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English Coffee and Conversations
Thursday, December 07, 2023
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Build English skills in a relaxed, friendly environment, meet other English learners, and practice speaking and listening skills in small groups. Discussions are led by a native English speaker, and all skill levels are welcome to come. This is a virtual program that will be held using the Microsoft Teams platform
Join on your computer or mobile app
Saturday Conversations Classes
Saturday, December 09, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Come join our conversation groups! Meet new people and practice your english speaking skills
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Advanced ESL Reading and Discussion Group
Saturday, December 09, 2023
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join us every Saturday from 2pm to 4pm to practice reading/speaking English and building new vocabulary in a casual friendly environment. Each attendee is welcome to read a page from the suggested book aloud. Questions and discussion will follow. We would love to see you there!!
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Randolph Readers Book Club
Monday, December 11, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Join the Randolph Readers as they discuss their latest book and share reading recommendations.
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East Shelby Book Lover Club Annual Christmas Luncheon
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
East Shelby Book Lovers Club will meet on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, @ 12 noon. We are having our Annual Christmas 
Luncheon. We'll meet at Olive Garden (7778 Winchester Rd, Memphis, TN 38125).
Everyone is welcome to bring a $5-$7
ornament to exchange, but it is not mandatory. Everyone will be responsible for their own lunch. Also, feel free to bring a friend if you like. The more the merrier
. Call 901-415-2767 to sign-up
. (For ages 18 & up)
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Luncheon. We'll meet at Olive Garden (7778 Winchester Rd, Memphis, TN 38125).Everyone is welcome to bring a $5-$7
ornament to exchange, but it is not mandatory. Everyone will be responsible for their own lunch. Also, feel free to bring a friend if you like. The more the merrier. Call 901-415-2767 to sign-up. (For ages 18 & up)
Homeschool Bookclub
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Come to the Cordova Library for the Homeschool Bookclub. Share a book, interact with discussion, make a related craft activity. This month, Fudge-a-mania by Judy Blume. Copies of the book are available at the Check-out desk. For all ages and no registration is needed.
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Bingo and Books for Seniors
Thursday, December 14, 2023
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join Frayser Library and Cynthia Hailey from MLGW for an engaging Bingo game night for our senior community. Whether you're a seasoned Bingo pro or new to the game, everyone is welcome to join in the fun!
English Coffee and Conversations
Thursday, December 14, 2023
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Build English skills in a relaxed, friendly environment, meet other English learners, and practice speaking and listening skills in small groups. Discussions are led by a native English speaker, and all skill levels are welcome to come. This is a virtual program that will be held using the Microsoft Teams platform
Join on your computer or mobile app
Saturday Conversations Classes
Saturday, December 16, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Come join our conversation groups! Meet new people and practice your english speaking skills
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Advanced ESL Reading and Discussion Group
Saturday, December 16, 2023
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join us every Saturday from 2pm to 4pm to practice reading/speaking English and building new vocabulary in a casual friendly environment. Each attendee is welcome to read a page from the suggested book aloud. Questions and discussion will follow. We would love to see you there!!
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I Read That Movie @ the Library: THE PRINCESS BRIDE (by William Goldman)
Saturday, December 16, 2023
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Our popular "page-to-screen" book club, I Read That Movie @ the Library, continues this month with another early meeting due to the holidays
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For December, we are reading the 1973 one-of-a-kind novel The Princess Bride by the novelist and screenwriter William Goldman, although it is presented as Goldman's abridged "Good Parts" version of a longer work by the fictitious author S. Morgenstern. The whimsical book combines elements of numerous genres, such as comedy, adventure, fantasy and romance, as it tells the fairy tale-like story of Westley, a poor farm boy, and Buttercup, a young farm maiden, who are determined to make true love prevail over the efforts of the nefarious forces that would seek to thwart it.
Copies of the book will be available at the Humanities Desk on the 2nd Floor of the Central Library, as well as other locations in the MPL system.
Participants are invited to read the book, then come for a screening of the 1987 film adaptation directed by Rob Reiner from a screenplay written by Goldman himself, and featuring memorable performances from a number of great actors, which has become something of a cult classic and was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry. The screening will take place on December 16 at 2:00 p.m. in Meeting Room A, followed by a discussion about the book and the movie.
Even if you don't have the opportunity to read the book, you are welcome to join us to watch the movie and participate in the conversation!
NovelSpeak
Thursday, December 21, 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
NovelSpeak is a different kind of book club. Instead of the members all reading the same title, we focus on sharing and discussing what individual titles we have read. It doesn't matter if the books are fiction or nonfiction just as long as you're willing to talk about them.
Join us. We meet every other month and always have lively discussions.
Saturday Conversations Classes
Saturday, December 23, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Come join our conversation groups! Meet new people and practice your english speaking skills
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Advanced ESL Reading and Discussion Group
Saturday, December 23, 2023
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join us every Saturday from 2pm to 4pm to practice reading/speaking English and building new vocabulary in a casual friendly environment. Each attendee is welcome to read a page from the suggested book aloud. Questions and discussion will follow. We would love to see you there!!
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Mystery Book Club
Thursday, December 28, 2023
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Are you a lover of whodunnits? Join us for our Mystery Book Club, every fourth Thursday at 10:30am, in Meeting Room B at the Cordova Library.
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Books for 2023:
August: The Crossing Places, by Elly Griffiths
September: Sometime People Die, by Simon Stephenson
Oct. 26 – Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, by Benjamin Stevenson
Nov. 30 – The Girls in the Garden, by Lisa Jewell (possible change)
Dec 28 – And Only to Deceive, by Tasha Alexander
Nov. 30 – The Girls in the Garden, by Lisa Jewell (possible change)
Dec 28 – And Only to Deceive, by Tasha Alexander
Saturday Conversations Classes
Saturday, December 30, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Come join our conversation groups! Meet new people and practice your english speaking skills
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Advanced ESL Reading and Discussion Group
Saturday, December 30, 2023
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join us every Saturday from 2pm to 4pm to practice reading/speaking English and building new vocabulary in a casual friendly environment. Each attendee is welcome to read a page from the suggested book aloud. Questions and discussion will follow. We would love to see you there!!
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