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The Serviceberry: Center for the Humanities Common Read Spring 2025

Introduction

Welcome to The Serviceberry Research Guide

In support of the UC Merced Center for the Humanities and Merced County Libraries, UC Merced Library has provided this learning guide so that readers can locate supporting information easily. 

For Spring 2025, the Common Read book is The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer, sponsored by the Mellon Foundation. 

Robin Wall Kimmerer (Bodéwadmi) is a member of the Citizen Band Potawatomi Nation. To learn more, please see our About the Author page.  

Pages in this Guide: 

Campus Links:

Book Club Discussions

Book Club Discussions will be held at Merced County Libraries: 

Date 

Location

Time

April 1, 2025 Merced  12:00 pm 
April 3, 2025 Gustine 10:00 am 
April 8, 2025 Livingston 2:30 pm
April 9, 2025 Los Banos 5:30 pm
April 16, 2025 Merced 5:30 pm
April 17, 2025 Atwater 4:00 pm
April 23, 2025 Merced 12:00 pm
April 24, 2025 Delhi 12:00 pm
April 29, 2025 Atwater 5:30 pm 
May 1, 2025 Merced 10:30 am

Library Locations:

For a full list of library locations, please visit the Merced County Library website. 

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