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  Book Groups 
CITYWIDE READS PROGRAM

The Citywide Reads program encourages people who live, work in or visit Santa Monica to read the same book and come together to discuss it in book clubs and other special events held citywide.  The 2010 selection is Chris Cleave's Little Bee. Visit the Citywide Reads page at www.smpl.org/cwr for more information.

FAIRVIEW BRANCH LITERATURE GROUP

Meets the second Saturday of every month at 11:00 a.m. in the community room, 2101 Ocean Park Boulevard.

February 13: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
March 13: Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
April 10: Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

MONTANA AVENUE BRANCH BOOK GROUP

Discusses both fiction and nonfiction and meets the third Wednesday of the month, at 7:00 p.m. in the community room, 1704 Montana Avenue.

February 17:
Little Bee by Chris Cleave

MONTANA MYSTERY BOOK GROUP

Discusses mysteries and thrillers and meets the second Wednesday of the month, at 7:00 p.m. in the community room, 1704 Montana Avenue.


February 10: The Murder Room by P.D. James
March 10: Off - Join us this evening at Main Library for a Mystery Author Panel - "Murder Most British"

OCEAN PARK BRANCH BOOK GROUP

Meets the first Saturday of the month at 11:00 a.m. in the downstairs community room, 2601 Main Street.

February 6
: March by Geraldine Brooks
March 6: Little Bee by Chris Cleave

MEETUP BOOK GROUP

Meets the third Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library's Community Meeting Room (second floor).

February 17: Little Bee by Chris Cleave

 

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