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Literary Tea

Classics Book Club
2026-10-01 18:00:00 2026-10-01 19:00:00 America/New_York Literary Tea Do you have a list of classics you "always meant to read"? Join us to discuss the great works while sipping tea like true ladies and gentlemen. Click for more info. Catherine Dickson Hofman Branch - Meeting Room

Thursday, October 01
6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Do you have a list of classics you "always meant to read"? Join us to discuss the great works while sipping tea like true ladies and gentlemen. Click for more info.

Do you have a list of classics you "always meant to read"? Join us to discuss the great works while sipping tea like true ladies and gentlemen. Light refreshments will be provided. Books for the first month will be put on the Holds Shelf for registered participants. Books will then be distributed at each meeting for the next month’s discussion.


In this 6-month session (October 2026 – March 2027), we’ll be reading and discussing the following books:
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

 
Session Dates:
October 1st
October 29th
December 3rd
January 7th
February 4th
March 4th


Note: This group will not meet in November and will instead meet twice in October. Book list is subject to change based on availability of copies in the library system.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Club |

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Catherine Dickson Hofman Branch
Phone: 908-818-1280
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Fri, Aug 28 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 29 9:00AM to 4:00PM
Sun, Aug 30 Closed
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The Catherine Dickson Hofman Branch is located in Blairstown on Lambert Rd. off of Rte. 94. The branch offers a children’s area, public computers, and a large public meeting room.

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