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Book Discussion: "November 9th" by Colleen Hoover

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Deer Run Branch
Cancelled
Registration
Library Branch: Deer Run Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

"Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move.

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Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

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Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Book Discussion: "Identity" by Nora Roberts

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Kisker Road Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Evenings & Weekends
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots in a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore. Her friend and roommate Nina helps her make the mortgage payments, as does Morgan's job as a bartender.

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Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Book Discussion: "First Lie Wins" by Ashley Elston

10:00am - 11:30am
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
WingHaven® Branch
Registration
Library Branch: WingHaven® Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

"Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn't exist. The identity comes first: Evie Porter.

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Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Next Chapter Book Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Kisker Road Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Clubs & Communities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Next Chapter Book Club is a community-based book club for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Participants (even those who cannot read) gather for one hour weekly to read aloud and discuss a book that is provided by the Library. Together, we will explore new worlds and meet interesting characters through fun and engaging stories, gaining real-world skills and making new friends along the way.

Registration is required for this program and space is limited. By registering for one session, you will automatically be registered for the entire series.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the program or event regardless of age.  

Nonfiction Book Discussion- "Lincoln's Last Trial" by Dan Abrams

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

"At the end of the summer of 1859, twenty-two-year-old Peachy Quinn Harrison went on trial for murder in Springfield, Illinois.

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Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Tweens Read: "The Mighty Miss Malone" by Christopher Paul Curtis

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Spencer Road Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Evenings & Weekends, Hobbies & Recreation, Homeschool
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

"Tweens Read" is a book club just for Tweens (young teens and kids on the verge of their teen years)!

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Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Book Discussion: "Only The Beautiful" by Susan Meissner

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Deer Run Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Deer Run Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

When Rosie Maras' parents die in 1938, she is taken in by Truman and Celine Calvert, the owners of the California vineyard where her family worked. That is, until one fateful and confusing night that leaves Rosie pregnant.

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Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Teens Read: "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens (Grades 7-12)
Kisker Road Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Clubs & Communities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis.

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Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Book Discussion: "The Lost Girls of Paris" by Pam Jenoff

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Augusta Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Augusta Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

"From the author of the runaway bestseller The Orphan's Tale comes a remarkable story of friendship and courage centered around three women and a ring of female secret agents during World War II.

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Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Book Discussion: "An Unfinished Love Story" by Doris Kearns Goodwin

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian reflects on her 42-year marriage with Dick Goodwin, one of the shining stars of John F.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Food and/or Drinks

Food and/or drinks will be served at this program or event. Please contact the Library with any questions or concerns you have.

While we do not serve snacks containing nuts at any youth classes, we cannot always ensure there is no cross-contamination in processing. If you are concerned, please ask to see the packaging at the event.  

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Book Discussion/Off Site: "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt

5:00pm - 5:45pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Library to You Bookmobile
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library to You Bookmobile
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Clubs & Communities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

Remarkably Bright Creatures, an exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, tracing a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Bookmobile Stops

Find a list of Library to You Bookmobile stops here.

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Book Discussion: "The Measure" by Nikki Erlick

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Corporate Parkway Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Corporate Parkway Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Clubs & Communities, Evenings & Weekends
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

'Age of Miracles meets The Immortalists in this spirit-lifting, high-concept blockbuster debut set in a world where people can find out how much time they have left to live. Would you choose to find out the length of your life?

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Next Chapter Book Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Kisker Road Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Clubs & Communities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Next Chapter Book Club is a community-based book club for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Participants (even those who cannot read) gather for one hour weekly to read aloud and discuss a book that is provided by the Library. Together, we will explore new worlds and meet interesting characters through fun and engaging stories, gaining real-world skills and making new friends along the way.

Registration is required for this program and space is limited. By registering for one session, you will automatically be registered for the entire series.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the program or event regardless of age.  

