The library will be hosting four book discussions as part of its Americans and the Holocaust programming. 

The schedule is as follows: 

•  “The Daughter of Auschwitz: A Memoir” by Tova Friedman: Friedman’s memoir started the library on its path of Holocaust education, and we invite you to become part of our journey. Tova, who was one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz, details “her childhood growing up during the Holocaust and surviving a string of near-death experiences in a Jewish ghetto, a Nazi labor camp, and Auschwitz.” The discussion will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26 in the library’s board room. Physical copies of the book will be available at the library. It is also available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby and hoopla.
•  “They Called Us Enemy” by George Takei: “They Called Us Enemy” is a graphic memoir recounting Takei’s experiences as a child who was imprisoned in American concentration camps alongside his family during World War II. The book directly aligns with the exhibition, Americans and the Holocaust, and addresses a period of American history that is not often discussed. The discussion will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2 in the library’s boardroom. Physical copies of the book will be available at the library. It is also available as an ebook on Libby and hoopla. This discussion is ideal for adults and students in fifth grade and up.
•  “Address Unknown” by Kathrine Kressman Taylor: “Address Unknown” is a novella that follows two friends, one an art dealer in San Francisco and the other his former business partner who returned to Germany just as Hitler came to power, as they deal with the spread of Nazism through a series of letters they send back and forth. The discussion will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9 in the library’s board room. Physical copies of the book will be available at the library. It is also available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby and as an audiobook on hoopla.
•  “The Complete Maus” by Art Spiegelman. “Maus” tells the story of Vladek Spiegelman, a Holocaust survivor and the author’s father, in a graphic novel format that takes readers through the Holocaust and what happens to the survivors and families in the aftermath decades later. The discussion will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23 in the library’s board room. Physical copies of the book will be available at the library.

The Americans and the Holocaust will be on display at Upper Sandusky Community Library, along with a series of related special events, from Aug. 19 to Sept. 30.