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Apr
14
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Take a Chance Book Club: "North Woods"
Expand your Reading Horizons!
Are you interested in joining a book club but not sure what you might like to read? We are a book club that reads and discusses a different genre each month. Take a...
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Apr
15
Aurora Hills Readers Book Club: "An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice"
Join us for a lively monthly book club at Aurora Hills!
We meet in person every 3rd Tuesday of the month at Aurora Hills Branch from 6:30 – 7:45 pm. Newcomers are welcome! This book club is led by...
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Apr
15
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Never Too Old Book Club: "Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute"
A YA (Young Adult) Book Club for Adults
Because you're never too old to enjoy YA! We meet online via Zoom on the 3rd Monday of the month.
The April book is ""Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute" by...
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Apr
16
Reading on the Pike: "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store"
Come check out the Pike and chat about the latest great books!
This bookclub meets in person on the third Wednesday of each month. Newcomers are always welcome!
We are reading:
Jan.15 : "Parable...
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Apr
16
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Strange Lands Book Club: "Armor" by John Steakley
We enjoy informal discussions on a wide range of science fiction titles
This is a volunteer-led book club. We meet the third Wednesday evening of the month online via Zoom. New members are always...
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Apr
19
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Court of Fiction Book Club: "Starter Villain"
Reading general interest and contemporary fiction
We meet the 3rd Saturday of the month. Newcomers are always welcome, no matter when you read the book! Led by an experienced volunteer.
We are...
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Apr
21
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Great Decisions Discussion Group
Prepare To Discuss the World!
We invite you to join Cherrydale Library's Great Decisions Discussion Group, which meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month.
Great Decisions is America's...
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Apr
21
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Short Story Social Club
Friendly discussions of a short story or two.
Each story is available freely online or as a print-out held at the Courthouse Library. Expect esoteric, experimental, and playfully untraditional reads!...
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Apr
21
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Books on Tap: "The Body in the Library"
Join us for a cocktail and book discussion
Newcomers are always welcome!
We meet in person on the third Monday of each month except on those Mondays that we are closed because of a holiday, in which...
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Apr
24
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Thursday Morning with Friends Book Club: "James"
Reading and discussing current literary fiction, historical fiction and some nonfiction titles.
We are the Thursday Morning with Friends Book Club. We meet every fourth Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m....
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Apr
24
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Book Whisperers Day Book Club: "Pride and Prejudice"
We read a mix of fiction and non-fiction, including classic works. Join us!
From September 2024 until April 2025, Book Whisperers Book Club will meet both at 2 pm and 6:30 pm to discuss the same...
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Apr
24
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Book Whisperers Evening Book Club: "Pride and Prejudice"
We read a mix of fiction and non-fiction, including classic works. Join us!
From September 2024 until April 2025, Book Whisperers Book Club will meet both at 2 pm and 6:30 pm to discuss the same...
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Apr
26
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Love is Love LGBTQIA+ Book Club **NEW TIME AND LOCATION**: "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet"
Join us for a fun discussion of LGBTQIA+ themed books!
Our bookclub features a monthly selection of fiction and non-fiction titles centered on queer characters.
Meetings are held in person at...
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Apr
28
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Monday Evening with Friends Book Club: "Beasts of a Little Land"
Reading and discussing a range of classic and current fiction and non-fiction current literary and historical fiction
We meet the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30p.m. (Except May and December when we...
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Apr
28
Cherrydale Library Book Group: "An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s"
We're a volunteer-led Zoom book club focused on fiction and nonfiction titles. New members are always welcome.
Discussions are held usually on the 4th Monday of every month, unless otherwise noted.
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Apr
29
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Celebrity Biography Book Club: "Becoming"
Get to know your favorite celebrity
Each month we will read a hot new biography about a celebrity currently in the public eye. Join us the last Tuesday of the month for a lively discussion led by...
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Apr
29
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Glencarlyn Book Club: "A Confederacy of Dunces"
Let's talk about books at Glencarlyn Library!
Join us at the Library for a book discussion on "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole.
The Glencarlyn Book Club is held monthly at Glencarlyn...
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May
2
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Arlington 55+ Book Club: "The Three Mothers"
We meet to discuss an eclectic mix of fiction and nonfiction.
This book club is hosted in partnership with the Arlington's Office of Senior Adult Programs.
We are led by an experienced volunteer....
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May
6
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Read Between the Lines: "The Vulnerables"
Discussing recent fiction & nonfiction
Newcomers are always welcome!
We meet in person the first Tuesday of each month. Discussion is staff led.
Our May selection is "The Vulnerables" by Sigrid...
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May
6
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High School TAB
For grades 9 to 12
Join our award-winning book club for high school students. High School TAB is a club where participants have pizza and snacks and share what they've been reading. It's a fun and...
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May
6
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The Book Crushers Club: Shepherdess Warriors
It's Book Crushin' Time!!
Are you a 3rd, 4th or 5th grader? If so, then join forces to discuss how we CRUSHED the graphic novel... New members are always welcome.
Registration is required. Space is...
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May
12
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Take a Chance Book Club: "House of Sticks"
Expand your Reading Horizons!
Are you interested in joining a book club but not sure what you might like to read? We are a book club that reads and discusses a different genre each month. Take a...
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May
13
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Blue and Yellow Book Club: "Yellowface"
We meet virtually to discuss popular fiction and non fiction!
We meet online via Zoom on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Newcomers are welcome! A Zoom account is not required to join, but you will need...
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May
14
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Escapism Book Club with Author Bethany Turner
Join us for a Zoom meeting with Author Bethany Turner
Join APL to celebrate the lighter side of literature.
Take an escape with a romance and get to know Bethany Turner, author of "Cole and Laila...
