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LEAP Teen and Tween Book Club!
                        
                        
                            
                                Mon, November 3, 2025
                            
                            
                                4:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Holmesburg Library
                            
                        
                    
A welcoming, low-stress book group for grades 4–8. Bring a snack, read at an easy pace, and enjoy time with friends. We’ll begin with Hoot by Carl Hiaasen and watch the movie after completing the book. Copies are available to borrow from the library.
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W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group
                        
                        
                            
                                Tue, November 4, 2025
                            
                            
                                4:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
                            
                        
                    
W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the leading intellectuals of his era was a revolutionary and a visionary who challenged his contemporaries and the status quo with his thoughts on race, racial inequality, empowerment, civil rights, and more. Join the W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group as we read, explore…
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Rainbow Parent Book Club: Momma Cusses
                        
                        
                            
                                Tue, November 4, 2025
                            
                            
                                5:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Fox Chase Library
                            
                        
                    
Rescheduled from September: Momma Cusses There are lots of experts out there who will tell you they have the magic recipe to raising perfect humans. Gwenna Laithland is not one of them. She’s one of us. Frustrated, overwhelmed, and exhausted. Her relatable representation of parenthood…
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Rainbow Parent Book Club: Momma Cusses
                        
                        
                            
                                Tue, November 11, 2025
                            
                            
                                5:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Fox Chase Library
                            
                        
                    
Rescheduled from September: Momma Cusses There are lots of experts out there who will tell you they have the magic recipe to raising perfect humans. Gwenna Laithland is not one of them. She’s one of us. Frustrated, overwhelmed, and exhausted. Her relatable representation of parenthood…
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Fox Chase Book Club & Author Visit: Citadel by C. M. Alongi
                        
                        
                            
                                Thu, November 13, 2025
                            
                            
                                3:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Fox Chase Library
                            
                        
            
We are thrilled to host a special book club event for November! On Thursday, November 13th, from 3:30 pm to 5 pm, we will have the wonderful C.M. Alongi here to discuss her book Citadel as well as the writing and publishing process. She will also be able to sign copies of her books. Please email…
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Horror Book Club
                        
                        
                            
                                Mon, November 17, 2025
                            
                            
                                5:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Richmond Library
                            
                        
                    
Looking for folks who share a passion for quality literature that give you the creeps? Richmond Library is happy to offer the Horror Book Club every third Monday of the month. 18+ only!
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Short Story Book Club
                        
                        
                            
                                Mon, November 17, 2025
                            
                            
                                6:00 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                
                                    Philbrick Hall
                                
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                                Parkway Central Library
                            
                        
                    
Room 131/132 in the Heim Center The Short Story Book Club meets on the second Monday of each month to discuss collections of short stories. Because the library may close early November 10th ahead of Veterans Day, this month’s meeting will instead be on the third Monday, November 17th.…
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November Adult Book Club at Whitman Library - All Fours by Miranda July
                        
                        
                            
                                Mon, November 17, 2025
                            
                            
                                6:00 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Whitman Library
                            
                        
                    
Join us for our November Book Club meeting as we read and discuss All Fours by Miranda July. Limited library copies will be available at the librarian's desk for participants. Please come to the meeting ready for discussion!
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Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder...
                        
                        
                            
                                Tue, November 18, 2025
                            
                            
                                4:00 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Falls of Schuylkill Library
                            
                        
                    
If you love mysteries and thrillers, join us for our book club! As a genre, mysteries span countries, cultures, and historic periods, varying in tone, pace, and characterization. From the hardboiled to the cozy, from the plodding of a procedural to the twisty legal thriller, there are…
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W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group
                        
                        
                            
                                Tue, November 18, 2025
                            
                            
                                4:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
                            
                        
                    
W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the leading intellectuals of his era was a revolutionary and a visionary who challenged his contemporaries and the status quo with his thoughts on race, racial inequality, empowerment, civil rights, and more. Join the W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group as we read, explore…
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Rainbow Parent Book Club: Momma Cusses
                        