Tweens Read: "Beetle and the Hollowbones" by Aliza Layne

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12)
Kisker Road Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Evenings & Weekends, Homeschool
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

In the eerie town of ‘Allows, some people get to be magical sorceresses, while other people have their spirits trapped in the mall for all ghastly eternity.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Book Discussion: "Midnight in Broad Daylight" by Pamela Rotner Sakamoto

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
WingHaven® Branch
Registration
Library Branch: WingHaven® Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

The true story of a Japanese American family that found itself on opposite sides during World War II--an epic tale of family, separation, divided loyalties, love, reconciliation, loss, and redemption this is a riveting chronicle of U.S.-Japan rela

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Book Discussion: "The Year of Living Constitutionally" by A.J. Jacobs

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Kisker Road Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

A.J. Jacobs learned the hard way that donning a tricorne hat and marching around Manhattan with a 1700s musket will earn you a lot of strange looks.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Book Discussion : "How to Solve Your Own Murder" by Kristen Perrin

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Spencer Road Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room O
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Friends & Foundation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

It’s 1965 and teenage Frances Adams is at an English country fair with her two best friends. But Frances’s life takes a hairpin turn when a fortune-teller makes a bone-chilling prediction: One day, Frances will be murdered.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Food and/or Drinks

Food and/or drinks will be served at this program or event. Please contact the Library with any questions or concerns you have.

While we do not serve snacks containing nuts at any youth classes, we cannot always ensure there is no cross-contamination in processing. If you are concerned, please ask to see the packaging at the event.  

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Next Chapter Book Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Kisker Road Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Clubs & Communities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Next Chapter Book Club is a community-based book club for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Participants (even those who cannot read) gather for one hour weekly to read aloud and discuss a book that is provided by the Library. Together, we will explore new worlds and meet interesting characters through fun and engaging stories, gaining real-world skills and making new friends along the way.

Registration is required for this program and space is limited. By registering for one session, you will automatically be registered for the entire series.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the program or event regardless of age.  

Book Discussion: "Challenger" by Adam Higginbotham

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Cliff View Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Cliff View Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Clubs & Communities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

On January 28, 1986, just seventy-three seconds into flight, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean, killing all seven people on board.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the program or event regardless of age.  

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Book Discussion: "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Boone's Trail Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Boone's Trail Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Evenings & Weekends
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

Set in 1960s California, this blockbuster debut is the hilarious, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is constantly derailed by the idea that a woman's place is in the home, only to find herself

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Book Discussion: "The Island of Sea Women" by Lisa See

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
McClay Branch
Registration
Library Branch: McClay Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Evenings & Weekends
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

"Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village's all-female diving collective.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the program or event regardless of age.  

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Next Chapter Book Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Kisker Road Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Clubs & Communities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Next Chapter Book Club is a community-based book club for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Participants (even those who cannot read) gather for one hour weekly to read aloud and discuss a book that is provided by the Library. Together, we will explore new worlds and meet interesting characters through fun and engaging stories, gaining real-world skills and making new friends along the way.

Registration is required for this program and space is limited. By registering for one session, you will automatically be registered for the entire series.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the program or event regardless of age.  

Book Discussion: "The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise" by Colleen Oakley

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Evenings & Weekends
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

An unforgettable pairing of a college dropout and an eighty-four-year-old woman on the run from the law in this story full of tremendous heart, humor, and wit from the USA Today bestselling author of The Invisible

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Book Discussion: "The Unwedding" by Allie Condie

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Corporate Parkway Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Corporate Parkway Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Clubs & Communities, Evenings & Weekends
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

"The White Lotus meets Agatha Christie in The Unwedding, the adult fiction debut from #1 New York Times bestselling YA author Ally Condie, about a recent divorcee whose vacation at an exclusive Big Sur resort unravels when she di

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Food and/or Drinks

Food and/or drinks will be served at this program or event. Please contact the Library with any questions or concerns you have.

While we do not serve snacks containing nuts at any youth classes, we cannot always ensure there is no cross-contamination in processing. If you are concerned, please ask to see the packaging at the event.  

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.