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Adult Book Club

Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party by Edward Dolnick
2026-06-10 13:00:00 2026-06-10 14:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club A monthly book discussion. Purcellville Library - Carruthers Room

Wednesday, June 10
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-06-10 13:00:00 2026-06-10 14:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club A monthly book discussion. Purcellville Library - Carruthers Room

Purcellville Library

Carruthers Room

A monthly book discussion.

Discuss Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World by Edward Dolnick.

Discover how the accidental finding of prehistoric creatures transformed humanity's understanding of the world and their place within it, and how a team of paleontologists worked to restore that perspective.

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AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Books/Authors |

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