The Plumb Library Just the Facts book club will discuss “Lies My Teacher Told Me” by James W. Loewen on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m.

This national bestseller is an entertaining, informative and sometimes shocking look at the way history is taught to American students. “Lies My Teacher Told Me” won the American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship.

From the truth about Christopher Columbus to the harsh reality of the Vietnam War, Loewen picks apart the lies we've been told. This is a book that will forever change your view of the past.