Afterthoughts Book Discussion Group

Explore great books, join a lively discussion, and meet others who enjoy reading too. New members are always welcome! Meets online at noon on the second Tuesday of every month. Library copies of the book are available at the Central Library's second-floor Circulation Desk. Click here to join the monthly Zoom meeting. 

For more information or to receive Afterthoughts email reminders and updates, please contact Lisa Lipshires at llipshires@springfieldlibrary.org or (413) 263-6828, ext. 202

This month's book selection:

All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles (2021) nonfiction.

In 1850s South Carolina, an enslaved woman named Rose faced a crisis: the imminent sale of her daughter Ashley. Thinking quickly, she packed a cotton bag for her with a few items. Today, Ashley’s sack is displayed in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Historian Tiya Miles traces the life and cultural context of Ashley’s sack as it was handed down through three generations of loving Black women.