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May
17
Court of Fiction Book Club: "My Sister, the Serial Killer"
Reading general interest and contemporary fiction
We meet the 3rd Saturday of the month. Newcomers are always welcome, no matter when you read the book! Led by an experienced volunteer.
We are...
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May
17
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Love is Love LGBTQIA+ Book Club "The Very Nice Box"
Join us for a fun discussion of LGBTQIA+ themed books!
Our bookclub features a monthly selection of fiction and non-fiction titles centered on queer characters.
Meetings are held in person at...
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May
19
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Great Decisions Discussion Group
Prepare To Discuss the World!
We invite you to join Cherrydale Library's Great Decisions Discussion Group, which meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month.
Great Decisions is America's...
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May
19
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Monday Evening with Friends Book Club: "Twilight of Democracy"
Reading and discussing a range of classic and current fiction and non-fiction current literary and historical fiction
We meet the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30p.m. (Except May and December when we...
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May
19
Short Story Social Club
Friendly discussions of a short story or two.
Each story is available freely online or as a print-out held at the Courthouse Library. Expect esoteric, experimental, and playfully untraditional reads!...
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May
19
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Books on Tap: "My Murder"
Join us for a cocktail and book discussion
Newcomers are always welcome! Discussion is staff led.
We meet in person on the third Monday of each month except on those Mondays that we are closed...
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May
19
The Cherrydale Library Book Group: "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to his White Mother"
We're a volunteer-led Zoom book club focused on fiction and nonfiction titles. New members are always welcome.
Discussions are held usually on the 4th Monday of every month, unless otherwise noted.
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May
20
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Rainbow Reads Teen Book Club
For grades 6 through 12
Rainbow Reads is a lively book group for teens to discover and discuss LGBTQ+ books, share stories, and enjoy snacks. All middle and high school students welcome....
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May
20
Aurora Hills Readers Book Club: "Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild"
Join us for a lively monthly book club at Aurora Hills!
We meet in person every 3rd Tuesday of the month at Aurora Hills Branch from 6:30 – 7:45 pm. Newcomers are welcome! This book club is led by...
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May
20
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Never Too Old Book Club: "Displacement"
A YA (Young Adult) Book Club for Adults
Because you're never too old to enjoy YA! We meet online via Zoom on the 3rd Monday of the month.
The May book is "Displacement" by Kiku Hughes.
We are...
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May
21
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Strange Lands Book Club: "A Stranger in Olondria"
We enjoy informal discussions on a wide range of science fiction titles
This is a volunteer-led book club. We meet the third Wednesday evening of the month online via Zoom. New members are always...
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May
22
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Thursday Morning with Friends Book Club: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Reading and discussing current literary fiction, historical fiction and some nonfiction titles.
We are the Thursday Morning with Friends Book Club. We meet every fourth Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m....
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May
22
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Book Whisperers Book Club: "Lady Tan's Circle of Women"
We read a mix of fiction and non-fiction, including classic works. Join us!
Attendees can choose the time that works best for them. New members are always welcome!
We are reading:
May 22: “Lady T...
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May
27
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Celebrity Biography Book Club: "Open Book"
Get to know your favorite celebrity
Each month we will read a hot new biography about a celebrity currently in the public eye. Join us the last Tuesday of the month for a lively discussion led by...
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May
27
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Glencarlyn Book Club: "Happiness Falls"
Let's talk about books at Glencarlyn Library!
Join us at the Library for a book discussion on "Happiness Falls" by Angie Kim.
The Glencarlyn Book Club is held monthly at Glencarlyn Library, on the...
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Jun
3
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Read Between the Lines: "Poverty, By America"
Discussing recent fiction & nonfiction
Newcomers are always welcome!
We meet in person the first Tuesday of each month. Discussion is staff led.
Our June selection is Poverty, By America by...
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Jun
6
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Arlington 55+ Book Club: "The Lincoln Highway"
We meet to discuss an eclectic mix of fiction and nonfiction.
This book club is hosted in partnership with the Arlington's Office of Senior Adult Programs.
We are led by an experienced volunteer....
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Jun
9
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Take a Chance Book Club: "I Kissed Shara Wheeler"
Expand your Reading Horizons!
Are you interested in joining a book club but not sure what you might like to read? We are a book club that reads and discusses a different genre each month. Take a...
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Jun
10
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Blue and Yellow Book Club: "A Woman of Intelligence"
We meet virtually to discuss popular fiction and non fiction!
We meet online via Zoom on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Newcomers are welcome! A Zoom account is not required to join, but you will need...
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Jun
16
Short Story Social Club
Friendly discussions of a short story or two.
Each story is available freely online or as a print-out held at the Courthouse Library. Expect esoteric, experimental, and playfully untraditional reads!...
More
Jun
16
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Books on Tap: "Signal Fires"
Join us for a cocktail and book discussion
Newcomers are always welcome! Discussion is staff led.
We meet in person on the third Monday of each month except on those Mondays that we are closed...
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Jun
16
The Cherrydale Library Book Group: "Playground: A Novel"
We're a volunteer-led Zoom book club focused on fiction and nonfiction titles. New members are always welcome.
Discussions are held usually on the 4th Monday of every month, unless otherwise noted.
...
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Jun
17
Aurora Hills Readers Book Club: "Death at the Sign of the Rock"
Join us for a lively monthly book club at Aurora Hills!
We meet in person every 3rd Tuesday of the month at Aurora Hills Branch from 6:30 – 7:45 pm. Newcomers are welcome! This book club is led by...
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Jun
17
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Never Too Old Book Club: "Last Night at the Telegraph Club"
A YA (Young Adult) Book Club for Adults
Because you're never too old to enjoy YA! We meet online via Zoom on the 3rd Monday of the month.
The June book is "Last Night at the Telegraph Club" by...
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