A dynamic, liberal arts education, for free at the public library!  Huntington Public Library's Great Books Reading and Discussion Group meets once a month to discuss works from a curriculum designed and published by the Great Books Foundation, an independent, nonprofit educational organization established in 1947 by University of Chicago educators Robert Maynard Hutchins and Mortimer Adler. Its mission is “to empower readers of all ages to become more reflective and responsible thinkers.”  To register, please use the program code HMA302.  For more information, contact Tom Cohn at .

Monday, October 22, 2018 · 7:00pm to 9:00pm · Auditorium

Register using code HMA302
“Why Write,” by Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) . Great twentieth-century philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre, first published this piece in the influential French political journal Les Temps Modernes. His writing deals with the imperatives of literature in the years immediately following World War II, particularly with the need for authors to become morally and politically engaged in the issues of the day.

Monday, November 26, 2018 · 7:00pm to 9:00pm · Auditorium

Register using code HMA302
“Bright and Morning Star,” by Richard Wright (1908–1960) . Johnny is a black Communist Party organizer in the deep rural South, on a collision course with the local authorities. His mother’s efforts to protect him are inspiring and gripping. Wright’s short story was first published in 1939 in the magazine The New Masses.

Please Note: There is no December Great Book discussion.

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 · 2:00 - 4:00 pm · Main Meeting Room

Register using code HMA165
Cop Town by Karin Slaughter.  Kate isn't the only woman on the force who's feeling the heat. Maggie Lawson followed her uncle and brother into the ranks to prove her worth in their cynical eyes. When she and Kate, her new partner, are pushed out of the citywide search for a cop killer, their fury, pain, and pride finally reach the boiling point.  Registration required. Open to all.

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 · 2:00 - 4:00 pm · Main Meeting Room

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Falling in Love by Donna Leon.  Enjoy Pizza & A Book to Celebrate the Holidays!  While attending the performance of an opera star, Commissario Guido Brunetti learns that the singer is being stalked by an obsessed fan who attacks a fellow performer.  Registration required. Open to all.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 · 2:00 - 4:00 pm · Main Meeting Room

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Flight of the Fox by Gray Basnight.  Author Gray Basnight discusses his third and latest novel Flight of the Fox, described by Foreward Reviews as “something of a love letter to the classic espionage thrillers of the Cold War. Part chase story, part political thriller, the perfect read for anyone worried about the machinations of the U.S. government.” Prior to immersing himself in fiction writing, the author spent three decades in broadcast news, preceded by a few years pursuing an acting career. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Registration required. Open to all.

Sunday, December 2, 2018 · 2:00 - 4:00 pm · Auditorium

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Life Detonated, The True Story of a Widow and a Hijacker by Kathleen Murray Moran.  This is the gripping true story of Kathleen Murray, a young mother whose life was changed when her husband, an NYPD bomb disposal expert, was killed by a terrorist’s bomb left in a Grand Central Station locker. It details the hijacking of TWA Flight 355, her correspondence with the wife of the hijacker, Murray’s appeal for the woman’s release from prison, and the final face-to-face meeting where the truth of who the hijacker was and what she wanted ripped away her ability to trust. An excerpt from Kathleen’s memoir went viral on Salon.com. A podcast recorded for NPR’s Snap Judgment earned Atlantic Monthly’s Top-Fifty spot. Kathleen, co-founder of Survivors of the Shield (SOS), was recently approached by 20/20 to participate in a feature on forgiveness. Books will be available for purchase and signing!  Registration required. Open to all.

Monday, June 25, 2018 · 6:00 pm · Station Small Meeting Room

Register using code HSA274
The Alienist by Caleb Carr. The Alienist is the first foray into fiction by military and diplomatic historian Caleb Carr. This novel is set in 1896 at the advent of the psychological investigator. Dr. Kreizler is a psychologist who is often shunned by colleagues and polite society due to his unique views regarding the mentally ill. However, it is Kreizler Theodore Roosevelt, the police commissioner, turns to when a serial killer begins targeting New York's poor, immigrant children. With the help of his good friend, reporter John Schuyler Moore, a police secretary, and a pair of police detectives, Kreizler will use a psychological profile to track and catch the killer. The Alienist is a psychological thriller with a mix of true history that leaves the reader not only entertained, but fascinated by the rich detail drawn from reality.    Registration required.  HPL cardholders only.

Monday, May 21, 2018 · 6:00 pm · Station Small Meeting Room

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Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan. In the 25th century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in race, religion, and class still exist, advances in technology have redefined life itself - a person's consciousness can be easily downloaded into a new body, making death nearly obsolete. Ex-U.N. envoy Takeshi Kovacs has been killed before, but his last death was particularly brutal. Resleeved into a new body in Bay City (formerly San Francisco), Kovacs is thrown into a shady, far-reaching conspiracy that is vicious even by the standards of a society that buys and sells human existence. As a warrior-for-hire, he is called to help a far-flung planet's government put down a bloody revolution. But when a rogue pilot and a sleazy corporate fat cat offer him a lucrative role in a treacherous treasure hunt, he's only too happy to go AWOL with a band of resurrected soldiers of fortune. All that stands between them and the ancient alien spacecraft they mean to salvage are a massacred city bathed in deadly radiation, unleashed nanotechnology with a million ways to kill, and whatever surprises the highly advanced Martian race may have in store.  Registration required.  HPL cardholders only.