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Adult Book Discussion at Glendale - Tuesday Night Readers

2025-07-01 18:30:00 2025-07-01 19:30:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Adult Book Discussion at Glendale - Tuesday Night Readers The book to be discussed is "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot. Glendale Branch -

Tuesday, July 01
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-01 18:30:00 2025-07-01 19:30:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Adult Book Discussion at Glendale - Tuesday Night Readers The book to be discussed is "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot. Glendale Branch -

The book to be discussed is "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot is available as a print book, an e-book, a downloadable audiobook, an audiobook CD, a large print book, and as a Book Club Kit in the Library's collection.

"Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer and viruses; helped lead to in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks is buried in an unmarked grave. Her family did not learn of her "immortality" until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. The story of the Lacks family is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of."

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion |

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Glendale Branch

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The Broad Ripple community has enjoyed library service at various sites since 1930. The first stand-alone library opened in 1949 adjacent to School No. 80 and continued at that location until a larger branch opened in Broad Ripple Park in 1986. Facing a need for continued growth, the Glendale Branch was constructed in 2000 in Glendale Mall and became the country’s first full-service library located in a major shopping mall. 

In 2024, a new 24,800 square-foot Branch located at the site of the former John Strange Elementary School opened. The move into this new space began the next chapter of service to the vibrant Glendale community.

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