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Silent Reading Party
2026-05-17 11:00:00 2026-05-17 12:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Silent Reading Party Quiet/silent book club for people who enjoy quiet reading. Bob Lucas Memorial Library and Literacy Center - Bob Lucas Reading Court

Sunday, May 17
11:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-05-17 11:00:00 2026-05-17 12:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Silent Reading Party Quiet/silent book club for people who enjoy quiet reading. Bob Lucas Memorial Library and Literacy Center - Bob Lucas Reading Court

Quiet/silent book club for people who enjoy quiet reading.

Silent Reading Party

Join us at the Bob Lucas Library, Sunday, May 17 for our Silent Reading party. We provide the space for you to catch up on your TBR list in quiet solitude. Spend 45 minutes reading alongside other community members in our lovely Reading Garden and for the last 15 minutes, you can choose (or not) to share what you just read.

AGE GROUP: | Adults: 19 or older |

EVENT TYPE: | Outdoors | Book Clubs |

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Bob Lucas Memorial Library and Literacy Center
Phone: (626) 798-8338
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