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Tween Book Club (Valente)

Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02141

Join us for a book discussion and hang out with friends each month as we read books from all genres that appeal to middle schoolers. This group is for kids ages 11 to 14. Registration is required. For questions, contact mfrench@cambridgema.gov. This month we're reading Like A Charm by Elle McNicoll (Random House, 2022). Copies of the book are available at the Valente Branch Library. Refreshments will be provided.

Graphics Are Great! Book Group (O'Connell/Virtual)

O'Connell Branch, 48 Sixth St., Cambridge, MA 02141

Our monthly "Graphics Are Great!" book group is for kids aged 8-12. Check out a copy of the book beforehand, or download it from the Libby app. Our April book is Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel by Rick Riordan and Robert Venditti. This book group will meet virtually and in person at the O'Connell Branch. Please register below if you would like to attend virtually. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event. Need a laptop or hotspot to participate? Call the O'Connell Branch at 617-349-4019. For questions about the "Graphics Are Great!" Book Club, please email cmeisler@cambridgema.gov.

Collins Branch Book Group (Collins)

Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138

April Selection: Letter to a Stranger: Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us by Colleen Kinder. Reading interests: This group enjoys fiction and nonfiction titles from a variety of authors, genres, and decades. Previous selections include: Every Day is for the Thief by Teju Cole, The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali, and Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan. Print copies are available at the Collins Branch during library hours. For more information, contact Lucy at lflamm@cambridgema.gov.

Great Books Book Group (Main/Virtual)

Main Library, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

This week's selection: Hurston, "The Gilded Six-Bits," Wright, "Eight Men," Ellison, "Flying Home" Reading Interests: We concentrate on Great Books in the following areas: a long novel over the summer, two sections of poetry and short stories, a book of the Bible, a Shakespeare play, an ancient and modern drama, a work of science, a smaller work of fiction, an even smaller work of fiction, and a rotating mix of politics, philosophy, and religion. Authors read in the past five years include Dickens, Keats and Yeats, O'Connor and Munro, Ecclesiastes, Sophocles and August Wilson, Darwin, Austen, Duras, The Federalist Papers, and Arendt. How to get the print book: Copies of the reading are set aside at the Main Library. Visit the Main Library at 449 Broadway during current service hours and a staff member can help you get a copy. How to register: Registration is required. Click the registration link below to register. This is a hybrid event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event. For more information, contact Drew Griffin (dgriffin@cambridgema.gov)

Cookbook Book Group (Collins)

Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138

May Selection: Bring It! Tried and True Recipes for Potlucks and Casual Entertaining by Ali Rosen or Modern Potluck by Kristin Donnelly. Join friends and neighbors for a potluck! Try a recipe and bring your results or thoughts to share and discuss with other cooks. All experience levels welcome! No need to bring a dish to join. This event will take place at the Collins Branch (64 Aberdeen Avenue). For more information contact Lucy at LFlamm@CambridgeMA.gov or call 617-349-4021.

Magic Tree House Book Group (O'Connell/Virtual)

O'Connell Branch, 48 Sixth St., Cambridge, MA 02141

Our Magic Tree House book group for kids ages 5-10 meets the first Friday of the month. Check out a copy of the book beforehand, or download it from the Libby app. Our May book is High Tide in Hawaii. This book group will meet virtually and in person at the O'Connell Branch. Please register below if you would like to attend virtually. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event. Need a laptop or hotspot to participate? Call the O'Connell Branch at 617-349-4019. For questions about the Magic Tree House Book Club, please email cmeisler@cambridgema.gov.