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Bookends Book Group
2025-09-22 10:00:00 2025-09-22 11:00:00 America/New_York Bookends Book Group Featured Book: 'Of Time and Turtles' by Sy Montgomery Wilmington Memorial Library - Banda Room

Monday, September 22
10:00am - 11:00am

Add to Calendar 2025-09-22 10:00:00 2025-09-22 11:00:00 America/New_York Bookends Book Group Featured Book: 'Of Time and Turtles' by Sy Montgomery Wilmington Memorial Library - Banda Room

Featured Book: 'Of Time and Turtles' by Sy Montgomery

This book group discusses contemporary books, both fiction and non-fiction, led by Library Associate Rebecca Lowe. Copies of the book are available at the library.

Featured Book: Of Time and Turtles by Sy Montgomery

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Group |

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Wilmington Memorial Library
Phone: 978-658-2967
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Mon, Aug 25 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Aug 26 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Aug 27 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Thu, Aug 28 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Fri, Aug 29 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Aug 30 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 31 Closed
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Wilmington Memorial Library - Johnson Room
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Wilmington Memorial Library - Stewart Room
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Tue, Sep 02, 10:00am - 10:45am
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DnD 101 for Teens
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Slice & Dice - A Pizza and Table Top Game Night
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Playful Pathways: Parent Book Club
Wed, Sep 03, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Thu, Sep 04, 10:00am - 10:45am
Wilmington Memorial Library - Stewart Room
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Wilmington Memorial Library - Johnson Room
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Wilmington Memorial Library - Johnson Room
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Wed, Sep 17, 10:00am - 10:45am
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Wilmington Memorial Library - Banda Room
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Wilmington Memorial Library - Stewart Room
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Wilmington Memorial Library - Stewart Room
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Wilmington Memorial Library - Banda Room
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Wilmington Memorial Library - Johnson Room
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Bookends Book Group
Mon, Sep 22, 10:00am - 11:00am
Wilmington Memorial Library - Banda Room
Featured Book: 'Of Time and Turtles' by Sy Montgomery
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Mon, Sep 22, 10:00am - 10:45am
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