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DESCRIPTION:Discover new book titles and connect with like-minded readers 
 for animated in-person discussions..\nhttps://barrielibrary.libnet.info/ev
 ent/16909277
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Registration Required - Click the "Registe
 r" button to the left.</p>\n<p><br />Book Clubs are led by the community m
 embers that attend on a regular basis\, they select the monthly books in a
 dvance so everyone can read the same book title. This book club meets the 
 second Thursday of the month\,&nbsp\;from September through June (note: no
  meeting in December).</p>\n<p><br /><strong>Listed below are a few remind
 ers so everyone can enjoy the club:&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>The saf
 ety of our participants and staff is our top priority\, please review our 
 <a href="https://www.barrielibrary.ca/about-bpl/about-the-library/policies
 /patron-conduct-policy.pdf">Patron Conduct Policy</a></li>\n<li>Registrati
 on is required\, space is limited. If you cannot attend\, please cancel yo
 ur registration.</li>\n<li>All participants are encouraged to read the boo
 k\, if 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>Re
 member to stay on topic\, you invested the time to read the book\, so come
  prepared to discuss. There are no wrong or right interpretations of a boo
 k\, just different perspectives.</li>\n<li>Be gracious in your comments. I
 f you did not like the book\, be kind in your feedback. Contribute positiv
 ely and respectfully.</li>\n<li>Take turns\, give everyone a chance to sha
 re. Remember\, book clubs are discussion groups. Keep an open mind\, ready
  to discover new books and ideas.&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Respect the discussion 
 space\, be a good listener and don't engage in side conversations\, be sur
 e to mute your cell phones!</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Book Club Dates &amp\;
  Selections:</strong></p>\n<p>September 10\, 2026 - <a href="https://barri
 e.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1880118" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
 >Encampment: Resistance\, Grace and an Unhoused Community by Maggie Helwig
 </a></p>\n<p>October 8\, 2026 - Address Unknown by Katherine Kressman Tayl
 or</p>\n<p>November 12\, 2026 - <a href="https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/
 v2/record/S177C1770991" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Valley of the Birdt
 ail: an Indian Reserve\, a White Town and the Road to Reconciliation by An
 drew Sniderman &amp\; Douglas Sanderson</a>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>January 14\, 20
 27 - <a href="https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1704461" tar
 get="_blank" rel="noopener">The Illegal: a novel by Lawrence Hill</a></p>\
 n<p>February 11\, 2027 - <a href="https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/reco
 rd/S177C1821187" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Lion Women of Tehran: 
 a novel by Marjan Kamali</a></p>\n<p>March 11\, 2027 - <a href="https://ba
 rrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1843642" target="_blank" rel="noopen
 er">The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates</a></p>\n<p>April 8\, 2027 - <a href="
 https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1910708" target="_blank" r
 el="noopener">When Genocide Wasn't News: How Canadian Media Covered Up the
  Destruction of Gaza by Martin Lukacs\, Dania Majid and Jason Toney</a></p
 >\n<p>May 13\, 2027 - <a href="https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/
 S177C1843703" target="_blank" rel="noopener">At a Loss for Words: Conversa
 tion in the Age of Rage by Carol Off</a></p>\n<p>June 10\, 2027 - Book sel
 ection for next year&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><br />If you are unable to attend\, we
  ask that you cancel your registration or email <a href="mailto:AskUs@barr
 ielibrary.ca">AskUs@barrielibrary.ca</a></p>\n<p>Questions? Please call&nb
 sp\;705-728-1010&nbsp\;or email <a href="mailto:AskUs@barrielibrary.ca">As
 kUs@barrielibrary.ca</a></p>\n<p><br /><a href="https://form.simplesurvey.
 com/f/s.aspx?s=2c0fe9cf-e00c-4212-88e8-2dbce130a214&amp\;lang=EN"></a></p>
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