Refugees

[close] Many books have been written about the conflict known alternatively as the domovinski rat (“war of independence”), agresija protiv Republike BiH (“aggression against Bosnia”), and (in two acts), rat u bivšoj SFRJ (“war in the former Yugoslavia”) and albanski terorizam/NATO agresija (“Albanian terrorism/NATO aggression”) respectively, not to mention the lufta e Kosovës (“the Kosovo war”), and O maripe či anel khanikaske lačipe (“war is hell”). Or more commonly, the rat ("war"). Such books are mostly written by journalists and politicians (as concerns the view from the outside looking in), or politicians and soldiers (for the local view). But rarely do the twain meet, and as a result there is still more confusion and misinformation in the ether concerning the war, than there is clarity and resolution. But what actually happened? Please share books, in any language, that you have found cast a genuine light on the Yugoslav Wars.

[close] A class of amazing Year 9 students from Hobsonville Point Secondary School in New Zealand. Reading and inquiring about displaced young people from around the world due to conflict, today and throughout history.

[close] During the month of February, we will encourage an ongoing, online discussion of "Outcasts United" by Warren St. John - the 2018 selection for Salem Reads, organized by the Salem Public Library Foundation as a One Community, One Book project.

[close] This is your chance to read from a new perspective. Follow the well worn lines of walking in someone else's shoes. Maybe even go on an adventure with a protagonist who is nothing like you. The goal of the Big Picture Book Club is to learn about those more vulnerable in our society, and see how it might change your own perspective. This is not meant to be a political group, though 2016 taught us to look more closely at how politics are shaping our own perspective.