University Libraries' Events
Book Discussion
Date and Time
Thursday, March 26, 2026 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
RSVP
This event is free to attend.
You can RSVP for this event until
March 26, 2026
at
2:00 PM
Location
Mary Idema Pew Library, Cafe (First Floor near South entrance)
Valley Campus (Allendale), Grand Valley State University
Description
This event welcomes everyone. Join GVSU students, staff, faculty, and anyone interested in topics like literature, writing, history, cultural studies, or simply engaging in conversation.
Whether you’ve read all of the title, part of it, or haven’t quite started, this is an opportunity to participate in the statewide Great Michigan Read, a signature program of Michigan Humanities, for a discussion of this year’s selection, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin.
This memoir explores Chin’s experience growing up and coming out in a world rooted in his family’s iconic Detroit restaurant during the 1980s, weaving together themes of food, culture, Michigan history, Chinese American identity, gender and sexuality studies, and writing. The book invites readers into a vibrant community space that served everyone from political leaders to drag performers, reflecting the complexity and resilience of Detroit during a turbulent era.
Event Format:
2:00 PM Social time and refreshments (20 minutes)
2:20 PM Getting Settled and Community Guidelines (10 minutes)
2:30 PM Book discussion (60 minutes)
3:30 PM Wrap event and social time (30 minutes)
Food:
Please RSVP: light snacks will be provided.
Need a book?
University Libraries and all GVSU campuses offer
copies of the book for individual readers, as well as Book Club Kits
with multiple copies and discussion materials.
This event also appears on the main events calendar tagged as academic, and library.
Information
For more information, please visit: https://www.gvsu.edu/library/great-michigan-reads-at-gvsu-180.htm
Contact
Stacey Burns, Programs & Outreach Manager
University
Libraries
616-331-3295
[email protected]