Join us for a thought-provoking community conversation about George Orwell’s classic novel, 1984.

Date & Time: Thursday, October 9, 2025 · 6:00 PM
Location: Riverside Meeting Room, Baker County Public Library
2400 Resort St, Baker City, OR

Library Director Perry Stokes will guide the discussion as we explore how Orwell’s warnings remain relevant today. Together we’ll reflect on enduring themes:

• 📚 Control of Information
• 🗣️ Weaponized Language
• 💭 Thought Control
• 🛑 Government Overreach
• 👁️ Mass Surveillance
• 🔇 Silencing Dissent

Whether you’re reading 1984 for the first time or revisiting it with fresh eyes, this is a chance to engage with neighbors and share perspectives on freedom, power, and the importance of open access to ideas.

💡 Copies of 1984 are available free at the library while supplies last, courtesy of our Banned Books Week celebration. Digital copies (eBook or eAudio) are available from Hoopla.  

Claim your free copy and join the conversation — before Big Brother "protects you" from the book!

Free and open to the public.
No registration required — just bring your curiosity (and your copy of 1984 if you have one).