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Jane Austen Book Club

"Mansfield Park"

2025-08-17 14:00:00 2025-08-17 15:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Jane Austen Book Club Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday by reading and discussing her novels. We’ll read one book each month until the big Jane Austen birthday festival in December! Franklin Branch - FRB Community Room (Whole Room)

Sunday, August 17
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-17 14:00:00 2025-08-17 15:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Jane Austen Book Club Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday by reading and discussing her novels. We’ll read one book each month until the big Jane Austen birthday festival in December! Franklin Branch - FRB Community Room (Whole Room)

Franklin Branch

FRB Community Room (Whole Room)

Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday by reading and discussing her novels. We’ll read one book each month until the big Jane Austen birthday festival in December!

Join us to discuss Jane Austen's third published novel, "Mansfield Park." In a coming-of-age story, Fanny Price navigates the complications of leaving her impoverished family and being raised by wealthy relatives. As one of the few modest and reserved characters in the book, we'll discuss Fanny's growth in love, honor and duty in 19th-century England. 

Print copies of the book are available at our branches. Many eBooks are available on CloudLibrary, Libby or Hoopla; find eAudiobooks on Blackstone Unlimited, Libby, or Hoopla.

Register for all the book discussions: 

Sundays at 2 p.m.

  • June 1 - "Sense and Sensibility" (CPB)
  • July 20 - "Pride and Prejudice" (CPB)
  • August 17 - "Mansfield Park" (FRB)
  • September 7 - "Emma" (FRB)
  • October 12 - "Northanger Abbey" (WRB)
  • November 23 - "Persuasion" (WRB)

Save the date for Jane's 250th birthday festival! Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. More details to come!

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion |

TAGS: | reading | literacy | books |

Franklin Branch

FRL_Ref@jcplin.org
Phone: (317) 738-2833
Branch manager
Whitney Gabriel

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