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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Registration Required</strong>&nbs
 p\;- Click the "Register" button to your left.</p>\n<p>Book Clubs are led 
 by the community members that attend on a regular basis\; they select the 
 monthly books in advance so everyone can read the same book title. This bo
 ok club meets at 7 PM on the second Thursday of each month from September 
 through May.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong>Listed below are a few reminders so e
 veryone can enjoy the club</strong>:&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration is
  required\, space is limited. If you cannot attend\, please cancel your re
 gistration.</li>\n<li>All participants are encouraged to read the book\, i
 f you don't like the style\, at least read the first few chapters and the 
 final chapter so you can participate in the discussions.</li>\n<li>Remembe
 r to stay on topic\, you invested the time to read the book\, so come prep
 ared to discuss. There are no wrong or right interpretations of a book ? j
 ust different perspectives.</li>\n<li>Be gracious in your comments. If you
  did not like the book\, be kind in your feedback. Contribute positively a
 nd respectfully.</li>\n<li>Take turns\, give everyone a chance to share. R
 emember\, book clubs are discussion groups. Keep an open mind\, ready to d
 iscover new books and ideas.</li>\n<li>Respect the discussion space\, be a
  good listener and don't engage in side conversations\, be sure to mute yo
 ur cell phones!</li>\n</ul>\n<hr />\n<p>Book Club Dates &amp\; Selections:
 </p>\n<p>September 11\, 2025 -&nbsp\;<a href="https://barrie.bibliocommons
 .com/v2/record/S177C1843610" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Who We Are
 : Four Questions for a Life and a Nation</em> by Murray Sinclair</a></p>\n
 <p>October 9\, 2025 -<em>&nbsp\;<a href="https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/
 v2/record/S177C1881127" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Remnants of 
 Partition 21 Objects From a Continent Divided by Aanchal Malhotra ">Remnan
 ts of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material History</a
 ></em><a href="https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1881127" ta
 rget="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Remnants of Partition 21 Objects From 
 a Continent Divided by Aanchal Malhotra "> by Aanchal Malhotra</a></p>\n<p
 >November 13\, 2025 -&nbsp\;<a href="https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/r
 ecord/S177C1817838" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Beneath the Surface
  of Things</em> by David Wade</a></p>\n<p>November 29\, 2025 - Write for R
 ights</p>\n<p>January 8\, 2026 -&nbsp\;<a href="https://barrie.bibliocommo
 ns.com/v2/record/S177C1772345" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Slee
 ping Car Porter</em> by Suzette Mayr</a></p>\n<p>February 12\, 2026 -&nbsp
 \;<a href="https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1881104" target
 ="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Tell Mother I'm in Paradise: Memoirs of a Pol
 itical Prisoner in El Salvador</em> by Ana Margarita Gasteazoro</a></p>\n<
 p>March 12\, 2026 -&nbsp\;<a href="https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/rec
 ord/S177C1854983" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Migrant Rain Fall
 s in Reverse: a Memoir</em> by Vinh Nguyen</a></p>\n<p>April 9\, 2026 -&nb
 sp\;<a href="https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1854917" targ
 et="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>One Day\, Everyone Will Have Always Been Ag
 ainst This</em> by Omar El Akkad</a></p>\n<p>May 14\, 2026 -<a href="https
 ://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1855026" target="_blank" rel="n
 oopener">&nbsp\;<em>Looking at Women Looking at War: a War and Justice Dia
 ry</em> by Victoria Amelina</a></p>\n<p>June 11\, 2026 - Planning session 
 for 2026-2027</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>If you are unable to attend\, we ask that y
 ou cancel your registration.</p>\n<p>Questions? Please call&nbsp\;705-728-
 1010&nbsp\;or email&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:askus@barrielibrary.ca">askus@ba
 rrielibrary.ca</a></p>\n<p>We want to improve\, to serve you better. Pleas
 e take a moment to complete our <a href="https://form.simplesurvey.com/f/s
 .aspx?s=2c0fe9cf-e00c-4212-88e8-2dbce130a214&amp\;lang=EN" target="_blank"
  rel="noopener">Program Evaluation Form</a>.</p>\n<hr />\n<p></p>\nhttps:/
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