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Headquarters Book Group
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11/13/2009 - 5:18pm

Meets the second Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the 3rd floor conference room

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December 14: The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck – 3rd Floor Conference Room

Brown Bag Book Group (Headquarters)
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11/17/2009 - 3:43pm

Meets the second Tuesday of the month from 12-1 p.m. in Room 2 at Headquarters. Bring your lunch and join us!  (Please note:  we will not meet in December 2009.)

A Classical Idea! Book Group (Headquarters Library)
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10/25/2009 - 9:58pm

Rediscover the timeless, treasured delights of the classics. Read, savor, and engage in lively discourse with our newest Book Group. Meets the 3rd Monday of every month. For more information, please call the Adult Reference Desk at 372-1144 ext. 232.

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Porter Book Group
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11/08/2009 - 9:37pm

Meets the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm.

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December 3: The Good Earth by Pearl Buck

Salem Church's Second Sunday Book Group
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11/08/2009 - 9:32pm

Join other readers to talk about books. The group meets the second Sunday of each month from 2-3 pm. 

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December 13: The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan

Snow Book Group
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11/17/2009 - 4:12pm

Join a lively and fun discussion of the month's selected title. Refreshments served. Meets the third Tuesday of every month at 10:30 a.m.

Snow's Book of the Month
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11/01/2009 - 10:07pm

Recommendations for enticing monthly reading.

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November 30: Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
This collection's five powerful stories and haunting triptych of tales about the fates of two Bengali families in America map the perplexing hidden forces that pull families asunder and undermine marriages.  (Booklist review)

Readers of the Round Table (Montross)
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11/13/2009 - 5:14pm

Meets at 12:30 on the second Friday of each month.

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December 11: Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

The Reading Guild (Cooper)
Reading Room Blog, Book Groups
03/19/2009 - 1:04pm

The Reading Guild meets the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. The group's members pick a theme like Shakespeare or travel every other month; the other months are open discussions of your favorite book or current reading. Everyone brings a dish to share! Call the branch or check our program listing for this month's topic.

Let's Talk About Books (Newton)
Reading Room Blog, Book Groups
03/19/2009 - 1:05pm

Join Bobbie Borman, staff, and other readers to talk about books. There is no required reading; different types of books are explored like science fiction or just your favorite book. The group meets the third Monday of each month from 2-4 PM.