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Cover of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Women and Books Discussing A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

In-Person and Virtual Program
2026-04-07 18:00:00 2026-04-07 19:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Women and Books Discussing A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Join the book club for a hybrid (in-person and online) discussion of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. For adults. West Hollywood Library - Meeting Room

Tuesday, April 07
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-04-07 18:00:00 2026-04-07 19:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Women and Books Discussing A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Join the book club for a hybrid (in-person and online) discussion of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. For adults. West Hollywood Library - Meeting Room

West Hollywood Library

Meeting Room

Join the book club for a hybrid (in-person and online) discussion of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. For adults.

This is a hybrid event and will be hosted in-person in the Community Meeting Room at West Hollywood Library as well as on Zoom. Please register at the link below to receive the link to the meeting via email.

https://library-lacounty-gov.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtcOivqzwpGNDyGiDsipuoB54noYxGsxYg

Co-sponsored by the City of West Hollywood Women's Advisory Board, Women and Books Book Club meets on the first Tuesday of the month to discuss literary works by and focused on women.

Please contact the library to borrow a print copy of the book. eBook and downloadable audiobook are available through Libby app/OverDrive.

Summary provided by the publisher:

From the moment she entered the world, Francie Nolan needed to be made of stern stuff, for the often harsh life of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, demanded fortitude, precocity, and strength of spirit. Often scorned by neighbors for her family's erratic and eccentric behavior—such as her father Johnny's taste for alcohol and Aunt Sissy's habit of marrying serially without the formality of divorce—no one, least of all Francie, could say that the Nolans' life lacked drama. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the Nolans' daily experiences in this classic novel are tenderly threaded with family connectedness and raw with honesty.

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Poetry, & Writing |

TAGS: | Virtual Program | Book Club |

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West Hollywood Library began service to the area (then unincorporated ) in 1913. The library was previously located at Sherman School, a cottage on Clark Street, a building on Westbourne Drive, and a building near the present site. The Library has an active Friends of the Library group.

The new library was dedicated October 1, 2011.

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