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Books & Beyond

Reading & Viewing Discussion Group
2024-05-21 18:30:00 2024-05-21 20:00:00 America/Chicago Books & Beyond Book clubbing, outside the box! O’Neal Library - Conference Room

Tuesday, May 21
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-05-21 18:30:00 2024-05-21 20:00:00 America/Chicago Books & Beyond Book clubbing, outside the box! O’Neal Library - Conference Room

O’Neal Library

Conference Room

Book clubbing, outside the box!

Read, listen, and watch outside your comfort zone! In Books & Beyond (BAB), we talk about topics rather than all reading one book and following discussion questions.  Pick any book, audiobook, or movie that you'd like to try, within the topic, and come tell us about it! If you have a hard time choosing, there is always a display dedicated to the month's topic at the 2nd floor service desk AND on the library's Shelf Care webpage (click here to visit).

For more information, contact Holley at 205.445.1117 or hwesley@oneallibrary.org.

2024 meeting topics TBD. BAB meets the last Tuesday of each month* at 6:30pm. (*unless otherwise noted)

January 30 - Immigration/Emigration

February 27 - Western Fiction

March 26 - Medicine

April 30 - Books Set in Alabama

May 21* - Author Study: Henry James

June 25 - Reader's Choice

July 23* - Adventure

August 27 - Dinosaurs

September 24 - Math

October 29 - Magic/Magicians

November 19* - Reading/Writing

December - NO MEETING, SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

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AGE GROUP: | Adults (Ages 21+) | Adults (Ages 18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Regular Series | Book Group | Adult Events |

TAGS: | regular series | reading | literature | discussion | discuss | conversation | book group | Book Discussion | book club | adults events | adults | adult programs | adult program | adult events | adult event | adult |

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