Fall / Winter 2024-2025
Understanding 100+ Years of Banned Book History
Presenter by:
Wanda Huffaker
Librarian, the County Library Tyler Branch
September 26, 2024
Bill Of Rights: 1st Amendment,
United States Constitution (~1791)
Book: Uncle Tom's Cabin
By Harriet Beecher Stowe (1851-52)
October 10, 2024
Book: Of Mice and Men
By John Steinbeck (1937)
October 24, 2024
Book: Fahrenheit 451
By Ray Bradbury (1953)
November 14, 2024
Book: Slaughterhouse 5
By Kurt Vonnegut (1969)
January 9, 2025
Book: Daddy's Roommate
By Michael Willhoite
(1990 picture book)
Book: And Tango Makes Three
By Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson
(2005 picture book)
January 23, 2025
Book: The Absolutely True Diary
of a Part-Time Indian
By Sherman Alexie (2007)
February 13, 2025
Book: Gender Queer: A Memoir
By Maia Kobabe (2019)
Winter/Spring 2024-2025
Telling The Truth In Media
Presented by:
Bob Lloyd
Retired Professor of Practice, Syracuse University
February 27, 2025:
Why journalism matters. What is the two-step communication process? What is news? How can journalism improve your world?
Book: Recent news articles
on the news media
provided prior to our first meeting.
Movie: Spotlight (2015)
March 13, 2025:
What is the role journalism plays in society? How do journalists gather information? What are the obstacles they face in bringing information to the public? Where should you be looking for your news?
Book: She Said
By Jodi Cantor & Megan Twohey
(2019)
Movie: She Said (2022)
March 27, 2025:
How do you tell what information is true and what isn't. When do journalists have motives. How do you decide which journalists you can trust. Rise of cable opinion shows disguised as news.
Book: Network of Lies
By Brian Stelter (2023)
Movie: Page One: Inside the New York Times (documentary, 2011)
April 10, 2025:
What are some ethical issues facing journalists? Are quotes believable? What are the lines journalists should never cross?
Book: The Journalist and the Murderer
By Janet Malcolm (1990)
Movie: Shattered Glass (2003)
April 24, 2025:
More ethical issues facing journalists. When do journalists grow too close to subjects to cover them objectively?
Book: The Taliban Shuffle
By Kim Barker (2011)
Movie: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
(2016)
May 8, 2025:
What is the state of the news media, especially in light of some political leaders saying journalists are the enemies of the people? How do journalists do their jobs while facing low approval and clear hostility?
Book: Unbelievable
By Katy Tur (2017)
May 22, 2025:
Wrap up. When have journalists gotten it right? Where will we go from here?
Book: The Truth Matters
By Bruce Barlett (2017)
Book: Personal History
By Katharine Graham
chapters: 21-24 (1998)
Movie: The Post (2017)
We will meet at the
Office and Conference Center of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah
75 South 200 E SLC, UT
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The next DARIA meeting is on
Thursday, October 10, 2024
We will be reading and discussing:
the Book: Of Mice and Men
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Annual Membership Dues $60
In person Lunch Charges $38
Daria book club meets at
The New Venue
75 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Parking on premises, off stree and at St Marks.
Due to various reasons members will need to bring their own carry home containers.
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Important Announcements
Members:
Lunch cancellation must be made in time. Otherwise, members will be billed for luncheon fees associated with the missed meeting.
All lunch reservations are automatically made for active Daria members.
All members must text the Reservations Chair, by noon of the Thursday before the meeting day i.e., one week ahead of the meeting date. Dont forget to include your name.
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