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  • Tuesdays, Oct 17, 2023 - Dec 19, 2023
    1:30pm
    60 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Pack your bags and prepare for the first chapter in a tour around the world! Joins us every third Tuesday until June 2024, where we will discuss a title set in a different country and/or written by a foreign author.

    When you pick up a copy of September's title, you will receive a Traveler's Guide to keep with you for the year, in which you may keep notes as you read, draw something from the book that has inspired you, or bring up points you'd like to discuss during the meet-ups.

    At every meeting you attend, you will get your "passport" stamped. We hope to see you well-traveled by summer 2024!

  • Open book on a table

    Thursdays, Oct 26, 2023 - Dec 21, 2023
    7:00pm
    60 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Come join us the 4th Thursday of every month for lively discussion on a variety of English-language books.

  • Thursdays, Oct 05, 2023 - Jun 06, 2024
    1:30pm
    90 minutes

    9 sessions remaining

    Share the enjoyment of good books in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. First Thursday of every month. New members welcome.

  • Book Banter

    Thursdays, Oct 05, 2023 - Dec 07, 2023
    2:00pm
    60 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for discussions on the first Thursday of every month from 2 to 3 p.m.

    September 14 : The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayer (Note the date change)

    October 5: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

    November 2: The Committed by Nguyen Viet Thanh

    December 7: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

    All meetings are scent-free.

  • Stach of books

    Thursdays, Oct 05, 2023 - Dec 07, 2023
    2:30pm
    60 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere. All are welcome! Drop-in program.

    This group meets the first Thursday of the month  2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

    July 6 "This Is How We Love" by Lisa Moore

    August 3 "All The Children Are Home" by Patry Francis

    September 7 "The Forest Lover" by Susan Vreeland

    October 5 "Miss Benson’s Beetle" by Rachel Joyce

    November 9 "Life After Life" by Kate Atkinson

    December 7 "The Antagonist" by Lynn Coady

  • Colorful picture of people conversing, with different shape bubbles above their heads

    Thursdays, Oct 05, 2023 - Dec 07, 2023
    6:30pm
    60 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Everyone is welcome to join our brand new book club!

    Visit with your friends and neighbours to discuss great books.

    1st Book Club Meet & Greet: Oct 5, 2023 6:30-7:30

    Please bring your book suggestions! Book Club picks to be decided by book club members

    6:30pm-7:30pm.

    Books will be available at the Vernon branch service hub.

  • Infusions Littéraires

    Thursday Oct 05, 2023 at 6:30pm
    60 minutes

    Join us as author Karen Joan Watson reads stories about memory loss, caregiving, and a love of books. Materials from the Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County will be available. 

  • Dickinson Reads

    Wednesdays, Oct 11, 2023 - Jun 12, 2024
    10:00am
    60 minutes

    9 sessions remaining

    We meet to enjoy lively good-natured discussions of a wide variety of books selected by our members. All assessments, interpretations, and opinions are valued and respected. Everyone is welcome!​

  • Groupe de Conversation

    Wednesday Oct 11, 2023 at 1:30pm
    120 minutes

    Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for a lively discussion of Scarborough by Catherine Hernandaz.   Discussion held in English  Drop-In.           

  • Book Club

    Wednesdays, Oct 11, 2023 - Jun 12, 2024
    3:00pm
    75 minutes

    9 sessions remaining

    Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere in person, in the afternoon.  This group meets every second Wednesday of the month (September to June) See link below for this year's selections:

    September 13: The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks

    October 11: Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

    November 8: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

    December 13: Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

    January 10: Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout

    February 14: Women Talking by Miriam Toews

    March 13: Lady Byron & Her Daughters by Julia Markus

    April 10: Bluebird by Genevieve Graham

    May 8: This Other Eden by Paul Harding

    June 12 (meeting outside library): Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in A Transgender Family by Amanda Jetté Knox