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Vernon Book Club

Vernon

Thursday Jun 06, 2024 at 6:30pm
60 minutes

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Everyone is welcome to join Vernon’s book club!

Visit with your friends and neighbours to discuss great books.

First Thursday of the month

January 4th, February 1st, March 7th, April 4th, May 2nd & June 6th

6:30pm-7:30pm

January – Haven by Emma Donoghue

February – Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

March – All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung

April - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

May – Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad

Books will be available at the Vernon branch service hub.
Book Banter (2023-2024 Season)

Hazeldean

Friday Jun 07, 2024 at 1:30pm
90 minutes

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Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere at the Hazeldean Library. Join us for discussion on the first Friday of every month.

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

“Atonement” by Ian McEwan (Fiction)

DECEMBER 1, 2023

“When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing”by Daniel Pink (Non-Fiction)

NO MEETING IN JANUARY

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

“Washington Black” by Esi Erdugan (Canadian-Fiction)

MARCH 1, 2024

“Five Little Indians” by Michelle Good (Canadian-Fiction)

APRIL 5, 2024

“Rules of Civility” by Amor Towles (Fiction)

MAY 3, 2024

“The Vanishing Half” by Britt Bennett (Fiction)

June 7, 2024

“Full Disclosure” by Beverley McLachlin (Canadian-Mystery)
Osgoode Book Club

Osgoode

Monday Jun 10, 2024 at 1:30pm
60 minutes

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Join us as we discuss "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Kimmerer.

Copies of the book are available at the Osgoode Service Hub. Drop in.
Club de lecture

Nepean Centrepointe

Tuesday Jun 11, 2024 at 6:30pm
90 minutes

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Participez à des rencontres sociales pour discuter d’une grande variété de livres sélectionnés par les membres du club de lecture. Cette activité est ouverte à tous. Les personnes inscrites ont la responsabilité d’obtenir un exemplaire du livre à lire ou à écouter.

Le livre du mois est Éteignez tout et la vie s'allume par Marc Levy.
Dickinson Reads Book Club 2023-24

Ruth E. Dickinson

Wednesday Jun 12, 2024 at 10:00am
60 minutes

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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!
Book Chat - Burial Rites

Centennial

Wednesday Jun 12, 2024 at 1:30pm
90 minutes

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Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for a lively discussion of Burial Rites by Hannah Kent. Discussion held in English. Drop-In.
Manotick Afternoon Book Club

Manotick

Wednesday Jun 12, 2024 at 3:00pm
75 minutes

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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: Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in A Transgender Family by Amanda Jetté Knox
Nepean Centerpointe Book Club

Nepean Centrepointe

Thursdays, Jun 13, 2024 - Feb 13, 2025
1:30pm
90 minutes
9 sessions remaining

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Come meet to enjoy and discuss a wide variety of books selected by book club members. All are welcome!

Every second Thursday of the month from 1.30pm to 3.00pm.

Here's what we're reading in 2024/2025:
- March 14: Dead Wake by Eric Larson
- April 11: Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
- May 9: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
- June 6: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Start-Up by John Carreyrou
- July 11: Mansions of the Moon by Shyam Selvadurai
- August 8: Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
- September 12: On the Ravine by Vincent Lam
- October 10: The Story of Us by Catherine Hernandez
- November 14: Snow by John Banville
- December 12: Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin
- January 9: A Newfoundlander in Canada by Alan Doyle
- February 13: The Drowning Woman by Robin Harding
Mysterious Book Society: A Middle Grade Book Club

Sunnyside

Thursday Jun 13, 2024 at 6:30pm
60 minutes

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This club meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month. (Due to March Break, the meeting will be pushed to March 21st.)

Come share the enjoyment of reading books with other kids ages 9-12!

Each meeting we will have a book battle to choose the book we will be reading that month.

Registration required (up to 8 participants).
Orléans Book Chats

Orléans

Thursday Jun 13, 2024 at 7:00pm
60 minutes

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

April 2024: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

May 2024: Violeta by Isabel Allende

June 2024: What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam Chancy

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