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#BroaderBookshelf 2023 - Technology (Business)

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge prompt "read a fiction or nonfiction book about technology". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2023 - Books Written by Japanese Authors

Fulfill the "Read a book written by an author of Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese descent" prompt with these titles. This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 reading challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2023 - Books Written by Vietnamese Authors

Fulfill the "Read a book written by an author of Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese descent" prompt with these titles. This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 reading challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2023 - Books Written by Korean Authors

Fulfill the "Read a book written by an author of Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese descent" prompt with these titles. This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 reading challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2023 - Books Written by Asian Authors

Fulfill the "Read a book written by an author of Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese descent" prompt with these titles. This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 reading challenge. Find more lists here.
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Tween Books for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The United Nations observes January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day as it's the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Six million Jews died through systemic persecution under the Nazi regime 1933-1945. Now more than ever, it's crucial to talk to kids about important events in history. Check out these books for kids aged 9+ for age appropriate fiction and nonfiction books about the Holocaust. Visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website for more information: https://www.ushmm.org/
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#BroaderBookshelf 2023 - Technology (Artificial Intelligence)

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge prompt "read a fiction or nonfiction book about technology". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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Cozy Fantasy

Looking for a low-stakes and comforting book? A cozy fantasy may be just what you're looking for. Featuring goodhearted characters, supportive friends, magical elements, and often even found family, cozy fantasies are a great palate cleanser between epic fantasy reads, or just when you are looking for a heart-warming book to curl up with.
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Books & Biscuits

What could be better for our biscuit-loving bibliophiles than reading recommendations that pair perfectly with your favorite Rambo's Fat Cat menu items?
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Be Business Smart: How to Pitch Your Business

If you are a small business owner and don't already have an elevator pitch for your business, you should! "An elevator pitch sums up the unique aspects of your business or personal brand and gets a conversation started." --Adam Uzialko, Business News Daily, 6/29/2022

Jun 26 6:00 p.m.

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Vista Book Group

Join us for a book group discussion of this month’s title, Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March

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May 22 6:00 p.m.

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Vista Book Group

Join us for a book group discussion of this month’s title, Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

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#BroaderBookshelf 2023 - Technology (History)

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge prompt "read a fiction or nonfiction book about technology". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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R.I.P. David Crosby

David Crosby (1941-2023) was a singer, songwriter and guitarist who was best known as a member of the supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (and sometimes Young). He was also a founding member of the Byrds. He was twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with both of these groups.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2023 - Poetry After 2003 - Award Winning Authors

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge prompt "read a collection of poetry published since 2003". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2023 - Poetry After 2003 - Prosaic & Poetic

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge prompt "read a collection of poetry published since 2003". (These titles are by authors who write novels and articles in addition to poetry). This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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Giving Horror a Chance

I am not a fan of Horror books--psychological, thriller, slasher--essentially anything with even a remotely scary feel has me quaking in my ballet flats. Which is why I was shocked to find myself literally hanging on to every word during Stephen Graham Jones' recent visit to Richland Library.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2023 - Poetry After 2003 - Translations

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge prompt "read a collection of poetry published since 2003". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2023 - Poetry After 2003 - Debut Titles

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge prompt "read a collection of poetry published since 2003". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2023 - Poetry After 2003 - More than 100 pages

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge prompt "read a collection of poetry published since 2003". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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Ring Shout - A Review

I ain’t no scared girl no more. I hunt monsters—they don’t hunt me. So now I’m about to do something real brave or stupid.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2023 - Poetry After 2003 - Collections

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge prompt "read a collection of poetry published since 2003". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2023 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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Make New Friends, But Keep the Old

Making new friends as an adult can be intimidating, but the library is the perfect place to get started. With books offering tips of the trade and numerous events at which to meet new people, you'll have grown your social circle and confidants in no time.
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What's your resolution?

