Book Discussion
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Tuesday, July 28
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Charles J. Fendig Public Library
Community RoomJoin us for a discussion of The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead.
Based on a real reform school and adapted into a 2024 film, this haunting Pulitzer Prize-winning novel set in 1960s Florida follows the experiences of two Black teenagers, one streetwise and the other a college-bound kid in the wrong place at the wrong time. Together, they try to survive in a place where abuse of all kinds is the norm and where some don't make it out alive.
Recommended for adults. Registration recommended.
Copies of the book are available at the Charles J. Fendig Library.
Charles J. Fendig Public Library
Today's hours
We're open 10:00AM to 6:00PM
| Mon, Jun 15 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Tue, Jun 16 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Wed, Jun 17 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Thu, Jun 18 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, Jun 19 | Closed |
| (Closed for Juneteenth) | |
| Sat, Jun 20 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Jun 21 | Closed |
Renamed in 2001 after Charles J. Fendig, a long time Library Board member, the same building continues to serve as a library for the surrounding south Tampa community. The diverse collection, which includes books, magazines, newspapers, video and audio cassettes and compact discs, provides homework support and leisure interest materials for customers of all ages.
Staff members are available to provide circulation, reader's advisory, reference and programming services. Computers are available that provide office productivity capability to the public. An online public catalog, reference resources & public Internet access deliver information to the library's customers electronically, a technology no one dreamed of in 1960.