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Adults- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will close on February 24, 2026 @ 6:30pm.
- There are 9 seats remaining.
Program Description
Event Details
Join us for Sparta Library's Book Talk. This month's selection is:
Small Things Like These
by Claire Keegan
Small Things Like These is a novella by Claire Keegan, set in 1985 Ireland, about coal merchant Bill Furlong, who uncovers exploitation at a local convent, forcing him to confront his past and the complicity of his town. It's a story of quiet heroism, empathy, and moral choice, praised for its precise prose and winning the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction. The book was shortlisted for the Booker Prize