No matter what your resolutions are for the new year, we hope that the library can play a part in helping you achieve your goals.
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Top Checkouts of 2022

2022 was chock-full of throwback picks from old favorites, a swath of romance and thrillers, and some pretty solid streaming queues for all ages. Here's a look at the top 10 books, movies, and songs by age group and format.
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New Business Books

Notable new titles include Walt Bogdanich’s When McKinsey Comes to Town, about the influential and controversial consulting firm known for the draconian measures it often recommends to its client businesses, and Gary Rivlin’s Saving Main Street, about the re
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Money Goals For The New Year

There are a lot of financial websites and blogs about New Year’s money resolutions. What do people actually want to accomplish, though?
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New Superhero Comics of 2022

This year saw its share of fresh superhero stories. Each of these titles could be the jumping-on point that delivers you into a larger universe of heroes and villains or brings you closer to a familiar favorite. Who will you meet next?
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#FinLit Reviews Booklist

The months of #FinLit Book Review blog posts are adding up. Here is a handy list of all of the fiction and nonfiction reviewed for their financial literacy value on the Richland Library blog.
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New in Science

Among the latest science titles are two from award-winning authors whose books regularly appear on the nonfiction best-seller lists. Unlike most previous books on Covid-19, which have focused on the medical drama of the pandemic, David Quammen’s Breathless takes a purely scientific perspective on the struggle to understand the virus. Siddhartha Mukherjee’s
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New in Biography and Memoir

New and noteworthy titles include You Don’t Know What War Is, the diary of twelve-year-old Yeva Skalietska, who had to flee Ukraine with her grandmother at the outset of the current war, and Neil Baldwin's Martha Graham: When Dance Became Modern.&nbsp
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Holiday Lights on Main Street

From 1927 until the 1970s lights and Christmas decorations went up on Main Street to mark the holiday season.
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Under the Mistletoe

It's the most wonderful time of year to cozy up with a holiday romance. So grab your blanket, a cup of hot cocoa, and your mistletoe and get ready to count down to the holidays wtih these festive reads.
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Noirvember: Film Noir Around The World

Welcome to Noirvember! Can you feel the shadows growing around you? Film noir is a movie genre known for its cynical and existential characters and situations. You will often find corruption, organized crime, femme fatales, paranoia, and antiheroes, and the endings are rarely happy or just. Each entry on this list represents a take on film noir or has elements of noir, and comes from a different country. This sampling includes crime thrillers and murder mysteries alongside sci-fi and dreamlike elements.
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Tech Recs

It's no surprise that IT careers are booming, and keeping up with the latest and most marketable qualifications is crucial for those looking to re-skill, upskill or explore a new profession.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Humorous Fiction with Character Name

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge prompt "read a book with the character's name in the title". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Teen with Character Names

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge prompt "read a book with the character's name in the title". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Romance with Character Name

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge prompt "read a book with the character's name in the title". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Historical Fiction with Character Name

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge prompt "read a book with the character's name in the title". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Fiction with Character Name

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge prompt "read a book with the character's name in the title". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Mystery/Thrillers with Character Name

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge prompt "read a book with the character's name in the title". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Classics with Character Name

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge prompt "read a book with the character's name in the title". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Literary Fiction with Character Names

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge prompt "read a book with the character's name in the title". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Nonfiction with Character Names

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge prompt "read a book with the character's name in the title". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Fantasy/Sci-Fi with Character Names

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge prompt "read a book with the character's name in the title". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Horror with Character Names

Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge prompt "read a book with the character's name in the title". This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
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Cyanotype: Create with Light and Shadow

Recognizable by their monochromatic, intense blue backgrounds, cyanotype is an early photographic process that provides an accessible introduction to early photography.

Dec 05 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Nov 07 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Oct 03 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Sep 05 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Aug 01 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Jul 04 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Jun 06 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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May 02 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Apr 04 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Mar 07 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Feb 07 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Jan 03 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Dec 06 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Nov 01 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Oct 04 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Sep 06 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Aug 02 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Jul 05 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Jun 07 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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May 03 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Apr 05 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Mar 01 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Feb 01 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Jan 04 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Dec 07 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Nov 02 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Oct 05 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Sep 07 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Aug 03 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Jul 06 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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Jun 01 6:30 p.m.

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Kanopy Club

Every first Thursday of the month, we’ll talk about a new film and at the end of each meeting we will pick our next film to discuss for our next monthly meeting.

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