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OCFPL Book Club - January

  We started this year's book club with The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo  by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Overall, we enjoyed the book. A book about an actress from old Hollywood fame who wanted to tell her story, on her terms, in her own fashion. Evelyn reaches out to magazine writer Monique Grant, not to write an article but to be the sole author of her biography. Through the storytelling, we learn about love, loss, hopes, desires, and so much more. We discussed how the character Evelyn was a feminist. We enjoyed how in tune the book to is the lure of old Hollywood with the modern tales of the scandalous nature that is today's Hollywood. With a few twists and turns here and there, this novel is one we quite enjoyed. If you would like a copy of the book, follow the link below: https://oceancity.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1437457153    If you want to join us for future discussions, we meet via Zoom on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Join us on Feb. 17th as we discuss Washington Black

Happy New Year 2021!

 Happy New Year everyone! We hope you are all doing well and keeping safe.  We start off the new year with a new pep in our step, too many books to read, movies to get lost in, trivia nights, all that and more.  Is your goal for 2021 to read more books?  The OCFPL Book Club is a great place to join a lively discussion with a great group of people to discuss the Book of the Month. Visit  https://www.oceancitylibrary.org/events/ocfpl-virtual-book-club-0 for more information.     How about challenge yourself to step outside the box and do a reading challenge instead.  Check our Book Riot's Reading Lists and Challenges   https://bookriot.com/2021-reading-lists/ Don't forget to visit our webpage to learn about current events we have plan for the year.  A quick peek for the year: An Evening with Debbie Macomber - A live discussion with the author and Q&A - Jan. 29th.  -  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oHgn6RIDQUCyuIwdkZRjSA   Trivia Night -   Hosted monthly via Zoom