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Oct 10 2:00 p.m.

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Merchantville

(A) Booked 📖 for the Weekend

Welcome to Booked for the Weekend, a new silent book club for adults. We will start each meeting with time to chat with other readers, then spend an hour quietly reading the book of your choosing. Bring your favorite mug and enjoy a hot beverage. Registration is not required, but registrants will receive event reminders and notices about cancellations.

Event Type(s):

Book Chat

Audience(s):

Adult

Oct 14 7:00 p.m.

Event
Voorhees

(A) Community Reentry Book Club

This group is a partnership between the library and the Camden County Reentry Committee. We read and discuss books by and about individuals who have been impacted by time incarcerated in jails, prisons, or detention, as well as books about the history, politics, and geography of systems of incarceration.

This month we'll begin our discussion of Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison by Leslie Soble, Alex Busansky, and Aishatu R. Yusuf.

Copies to keep will be available (first come, first served).

Event Type(s):

Book Chat, Community Connection

Audience(s):

Adult, Senior

Oct 19 7:00 p.m.

Event
Virtual

(A) Tired Eyes Book Club

(A) The Tired Eyes book club meets virtually on the second Monday of every month. We alternate reading Fiction and Non-Fiction works.
This month's Tired Eyes Book Club pick is Nexus : a brief history of information networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari (2024).

Event Type(s):

Book Chat

Audience(s):

Adult, Senior

Oct 20 7:00 p.m.

Event
Virtual

(A) Real Life Reads Book Club

A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst

This is a virtual book discussion. Zoom invitations will be sent on the afternoon of the book club.

Please join our long time group of regulars in lively discussions of real life events.

Event Type(s):

Book Chat

Audience(s):

Adult

Oct 21 7:00 p.m.

Event
South County

(A) South County Book Club

Please join us for a discussion of Venco by Cheire Dimaline. From NoveList: "Lucky St. James, a young Métis woman who lives with her grandmother, Stella, in Toronto's East End, and has no idea she's a witch. Until Lucky's chance discovery of a silver spoon in a secret passageway leads her to VenCo, a corporate entity that serves as a front for a coven." This title is available as a physical book from the library.


South County Book Club meets every six weeks and reads a variety of fantasy, gothic, sci-fi, and horror titles.

Event Type(s):

Book Chat, Community Connection

Audience(s):

Adult, Senior

Oct 24 2:30 p.m.

Event
Merchantville

(K) Early Chapter Book Club

Grades K-2, with a caregiver. Join Mr. Tate for a monthly book club! Each session will start with a guided discussion of that month's book, followed by a themed activity or craft, and a snack. This month's book is Eerie Elementary: The School Is Alive! by Jack Chabert. Registration opens on September 26. After registering, you can pick up your book from the Merchantville Public Library anytime during open hours (if you would like to pick up your book from a different branch, please reach out to Mr. Tate by email). Registration is required.

Starting in September, Early Chapter Book Club will be meeting on the last Saturday of the month at 2:30pm (October's meeting will be on 10/24 due to Halloween).

Event Type(s):

Arts and Crafts, Book Chat

Audience(s):

Children, School age children, PreK-Kindergarten, Elementary

Oct 31 11:00 a.m.

Event
Voorhees

(A) Booked for the Weekend

Adults.

Welcome to Booked for the Weekend, the Voorhees Library's new silent book club. We will start each meeting with time to chat with other readers, then spend an hour quietly reading the book of your choosing. Bring your favorite mug and enjoy a hot beverage. Registration encouraged, but not required.

Event Type(s):

Book Chat

Audience(s):

Adult

Nov 05 4:00 p.m.

Event
Voorhees

(T) Epic Reads Squad

Calling all 3rd–5th graders! Join Epic Reads Squad—the ultimate book squad where stories turn into adventures. Each meeting, we’ll dive into an awesome book, share our thoughts, and then keep the fun going with a themed activity inspired by the story.

📖 This Meeting’s Pick: Wednesday Wilson Looks on the Fright Side by Bree Galbraith

✅ Important: Keep an eye out for an email notification that your book is ready to be picked up from the Voorhees Library Youth Services Department. Please read the book ahead of time and come ready to discuss!

✨ Bonus: Kids who attend this meeting will get priority registration for the next one!

The squad meets every other month, so don’t miss out—each session is an epic experience! Registration opens October 3.

Event Type(s):

Book Chat

Audience(s):

Tweens
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