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Penn's Village Reads: The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu


"The Paper Menagerie" was published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 2011 and is the first work of fiction to sweep the Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy awards, the world’s top science fiction prizes.

Jack, a little boy from Connecticut, enjoys playing with origami animals that his Chinese mother makes for him and that come to life when she blows into them. After a family tragedy takes place, Jack finds a message from his mother in one of the origami animals and learns about her past.

“I have never been so moved by a collection of short fiction,” book critic Amal El-Mohtar proclaimed of Liu’s work in a 2016 review on NPR.

Reader Yvonne Novak is a change management consultant who has been a Penn’s Village volunteer since 2016. She is visually impaired, and does most of her reading via audiobooks she gets from the Free Library using the Overdrive app.



This will be an online event hosted via Zoom Conferencing. You do not need a Zoom account but you will need to download and install the Zoom app on your computer or mobile device to join the event. Please email us at info@pennsvillage.org in advance or check out our new Zoom Instructions if you need assistance installing the Zoom app. If you cannot join the event using your computer or mobile device and the Zoom app, you can join the event via teleconference and hear the audio portion. You will receive an email a day or so before the event with a link to the meeting, the Meeting ID, call-in telephone numbers and instructions for joining the meeting.

Please register through our website by clicking the Register Now on the right.   Directions for Self Registration can be found here.  You can also register by emailing Info@pennsvillage.org or calling 215-925-7333.

This program is free of charge to our members, volunteers and donors. Guests are welcome to attend up to three programs before being required to join and/or volunteer with Penn’s Village.
During the coronavirus crisis, we are waiving the three-program limit and $10 fee for non-member guests to help our neighbors stay connected and engaged while social distancing.

Penn’s Village supports and actively encourages a diverse and inclusive community of members, staff, Board of Directors, and volunteers. Diversity and inclusiveness means excluding no one because of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, physical abilities, religious beliefs or political beliefs.
When:
Friday, July 31, 2020, 3:30 PM until 4:30 PM
Where:
A Zoom Conference link will be emailed to all registered participants.
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