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Long Story Short

Short-Story Book Club
2023-04-29 14:00:00 2023-04-29 16:00:00 America/New_York Long Story Short Southwest Neighborhood Library - Conference Room 1 (2-8 Person Capacity)

Saturday, April 29
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-04-29 14:00:00 2023-04-29 16:00:00 America/New_York Long Story Short When you're too busy to commit to a whole book. Enjoy a short-story. Southwest Neighborhood Library - Conference Room 1 (2-8 Person Capacity)

Southwest Neighborhood Library

Conference Room 1 (2-8 Person Capacity)

When you're too busy to commit to a whole book. Enjoy a short-story.

Join us on Saturdays for the Long Story Short: Short-Story Book Club. When you love to read, but you just don't have the time to read the whole book. This is the book club for you. Read the story ahead of the club or listen and read along at the book club. For the month of April, we will start with American Classic stories.

April 1st - The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

April 15th - The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

April 29th - The Cactus by O. Henry

May 13th - The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Club |

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Southwest Neighborhood Library
southwestlibrary@dc.gov
Phone: (202) 724-4298
Hours
We're closed Monday May 29 due to Memorial Day
Mon, May 29 Closed
(Memorial Day)
Tue, May 30 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, May 31 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jun 01 1:00PM to 9:00PM
Fri, Jun 02 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jun 03 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jun 04 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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Sat, Jun 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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