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Registration opens:
February 20th, 2026

YA - History Book Club - Refugee

2026-03-04 16:00:00 2026-03-04 17:00:00 America/Chicago YA - History Book Club - Refugee Alan Gratz book club diving into the history surrounding each book. Trussville - Cahaba Room

Wednesday, March 04
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-03-04 16:00:00 2026-03-04 17:00:00 America/Chicago YA - History Book Club - Refugee Alan Gratz book club diving into the history surrounding each book. Trussville - Cahaba Room

Trussville

Cahaba Room

Alan Gratz book club diving into the history surrounding each book.

Join Mr. Jacob and the Trussville Teen Department for a historical fiction trip through history! We'll be reading and talking about Refugee by Alan Gratz in March. We'll discuss the book with historical context and have an activity that ties into the book. This month we'll be talking spies! Snacks and refreshments will be provided at the event. 

January - Project 1066 - Spies Like US

February - War Games and the Olympics.

March - Refugee

April - Ground Zero

AGE GROUP: | Teen (6th - 12th Grade) |

EVENT TYPE: | Teen Program | Book Group |

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Trussville Public Library sits in the heart of the Cahaba Project, and remains a vital part of this community and of the Jefferson County cooperative library system – Public Libraries in Jefferson County (PLJC). We offer books, audio books, DVDs, BluRays and Playaways. For more information, call us at 205-655-2022.

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