With discussions led by USC Aiken Humanities scholars, Let’s Talk About It is more than your average book club. Participants will read, watch, and then compare the novels to the movie. 

Books are first come, first serve.  Book sign out starts Tuesday, August 11, 2026. These books are also available via our digital library providers, Hoopla and Cloud Library and for check out from most of our ABBE branch libraries. 

MOVIE - The Water is Wide - Tuesday, September 1, 6:00pm 

BOOK DISCUSSION - The Water is Wide Tuesday, September 8, 6:30 pm with Dr. Tom Mack.

MOVIE - The Great Santini - Saturday, September 12, 12:00pm & Tuesday, September 15, 6:00pm

BOOK DISCUSSION - The Great Santini Tuesday, September 22, 6:30pm with Dr. Andrew Geyer

MOVIE - The Prince of Tides - Saturday, October 10, 12:00pm & Tuesday, October 13, 6:00pm

BOOK DISCUSSION - The Prince of Tides Tuesday, October 20, 6:30pm with Dr. Matt Miller

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 – DAY TRIP Chaperoned by Dr. Tom Mack to Beaufort, SC and St. Helena Island.  Pat Conroy's sister, Kathy Conroy Harvey, will give us a tour of the Pat Conroy Center. Afterwards we will lunch at Gilligan’s Seafood Restaurant followed by a visit to the Pat Conroy grave site on St. Helena Island. 

We leave the library on a chartered bus at 8:00am and return in the evening.

There will be a $25 fee to participate in the Beaufort trip, which will help mitigate the transportation fees. If this fee presents a barrier, please speak to the library manager, Jessica Christian at 803-642-2020, ext. 5. Payment for the trip must be made by September 12th. Please register for the trip at this link: https://abbe-lib.libcal.com/calendar/aiken/daytrip