Discuss a different short story every month with a variety of different authors both current and classics. Shorts & Sweets meets at the Fairmount Branch every second Monday of the month at 10:00am. Copies of the story can be picked up at the Fairmount Information Services desk up to a month before the meeting.

July 13 “Seeds” by Sherwood Anderson (1918)
August 10 “Stand by Me” by Wendell Berry (2010)
September 14 “The Man of the Family” by Ruth Suckow from the December 1926 issue of The American Mercury
October 12 "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
November 9 “Exit Zero” by Marie-Helene Bertino (2025)
December 14 “A Kidnapped Santa Claus” by L. Frank Baum (1904)

We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to reference@davenportlibrary.com

Note: Fairmount Street is temporarily closed at Hickory Grove Road due to construction. To access the Fairmount Branch, please approach from the south via Central Park Ave.