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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.  Our 2010 selection was Chris Cleave's Little Bee. Suggestions for our 2011 selection are being solicited now until May 30 at www.smpl.org/cwr.

FAIRVIEW BRANCH LITERATURE GROUP

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

September 11: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
October 9: Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz
November 13: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
December 11: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontė

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.

September 15:
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles
October 20: Superfreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

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.

September 8: Ill Wind by Nevada Barr
October 13: Havana Bay by Martin Cruz Smith

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.

October 2
: Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
November 6: Crazy For The Storm by Norman Ollestad

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).

September 20: A History of God by Karen Armstrong
October 18: How To Be Good by Nick Hornby

 

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