Book discussions begin today

The North Olympic Library System’s Second Saturday Book Discussion Groups begin today.

Meetings are both in person and online.

The Second Saturday group will meet in person at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., and the Wednesday Evening group will meet in person at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., while other groups meet on Zoom.

Registration is not required.

Learn more and access Zoom links at nols.org/book-groups (or call or visit the library for assistance).

All are welcome – join every month or just drop in.

Paperback copies of the titles will be available for pick up any time after the current month’s discussions on a first-come, first-served basis.

Copies in other formats such as large print, book on CD and eBook may also be available to request through the NOLS catalog.

The July 2023 Book Discussion schedule includes:

• 2nd Saturday Book Discussion Group: “The Sentence by Louise Erdrich,” 3 p.m. today at the Sequim Library; paperback copies available at Sequim Library .

• 2nd Tuesday Book Discussion Group: “Angle of Repose,” by Wallace Stegner, 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 11, on Zoom; paperback copies available at the Port Angeles Library.

• Novel Conversations Book Discussion Group: “The Elegance of the Hedgehog,” by Muriel Barbery, 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, on Zoom; paperback copies available at Sequim Library.

• Wednesday Evening Book Discussion Group: “Entangled Life,” by Merlin Sheldrake, 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, in the Carver Room at the Port Angeles Library; paperback copies available at Port Angeles Library.

This program is supported by a donation made in memory of Sally Albiso, the Friends of Sequim Library and the Port Angeles Friends of the Library.

For more information about this and other library programs, visit nols.org, call 360-417-8500 or email to discover@nols.org.

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