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Community-Led Book Discussion: "Small Great Things" by Jodi Picoult

Held in the Small Meeting Room

2025-07-08 14:00:00 2025-07-08 15:30:00 America/New_York Community-Led Book Discussion: "Small Great Things" by Jodi Picoult Join a lively discussion! This month we are discussing Small Great Things" by Jodi Picoult. Oxon Hill - Small Meeting Room

Tuesday, July 08
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-08 14:00:00 2025-07-08 15:30:00 America/New_York Community-Led Book Discussion: "Small Great Things" by Jodi Picoult Join a lively discussion! This month we are discussing Small Great Things" by Jodi Picoult. Oxon Hill - Small Meeting Room

Oxon Hill

Small Meeting Room

Join a lively discussion! This month we are discussing Small Great Things" by Jodi Picoult.

"Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is African American, to touch their child. The hospital complies with their request, but the next day, the baby goes into cardiac distress while Ruth is alone in the nursery. Does she obey orders or does she intervene? Ruth hesitates before performing CPR and, as a result, is charged with a serious crime. Kennedy McQuarrie, a white public defender, takes her case but gives unexpected advice: Kennedy insists that mentioning race in the courtroom is not a winning strategy. Conflicted by Kennedy's counsel, Ruth tries to keep life as normal as possible for her family--especially her teenage son--as the case becomes a media sensation. As the trial moves forward, Ruth and Kennedy must gain each other's trust, and come to see that what they've been taught their whole lives about others--and themselves--might be wrong. With incredible empathy, intelligence, and candor, Jodi Picoult tackles race, privilege, prejudice, justice, and compassion--and doesn't offer easy answers. Small Great Things is a remarkable achievement from a writer at the top of her game."

—From Catalog.


Borrow the book from PGCMLS: BookeBook | eAudiobook | Audio CD

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Discussions | Black Heritage |

TAGS: | Book Discussion | Black History Month | Black Heritage | BHM |

Oxon Hill

Phone: 301-839-2400
Branch manager
Melanie Townsend Diggs

Hours
Mon, Jun 23 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Jun 24 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jun 25 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jun 26 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jun 27 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jun 28 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 29 1:00PM to 5:00PM
Mon, Jun 23 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Jun 24 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jun 25 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jun 26 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jun 27 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jun 28 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 29 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

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Oxon Hill is home of the Sojourner Truth Room and the Speak Your Truth! Oral History Project.

Upcoming events

Mon, Jun 23, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Author Room

Mon, Jun 23, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Meeting Room
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Tue, Jun 24, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Meeting Room
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Tue, Jun 24, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Wed, Jun 25, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Meeting Room
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Wed, Jun 25, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Thu, Jun 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Foundry

Thu, Jun 26, 11:15am - 11:45am

Thu, Jun 26, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Thu, Jun 26, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Meeting Room
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Fri, Jun 27, 10:30am - 11:30am
Foundry
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Sat, Jun 28, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Sat, Jun 28, 11:00am - 1:00pm
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Mon, Jun 30, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Author Room

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Tue, Jul 01, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Wed, Jul 02, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Small Meeting Room

Wed, Jul 02, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Foundry

Sat, Jul 05, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Foundry

Mon, Jul 07, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Author Room

Mon, Jul 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
Small Meeting Room
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Tue, Jul 08, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Wed, Jul 09, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Lecture Hall

Wed, Jul 09, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
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Wed, Jul 09, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
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Thu, Jul 10, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Thu, Jul 10, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Fri, Jul 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Foundry
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Fri, Jul 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Meeting Room
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Sat, Jul 12, 11:00am - 1:00pm
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Mon, Jul 14, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Author Room

Mon, Jul 14, 10:30am - 11:30am
Small Meeting Room
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Wed, Jul 16, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Small Meeting Room

Wed, Jul 16, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
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Fri, Jul 18, 10:30am - 11:30am
Foundry
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Sat, Jul 19, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Foundry

Mon, Jul 21, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Author Room

Mon, Jul 21, 10:30am - 11:30am
Small Meeting Room
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Mon, Jul 21, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Meeting Room
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Tue, Jul 22, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Meeting Room
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Wed, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Meeting Room
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Wed, Jul 23, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Foundry

Wed, Jul 23, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Small Meeting Room