Please note: The Bexley Public Library will close today, April 2nd, at 3:30pm due to the impending inclement weather.
"Maid" by Stephanie Land is the May BPL Book Club selection. Join Debbie and Beth in the Quiet Reading Room for a lively discussion of "Maid" a book of honest, moving prose and great insight.
"Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive" by Stephanie Land is the May BPL Book Club selection. Join Debbie and Beth in the Quiet Reading Room for a lively discussion of "Maid" a book of honest, moving prose and great insight.
Land's plans of breaking free from the roots of her hometown in the Pacific Northwest to chase her dreams were cut short when a summer fling turned into an unexpected pregnancy. She turned to housekeeping to make ends meet and took classes online to earn a college degree. And she wrote relentlessly: true stories of overworked and underpaid Americans; of living on food stamps and WIC coupons. Here she explores the underbelly of upper-middle class America and the reality of what it's like to be in service to them.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Books, Reading, and Storytelling |
TAGS: | WIC | underbelly | true stories | survive | survival | stories | stephanie land | service workers | pacific Northwest | maid | low pay | group discussion | food stamps | discussion | book club | america's underbelly |
Bexley Public Library was founded in 1924 and first housed in Bexley High School, now Montrose Elementary School. The present building opened in 1929 and was designed by architects O.C. Miller and R.R. Reeves who drew upon French and Italian architecture from the 17th century for the design.
The library is located at 2411 East Main Street, at the intersection of East Main Street and Cassady Avenue. Parking is available in our parking lot on Euclaire Avenue and in front of the library on Main Street. Main Street is a No Parking Tow Zone from 4:00-6:00 p.m. weekdays.
