BRANCH CLOSURE:

The Harrah Library will be closed for updates from 4/13 - 5/5. 

  • Holds will be available for pickup at the Harrah Senior Center, M-F 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. 
  • Library items can be returned to the bookdrop at the Harrah Library, the Senior Center, or any other Metropolitan Library location.

Anne Frank, Contemporary Reflections on Her Diary Part 2

Program Type:

Books & Reading

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
  • Registration is required for this event.
  • Registration will open on May 1, 2026 @ 10:00am.

Event Description

Anne Frank, author of Diary of a Young Girl, was born 97 years ago in Frankfurt, Germany. The first American version of her diary, published in 1952, chronicled her time hiding in Amsterdam, during the occupation of Holland by Nazi Germany. The book was an immediate sensation. Praised for both her writing style and ability, the work offers an intimate and thorough picture of life under fascist Nazi Germany from the perspective of its victims. The book has remained in print across the globe to this day.

Metropolitan Library System invites you to a two-part series of educational and enriching discussions about Diary of a Young Girl. Led by Sofia Thornblad, Chief Curator and Director of Holocaust Education of the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in Tulsa, these programs offer perspective to guide your reading of Anne Frank's diary in our current day.

This second session will delve into the historical impact of this book, and Anne Frank’s legacy and impact on Holocaust Education. The program will be conversational. 

Do not miss this important and timely discussion. 

Registration is suggested. There is no need to read the book before this event, but familiarity with the work is encouraged. 
Information about the first session can be found here.