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Rise to the Challenge Book Group: Diary of a Young Girl

Rise to the Challenge Book Group: Diary of a Young Girl In-Person

A book group for adults to read and discuss books that have been challenged and/or banned. Copies of the book will be available at the library. Facilitated by Librarian Anna Cierocki. Registration is not required. 

Please be aware that this group discusses books which may include sensitive topics. 

Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, they and another family lived cloistered in the “Secret Annex” of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and amusing, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.

Date:
Monday, August 11, 2025
Time:
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Gallery
Audience:
  Adults  
Categories:
  Library Event  

Event Organizer

Anna Cierocki

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