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Vonnegut Library in the News

by rebeccah on February 23, 2010

Remember to check our Media page for updates on KVML in the news. Here is this past week’s article in Nuvo.

Have you RSVP’d yet?

by rebeccah on February 22, 2010

Join the Vonnegut Library Book Club – The Last Thursday of Each Month –

February’s Book: Player Piano

The Vonnegut Library Book Club began in January with a reading and discussion of Slaughterhouse Five, along with a viewing of the film. Come join the group led by Sylvia Halladay. February’s book will be Player Piano. The book for March is Sirens of Titan. To RSVP, please e-mail bookclub@vonnegutlibrary.org.

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Vonnegut Family History – Clemens Vonnegut

February 17, 2010

Here’s some history on Kurt Vonnegut’s great-grandfather, Clemens Vonnegut. Enjoy!
Clemens Vonnegut, Sr. (November 20, 1824 – December 13, 1906) immigrated to the United States in 1851 after the failed German Revolutions of 1848 and 1849. Forty-Eighters, as these immigrants became known, were generally liberal minded and were politically and socially active in their new home. [...]

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KVML Book Club and Slaughterhouse Five – The Movie

February 16, 2010

The first Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library book club meeting and first official KVML event was a success! I enjoyed meeting some fellow Vonnegutians as well as the interesting discussions that followed. The topic of the first meeting was Slaughterhouse Five. We watched George Roy Hill’s 1972 film adaptation of Slaughterhouse Five and discussed both the book [...]

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Conversations with Rodney Allen

February 15, 2010

In case you missed it…
William “Rodney” Allen, scholar and author of “Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut,” will be traveling from Louisiana to Indianapolis to share his insights into Vonnegut’s life and works. After speaking to 9th Grade students at Shortridge High School earlier in the day, Allen will deliver a speech tailored for adults to supporters [...]

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RSVP Now for the Vonnegut Library Book Club – January 28th

January 20, 2010

RSVP now to reserve your spot for the first meeting of the Vonnegut Library Book Club, which will begin Thursday, January 28th at 7 p.m. at the Athenaeum Theatre in the historic Athenaeum building in Indianapolis, 401 E. Michigan St.

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