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Adult Book Club: Book to Art

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
2025-12-03 19:00:00 2025-12-03 21:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Book to Art Read the selected book, then come to discuss and work on an art or craft project based on themes from the book. Art supplies provided. Pick up books at the information desk. Ashburn Library - Meeting Room B

Wednesday, December 03
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-12-03 19:00:00 2025-12-03 21:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Book to Art Read the selected book, then come to discuss and work on an art or craft project based on themes from the book. Art supplies provided. Pick up books at the information desk. Ashburn Library - Meeting Room B

Ashburn Library

Meeting Room B

Read the selected book, then come to discuss and work on an art or craft project based on themes from the book. Art supplies provided. Pick up books at the information desk.

Discuss Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. 

Lara is encouraged by her daughters to share the story of her long-ago romance with the renowned actor Peter Duke, with whom she performed in a theater company called Tom Lake. As she recounts her experiences, her daughters begin to reevaluate their own lives and their perceptions of their mother.

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AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Make/Create | Books/Authors |

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