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Contemporary Classics Book Club
2025-09-29 18:00:00 2025-09-29 19:00:00 America/Chicago Contemporary Classics Book Club Discuss contemporary classic novels from the past ten years selected by East Branch Librarians. East Branch - Study Room 115

Monday, September 29
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-09-29 18:00:00 2025-09-29 19:00:00 America/Chicago Contemporary Classics Book Club Discuss contemporary classic novels from the past ten years selected by East Branch Librarians. East Branch - Study Room 115

East Branch

Study Room 115

Discuss contemporary classic novels from the past ten years selected by East Branch Librarians.

Discuss contemporary classic novels from the past ten years selected by East Branch Librarians.

Mondays, 6-7 p.m.

September 29 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

October 27 - The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr

November 24 - There There by Tommy Orange

December 22 - How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Club/Discussion |

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East Branch
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Amelia Osterud
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Thu, Aug 28 10:00AM to 6:00PM
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