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The Scarlet Sisters

Read-alikes: The Scarlet Sisters: Sex, Suffrage, and Scandal in the Gilded Age

If you enjoyed reading The Scarlet Sisters: Sex, Suffrage, and Scandal in the Gilded Age by Myra Macpherson

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A Right to the City

Page Turner Thursday Presents: Mayor For Life

In celebration of DC Public Library "A Right to the City" campaign.  The Anacostia Neighborhood Library will read Mayor For Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry, Jr.  written by Marion Barry, Jr. and Omar Tyree.  A blurb from the book jacket reads, "Marion Barry four-term mayor of Washington, D.C.

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The Pride and Prejudice Book Club: Truths Universally Acknowledged

Over 200 years old, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is one of the most beloved novels in the English language. The first line of the novel, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife," sets up our expectations and the plot immediately, and we know that there will be some single, well-off men who will fall in love. Or marry, at the least.

Shakespeare

The Shakespeare Society

Please note: The last two readings, dates, and locations of the Shakespeare Society have changed to the following: Tuesday, July 16 | Macbeth Discussion location: West End Neighborhood Library, 2301 L St NW Tuesday, August 20 | Titus Andronicus Discussion location: Ris DC, 2275 L St NW For more information, please contact My Nguyen at my.nguyen@dc.gov

Plato

The Plato Project

West End Neighborhood Library's Plato Project aims to read and discuss a variety of Platonic dialogues. This is a discussion-based group and there is no preferred translation. The West End Neighborhood Library's adult services librarian will facilitate these discussions. We meet on the first Tuesday* of every month until Oct. 1, 2019. The full reading list is as follows: *In observance of New Year's Day, which falls on a Tuesday, we will meet for January's discussion on January 8. Dec. 4 | The Apology

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My Sisters' Keeper

Teen Book Club

Sisters!  Come to the Anacostia Library to read and discuss a great book. Our book club will meet the first and third Wednesday of every month at 4:30 p.m. to discuss chapters and have free talk. Teen girls. ages 15-17, will have an outlet to talk and express themselves in a comfortable environment with their peers. Light refreshments will be provided. The goal of the book club is to encourage self-love, build confidence and healthy relationships.   

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Cleveland Park Mystery Book Club

July Selection

  Join us on Thursday, July 5 to discuss Matthew Sullivan's Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore which Kirkus described as, "An intriguingly dark, twisty story and eccentric characters make this book a standout."

Age of Ambition by Evan Osnos

The Age of Ambition by Evan Osnos

Southwest Library book discussion, Sat., July 28 at 1:30 p.m.

You are cordially invited to attend the Southwest Library book discussion at 1:30 p.m. on Sat., July 28.  This month's title, The Age of Ambition by Evan Osnos, winner of the 2014 National Book Award, offers a dramatic portrayal of life in contemporary China, one of the most rapidly evolving societies in the world today.

Latino Americans by Ray Suarez

Latino Americans by Ray Suarez

Southwest Library book discussion, 1:30 p.m., Sat., Sept. 29

You are cordially invited to attend the Southwest Library book discussion at 1:30 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 29.  Copies of this month's selection, Latino Americans by Ray Suarez, are available at the information desk.

The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee

"The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Southwest Library Book Discussion

You are cordially invited to attend the Southwest Library Book Discussion on Saturday, June 30, at 1:30 p.m. Copies of this month's title, The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee, are available at the Information Desk.

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