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Girls Only Kids Book Club
Brooklyn Park Library
Saturday, May 18, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-6225.
Girls in grades 4-6. Join other girls to talk about a great book! Pick up a copy of the first book at the service desk to read before our March 16 meeting. Bring ideas about what to read and discuss in the future. Register online or call 612-543-6225.
What We're Reading:
March 16: The mysterious Benedict Society , by Trenton Lee Stewart.
April 6: The Willoughbys , by Lois Lowry.
April 27: To be determined.
May 18: Please write in this book, by Mary Amato.

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Adult Book Club
Rockford Road Library
Tuesday, May 21, 7 p.m.
Join our discussion of new and interesting titles. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. Lending copies of the book can be picked up at the information desk.
Sponsored by Friends of the Rockford Road Library.
What We're Reading:
March 19: The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake.
April 16: The Dirty Life: on farming, food and love , by Kristin Kimball.
May 21: Still Alice, by Lisa Genova.

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Guys Read Jr. Book Club
Sumner Library
Tuesdays, March 12–May 21, 4–5 p.m.
Guys in K-grade 4. Join other guys to talk about a great book!
Sponsored by Friends of the Sumner Library.

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ABC Book Club
Sumner Library
Tuesdays, March 5–May 28, 4–5 p.m.
Sorry, this event has been cancelled.

Daughter-Mother Book Club
Westonka Library
Tuesday, May 21, 4–5 p.m. This session has been cancelled
Register Online or call 612-543-6175.
Girls in grades 4-6 and their mothers or other female adult. Join others to talk about a great book! Pick up a copy of the book at the information desk.
Sponsored by Friends of the Westonka Library.
What We're Reading:
March 5: The School Story, by Andrew Clements.
March 19: A Crooked Kind of Perfect, by Linda Urban.
April 2: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin.
April 16: TBD
May 7: TBD
May 21: TBD

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ABC Book Club
Sumner Library
Thursdays, March 7–May 30, 4–5 p.m.
For teens. Grades 6-8. Join the Awesome Book Club and talk with other teens about great books!
Sponsored by Friends of the Sumner Library.

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Guys Read Jr. Book Club
Sumner Library
Thursdays, March 7–May 30, 4–5 p.m.
Sorry, this event has been cancelled.

Friends of the Hennepin County Library -- Nokomis Adult Book Club
Nokomis Library
Thursday, May 23, 6:30p.m.
Join our discussion of new and interesting titles. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. Pick up a copy of the book at the information desk.
Sponsored by Friends of the Nokomis Library.
What We're Reading:
March 28: The Sense of an Ending , by Julian Barnes .
April 25: The Lifeboat, by Charlotte Rogan.
May 23: The Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. Boyle.

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Girls Only Jr. Book Club
Sumner Library
Fridays, March 1–May 31, 4–5 p.m.
Girls in grades 1-3. Join other girls to talk about a great book!
Sponsored by Friends of the Sumner Library.

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Mystery/Thriller Adult Book Club
Nokomis Library
Tuesday, June 4, 6:30p.m.
Tuesday, July 2, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 6:30 p.m.
Join our discussion of new and interesting mystery and thriller titles. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. Lending copies may be picked up at the information desk starting one month prior to meeting.
Sponsored by Friends of the Nokomis Library.
What We're Reading:
June 4: Ghost Hero, by S. J. Rozan.
July 2: The Return of Captain John Emmett, by Elizabeth Speller.
August 6: The Gods of Gotham , by Lyndsay Faye.

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Adult Book Club
Westonka Library
Tuesdays, June 4, July 2 & Aug. 6, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-6175.
Join our discussion of new and interesting titles. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. Lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to meeting.

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