Join our A More Perfect Union Book Discussion with Social Services Leader, Payton Barger! This book discussion group is a chance to explore, learn and understand more about social topics that might be of interest to you. This month's book pick is Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover. Free copies of the book (yours to keep) are available at Central Library's Upper Level Customer Service Desk for registered participants. Audiobooks and E-books are available on Libby through the Indiana Digital Library. Physical copies will be available one month prior. Registration is required. Coffee and snacks will be provided. 

About the Book:

Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home.

Trigger warnings: Racial slurs, emotional & physical domestic abuse, child neglect, homophobia, blood depiction, car accident