Nonfiction Book Discussion Group: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu In-Person
The Nonfiction Book Club meets the first Monday of each month at 7 PM. Registration is not required. Just read the book and join us for the discussion. Note: We always love hearing from new people with different perspectives, and we promise not to bite.
This month's book is:
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
by Joshua Hammer
This is the astonishing true story of a small band of librarians who risked everything to save Mali’s ancient manuscripts from destruction by Al Qaeda–linked extremists. Hammer traces how a quiet archivist became an unlikely hero, smuggling hundreds of thousands of priceless texts out of Timbuktu in a covert rescue operation worthy of a spy novel. The result is a fast, vivid, and culturally rich page-turner about courage, history, and the power of knowledge to defy extremism. A reminder that preservation itself can be an act of resistance, and sometimes the bravest people aren’t soldiers but scholars.
- Date:
- Monday, August 3, 2026
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 8:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Conference Room
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Adult Program Book Discussion