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  • Mondays, Oct 16, 2023 - Jan 15, 2024
    2:00pm
    60 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Members of the Blackburn Hamlet Book Club meet to enjoy and discuss a wide variety of books selected by book club members. All welcome!

    Monday, September 18, 2-3pm No Time Like The Future by Michael J. Fox

    Monday, October 16, 2-3pm The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

    Monday, November 20, 2-3pm Ducks by Kate Beaton

    Monday, December 18, 2-3pm Are you there god? It’s me, Margaret by Judy Blume

    Monday, January 15, The Woman Inside by MT Edvardsson

  • Infusions Littéraires

    Monday Oct 16, 2023 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

    Partagez avec nous le plaisir des livres dans une ambiance détendue. Joignez-vous à nous pour une discussion de «Là où je me terre>> de Caroline Dawson  de 14h à 15h.

    Cette séance est un millieu sans parfum.

  • End table with book.

    Mondays, Oct 16, 2023 - Jun 17, 2024
    7:00pm
    90 minutes

    9 sessions remaining

    Partagez avec nous le plaisir des livres dans une ambiance détendue. Le 3e lundi soir de chaque mois. Bienvenue aux nouveaux venus.

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    Tuesdays, Oct 17, 2023 - Dec 19, 2023
    11:00am
    90 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Drop in to meet with other book lovers in the neighbourhood and chat about your latest reads. Third Tuesday of the month, nearly year-round, with the exception of July & August. Drop-in.

  • Thursdays, Oct 19, 2023 - May 16, 2024
    10:15am
    75 minutes

    7 sessions remaining

    Join us as we share the enjoyment of reading and discuss books in a relaxed atmosphere. All are welcome. 

    Sept 21 - Unreconciled: Family, Truth and Indigenous Resistance by Jesse Wente

    Oct 19 - The Housekeeper by Joy Fielding

    November 16 - Rocannon's World (in Hainish Novels and Stories Vol. 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin

    January 18 - The White Hare by Jane Johnson

    February 15 - Woman, Watching : Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay by Merilyn Simonds

    March 21 - The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce

    April 18 - Different by Frans De Waal

    May 16 - Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

    The book club  meets on the third Thursday of each month at 10:15-11:30 except July, August and December, when there is no meeting. You can place a hold on library copies in advance

  • Thursday Oct 19, 2023 at 6:30pm
    90 minutes

    Join us to discuss books from the science fiction and fantasy genres each month.  All are welcome.  Registrants are responsible for securing a copy of the book to read or listen to.

    This month's book is Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum

  • Sleuth Hounds

    Thursday Oct 19, 2023 at 6:30pm
    60 minutes

    Share the enjoyment of good mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for our discussion on Steve Cavanagh's Eddie Flynn series. All are welcome!

  • Fridays, Oct 20, 2023 - Jun 21, 2024
    2:00pm
    60 minutes

    8 sessions remaining

    Do you enjoy reading mysteries? Share the enjoyment of good mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for discussion usually every third Friday of the month. 

  • Tuesdays, Oct 24, 2023 - Nov 28, 2023
    6:30pm
    60 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Meet new people and share the enjoyment of good books in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. All are welcome!

    Drop-in every last Tuesday of the month between 6:30pm-7:30pm.

    September 26th, October 24th, November 28th

    September's pick: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris; October's pick: The Maid by Nita Prose

    Future picks to be decided by book club members. 

    Books are available at the Metcalfe branch service hub.

  • Thursdays, Oct 26, 2023 - Jun 27, 2024
    10:00am
    120 minutes

    8 sessions remaining

    The St. Laurent Book Club meet to enjoy and discuss a wide variety of books selected by book club members. ​

    All are welcome.​

    Upcoming dates and books:

    • Thursday, September 28th, 10am to 12pm - A Good Man by Guy Vanderhaeghe
    • Thursday, October 26th, 10am to 12pn - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
    • Thursday, November 30th, 10am to 12pm - Circe by Madeline Miller
    • Thursday, January 25th, 10am to 12pm - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
    • Thursday, February 29th, 10am to 12pm - Klara in the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
    • Thursday, March 28th, 10am to 12pm - All Things Consoled by Elisabeth Hay
    • Thursday, April 25th, 10am to 12pm - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Gamus
    • Thursday, May 30th, 10am to 12pm - The Covenant of Water by Abraham Varghese
    • Thursday, June 27th, 10am to 12pm - Selection of titles for fall 2024