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Adult Book Club: Children's Literature

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
2026-01-08 19:00:00 2026-01-08 20:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Children's Literature Read children's literature from an adult's perspective. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room C

Thursday, January 08
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-01-08 19:00:00 2026-01-08 20:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Children's Literature Read children's literature from an adult's perspective. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room C

Gum Spring Library

Meeting Room C

Read children's literature from an adult's perspective.

Discuss The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.

Milo travels through a land where he discovers the importance of words and numbers, realizing that life is far from boring.  

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AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Books/Authors |

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