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SUMMARY:Book Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 2025-2026</span></span></h3><h4 style="text-align: center;"><strong><i><em><em><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Brooklyn&nbsp;</em>by Colm Tóibín</em></em></em></em></em></em></span></em></em></em></i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;<i></i>- </span></strong><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">presented by NBPL Foundation</span></em></h4><p><strong><p style="text-align: center;"></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">February 11, 2026</span></strong><br><em></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland in the hard years following World War Two. When an Irish priest from Brooklyn offers to sponsor Eilis in America, she decides she must go, leaving her fragile mother and her charismatic sister behind. Eilis finds work in a department store on Fulton Street, and when she least expects it, finds love. Tony, who loves the Dodgers and his big Italian family, slowly wins her over with patient charm. But just as Eilis begins to fall in love, devastating news from Ireland threatens the promise of her future.</span></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Meeting Details:</span></strong></p><ul>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Friends Room, Central Library, 1000 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach, CA</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2nd Wednesday of the month / September to May</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9:30am - 11:00am / doors open at 9:15am</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">FREE (a suggested donation of $10.00 is always appreciated)</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">No Reservations required</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Come whether you’ve read the book or not as The Group is kind, curious, and engaging! &nbsp;</span></li></ul><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Book Discussion Group members select, read, and discuss 9-10 books per year. This active and dynamic Group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 9:30am - 11:00am in the Friends Room at the Central Library. All are welcome whether you’ve read the book or not and the program is FREE. Refreshments are provided and the books are available through the Newport Beach Public Library.</span></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For detailed 2025-2026 Book Discussion Group reading list:</span></strong>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nbplfoundation.org/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://nbplf.foundation/programs/book-discussion-group/" target="_blank">https://nbplf.foundation/programs/book-discussion-group/</a></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 2025-2026</span></span></h3><h4 style="text-align: center;"><strong><i><em><em><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Brooklyn&nbsp;</em>by Colm Tóibín</em></em></em></em></em></em></span></em></em></em></i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;<i></i>- </span></strong><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">presented by NBPL Foundation</span></em></h4><p><strong><p style="text-align: center;"></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">February 11, 2026</span></strong><br><em></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland in the hard years following World War Two. When an Irish priest from Brooklyn offers to sponsor Eilis in America, she decides she must go, leaving her fragile mother and her charismatic sister behind. Eilis finds work in a department store on Fulton Street, and when she least expects it, finds love. Tony, who loves the Dodgers and his big Italian family, slowly wins her over with patient charm. But just as Eilis begins to fall in love, devastating news from Ireland threatens the promise of her future.</span></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Meeting Details:</span></strong></p><ul>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Friends Room, Central Library, 1000 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach, CA</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2nd Wednesday of the month / September to May</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9:30am - 11:00am / doors open at 9:15am</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">FREE (a suggested donation of $10.00 is always appreciated)</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">No Reservations required</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Come whether you’ve read the book or not as The Group is kind, curious, and engaging! &nbsp;</span></li></ul><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Book Discussion Group members select, read, and discuss 9-10 books per year. This active and dynamic Group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 9:30am - 11:00am in the Friends Room at the Central Library. All are welcome whether you’ve read the book or not and the program is FREE. Refreshments are provided and the books are available through the Newport Beach Public Library.</span></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For detailed 2025-2026 Book Discussion Group reading list:</span></strong>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nbplfoundation.org/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://nbplf.foundation/programs/book-discussion-group/" target="_blank">https://nbplf.foundation/programs/book-discussion-group/</a></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
LOCATION:Newport Beach Central Library\, Friends Meeting Room\, 1000 Avocado Avenue Newport Beach\, California 92660
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