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Romance Book Group (Main)

Main Library, Teen Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

This month's book: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles Audience: Teens and Adults. If you read romance (or want to start), this group is for you! Reading Interests: This group will explore the burgeoning genre of contemporary romance. Example selections include: Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola and Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner. How to get the print book: Copies of the print book are set aside at the Main Library Q&A Desk on the ground floor. Visit the Main Library at 449 Broadway during service hours and a staff member can help you check out a copy. How to get the e-book or digital audiobook: This month’s book is available as an e-book through Libby and Hoopla, and as a digital audiobook through Libby. We'll meet in the Teen Room on the first floor of the Main Library. For more information, contact Susannah at sbtkacz@cambridgema.gov.

Brewery Book Club (Lamplighter)

You’re invited to our July Brewery Book Club, where Lamplighter and the Cambridge Public Library team up to highlight contemporary works from marginalized voices while having a beer. This month we’ll read Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debates by Katie Barnes. Copies of the book are available at the Main Library in Cambridge, at 449 Broadway. The ebook can be borrowed through the Libby app. We’ll gather in the Lamplighter back taproom to discuss the book, what we learned from it, what we found ourselves touched by, and all other thoughts. Register here

Adult Book Group (O'Connell)

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

July selection: Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder Reading Interests: We read mostly contemporary fiction and non-fiction, with forays into older works and classics. Past selections include Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, and An Immense World by Ed Yong. How to get the print book: Copies of the book are set aside at the O'Connell Branch. Visit during open hours and a staff member can help you check out a copy. Click here for O'Connell Branch Hours. How to get the ebook or digital audiobook: This month’s book is available as an ebook or digital audiobook through Libby. This book group meets in person at the O'Connell Branch. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration is needed; drop-ins are welcome! For more information call 617-349-4019 or email Abby at aclinger@cambridgema.gov.

Central Square Book Club Book Talk (Central Square)

Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139

Join the new Central Square Book Club! For our first meeting, instead of all reading the same book, we'll be sharing our recent favorite reads with an emphasis on contemporary adult fiction and discussing personal reading highlights from the last few years. If you're a book lover, this group is for you!