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January 24, 2002
Book Talk: This 20-year-old club speaks volumes
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Photo by Candace diCarlo |
What it is: An on-campus, monthly book club
Years at Penn: 20, hence the cake; helping celebrate are four of
the founding members: Lee Pugh (standing center front) from the
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; (standing next to Pugh going left to right)
Julie Vick from Career Services; Jean Farrington, wife of former Engineering
School Dean Greg Farrington; and (seated, far right) Jane Bryan,
formerly from the Library.
Last book read: Bee Season by Myla Goldberg
Number of books read over 20 years: 214
Next book: Ahabs Wife, by Sena Jeter Naslund,
will be discussed Feb. 5, 1 p.m. in the Woody Room at Van Pelt-Dietrich
Library; newcomers welcome; bring your brown bag lunch.
Contact info: Lee Pugh, pughl@pobox.upenn.edu
or 215-898-7558
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Originally published on January 24, 2002
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