                        
                            
                                Tue, November 18, 2025
                            
                            
                                5:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Fox Chase Library
                            
                        
                    
Rescheduled from September: Momma Cusses There are lots of experts out there who will tell you they have the magic recipe to raising perfect humans. Gwenna Laithland is not one of them. She’s one of us. Frustrated, overwhelmed, and exhausted. Her relatable representation of parenthood…
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Roxborough Book Club
                        
                        
                            
                                Tue, November 18, 2025
                            
                            
                                6:00 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Roxborough Library
                            
                        
                    
Join the Roxborough Book Club for our monthly meeting and discussion on this month's book selection. Book is chosen via facebook group poll. November's selection is The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Please note that this month we will be meeting at New Ridge Brewing…
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Bustleton Book Club: The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson
                        
                        
                            
                                Thu, November 20, 2025
                            
                            
                                11:00 A.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Bustleton Library
                            
                        
                    
Join us for a discussion of The Busybody Book Club . After moving to a small village, Nova Davies started a book club. But the five members disagree on everything, and when a large sum of money is stolen during a meeting, the community center is put at risk. When a member disappears…
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NovelTea Book Club
                        
                        
                            
                                Sat, November 22, 2025
                            
                            
                                10:30 A.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Lovett Memorial Library
                            
                        
                    
Join us for a faith-based book club in a safe, welcoming space where women can deepen their faith through reading and talking about books that inspire, challenge and encourage. Tea is a key ingredient in making our time together extra special, so please bring your favorite tea to each meeting.…
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Chills, Thrills, and Unicorns! Book Club
                        
                        
                            
                                Sat, November 22, 2025
                            
                            
                                11:00 A.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Lawncrest Library
                            
                        
                    
Looking for a book club that’s a little spooky, a little swoony, and a lot of fun? Chills, Thrills, & Unicorns celebrates all the genres that keep us turning the pages: horror, thrillers, fantasy, and romance. Bring your love of stories—and your sense of adventure! For teens and…
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Woke and Well Read Book Club
                        
                        
                            
                                Sat, November 22, 2025
                            
                            
                                2:00 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Chestnut Hill Library
                            
                        
                    
In this book club, we will read African American authors to support, promote and start the dialog of these great works of artistry. We will be reading both fiction and non-fiction that lifts the Black voice to the table. All backgrounds are welcome to attend. Meetings are planned for the fourth…
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LEAP Teen and Tween Book Club!
                        
                        
                            
                                Mon, November 24, 2025
                            
                            
                                4:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Holmesburg Library
                            
                        
                    
A welcoming, low-stress book group for grades 4–8. Bring a snack, read at an easy pace, and enjoy time with friends. We’ll begin with Hoot by Carl Hiaasen and watch the movie after completing the book. Copies are available to borrow from the library.
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Falls Book Club
                        
                        
                            
                                Mon, November 24, 2025
                            
                            
                                5:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Falls of Schuylkill Library
                            
                        
                    
Join the Falls Book Club - one of the Free Library's longest running programs. The book selection for this month will be How the Word is Passed , by Clint Smith. The group is open to all and new members are welcome. Our Book Club meets generally on the last Monday of the…
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W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group
                        
                        
                            
                                Tue, November 25, 2025
                            
                            
                                4:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
                            
                        
                    
W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the leading intellectuals of his era was a revolutionary and a visionary who challenged his contemporaries and the status quo with his thoughts on race, racial inequality, empowerment, civil rights, and more. Join the W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group as we read, explore…
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Rainbow Parent Book Club: Momma Cusses
                        
                        
                            
                                Tue, November 25, 2025
                            
                            
                                5:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Fox Chase Library
                            
                        
                    
Rescheduled from September: Momma Cusses There are lots of experts out there who will tell you they have the magic recipe to raising perfect humans. Gwenna Laithland is not one of them. She’s one of us. Frustrated, overwhelmed, and exhausted. Her relatable representation of parenthood…
 
                             
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                