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Adult Book Club - Secret Santa
2025-12-16 18:00:00 2025-12-16 19:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club - Secret Santa We pick the genre, you pick the book. Every month a different genre or topic will be featured and we discuss all the different books selected by our members that month. Leamington Branch -

Tuesday, December 16
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-12-16 18:00:00 2025-12-16 19:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club - Secret Santa We pick the genre, you pick the book. Every month a different genre or topic will be featured and we discuss all the different books selected by our members that month. Leamington Branch -

We pick the genre, you pick the book. Every month a different genre or topic will be featured and we discuss all the different books selected by our members that month.

We pick the genre, you pick the book.

Every month a different genre or topic will be featured and we discuss all the different books selected by our members that month.

This month's theme: Secret Santa 

**You must have attended the previous meeting to get your Secret Santa book choice.**

Register online or at the library.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Bookclub |

Leamington Branch
leabranch@essexcountylibrary.ca
Phone: 226-946-1529 x460
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