
We strive to make events welcoming for people of all abilities. To request accommodations (i.e. hearing assistance, ASL requests, or other ADA inquiries), email sday@spokanelibrary.org.
For all event information inquiries, email telref@spokanelibrary.org or call 509-444-5300.
| Mon, Feb 16 | Closed |
| Tue, Feb 17 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Wed, Feb 18 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Thu, Feb 19 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, Feb 20 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Feb 21 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Feb 22 | 12:00PM to 4:00PM |
COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY
66 public computer stations
MEETING & STUDY ROOMS
300 person capacity nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall (pronounced: inn-whi-whi-ettk, a Salish word meaning Life in the Water)
256 capacity combined event space on the 1st floor
34 person capacity maker studio
2 conference rooms
2 reservable co-working spaces in the Business Lab
5 study rooms
Media Studios – production studio, recording studio, and video studio
SERVICES
Friends of the Library used book store
New Leaf Café
Business Lab with Coworking Space
Computer Lab (Faxing, copying, scanning, printing)
Inland Northwest Special Collections
KYRS Radio
Shimmer (public art) by John Rogers
River Rumpus Children’s Playspace
Serenity Room