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Adult Book Discussion

2026-07-07 10:30:00 2026-07-07 11:30:00 America/Chicago Adult Book Discussion ************************************************************************ Elk Grove Village Public Library - Lee Maternowski Meeting Room C

Tuesday, July 07
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2026-07-07 10:30:00 2026-07-07 11:30:00 America/Chicago Adult Book Discussion ************************************************************************ Elk Grove Village Public Library - Lee Maternowski Meeting Room C

Elk Grove Village Public Library

Lee Maternowski Meeting Room C

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The group will be reading Culpability by Bruce Holsinger.

Please contact Chris at bookclub@egvpl.org or 847-725-2160 for more information or if you need a copy of the book.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion |

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