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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

  • 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. 

  • Thursdays, Oct 26, 2023 - Jun 20, 2024
    7:00pm
    60 minutes

    9 sessions remaining

    Join us for a discussion of cookbooks and recipes. Try a recipe from each month’s cookbook selection and tell us what you think! ​
    All are welcome. 

  • Fridays, Oct 27, 2023 - May 31, 2024
    2:00pm
    60 minutes

    7 sessions remaining

    Join in stimulating discussions on selected titles in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere on the last Friday of the month.

  • Book Banter

    Wednesdays, Nov 01, 2023 - Jun 05, 2024
    2:00pm
    90 minutes

    8 sessions remaining

    Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere!

    Sept-June.

    1st Wednesday of the month. 

    June 7th 
    Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez

    September 2023 - June 2024 Selections

    SEPT 6
    The Splendid and The Vile - Erik Larson

    OCT 4
    Rules of Civility - Amor Towles

    NOV 1
    The Company We Keep - Frances Itani

    DEC 6
    The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak

    Jan 3
    Fight Night - Miriam Toews

    FEB 7
    The Lincoln Highway - Amor Towles

    MARCH 6
    The Island of Sea Women - Lisa See

    APRIL 3
    Permanent Astonishment - Tomson Highway

    MAY 1
    The Searcher - Tana French

    JUNE 5
    The Girl in His Shadow - Audrey Blake

     

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    Mondays, Nov 06, 2023 - Dec 04, 2023
    7:00pm
    90 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Share the pleasure of reading and discussing books ranging from the classics to the contemporary, but mostly fiction, in a relaxed atmosphere

    (If the first Monday of a month falls on a Civic Holiday, the book club will be postponed to the following week)

    October 2

     Caste: The Origins of our Discontents, Isabel Wilkerson

     November 6

     Five Little Indians, Michelle Good

     December 4

     Grey Bees, Andry Kurkov

  • Thursday Nov 09, 2023 at 1:30pm
    90 minutes

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

    November 9 book: Truth Be Told by Beverley McLachlin.

  • Fridays, Nov 10, 2023 - Jun 07, 2024
    1:30pm
    90 minutes

    7 sessions remaining

    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)