BOOK CLUB JULY 22: Declaring Independence

June 27, 2026
Book Club, Book Group

Join us at the Library for our June Book Club!

Title: Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters by Edward J. Larson
Book Club Date: Wednesday, July 22
Time: 5:30 pm
Selected by: The group

“At the beginning of 1776, virtually no one in the colonies was advocating independence: Americans based their grievances against Parliament on their rights as British subjects. By the end of 1776, independence was on every patriot’s lips. The many tyrannies of a king had made an independent republic necessary. In Declaring Independence, Edward J. Larson gives us a compact, insightful history of that pivotal year.” ~ wwNorton.com & Amazon

On the 250th anniversary of American independence, this study of the ideas and battlefield sacrifices of 1776–by a Pulitzer Prize–winning scholar–could not be more timely.

Book Club books are chosen by various members. As we make our monthly choices, the library has or can get copies of all the books. You can also get them via LIBBY with your library card and on tape. Many are on Audible.

How to become a Fishers Island Library Book Club member?
Easy! Just come to a meeting, and you will be added to the contact list, or contact Abby McCall or Ann Banks.

The group generally meets at the Library, now on the 4th Wednesday of the month, with a few exceptions – so as not to conflict with ICB and the FIS BOE meetings.

Bring a friend who’s read the current book or someone who is interested in joining us. There’s always room for more readers at the library.

Best wishes,
Abby