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Bring literary style to your social life! Want to discuss the latest best-sellers over happy hour? Looking for people who can keep up with your literary trivia prowess? Wish your dates resembled the plot of a novel? Looking for a new way to occupy your brain while you metro home? Join us.
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O'Sullivan's Irish PubLate Night Recess ticket holders get free appetizer w/ min $10 purchase
Ireland's Four CourtsHost for Books on Tap in Shirlington
Arlington VA Public LibraryYour Social Life, with Books
Le Pain Quotidien in ClarendonHosts meetings of the Commuter Book Club
Noshy: Memorably ScrumptiousProviding delicious homemade cookies and milk at Late Night Recess- O'Sullivan's Irish PubLate Night Recess ticket holders get free appetizer w/ min $10 purchase
- Ireland's Four CourtsHost for Books on Tap in Shirlington
- Arlington VA Public LibraryYour Social Life, with Books
- Le Pain Quotidien in ClarendonHosts meetings of the Commuter Book Club
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Board Game Evening at Aurora HillsAurora Hills Library, Arlington, VA
### Enjoy a variety of modern and strategy board games
For adults 18+. We meet in person every third Monday of the month. Newcomers are always welcome!
Learn new games; meet new people! Play various modern tabletop games that are simple to learn and fun to master. Experienced players will be on hand to offer instruction. You can also bring your own games if you prefer.NO REGISTRATION. First-come, first-served seating until capacity is reached.
In partnership with the Northern Virginia Board Game Group.
For more information call (703) 228-5715. - Strange Lands Book Club: "A Time of Changes"Link visible for attendees
**Register on the Library's website to receive the Zoom link and passcode. A Zoom account is not required to join.**
This is a volunteer-led book club. We meet the third Wednesday evening of the month online via Zoom. New members are always welcome!
This month's selection is "A Time of Changes" by Robert Silverberg:
The peace based on total selflessness that characterizes life on Velada Borthan is shattered when men from Earth bring with them a drug that makes the planet's inhabitants aware of their individuality.
A limited number of print copies of the selected book will be available at Central Library's 2nd floor Info Desk on a first-come, first-served basis. Patrons are also encouraged to place holds on available print or digital copies.
**Register on the Library's website to receive the Zoom link and passcode. A Zoom account is not required to join.**
- Love is Love Book Club - "The Guncle Abroad"Arlington Library, Arlington, VA
### Join us for a fun discussion of LGBTQIA+ themed books!
Our bookclub features a monthly selection of fiction and non-fiction titles centered on queer characters.
Meetings are held in person at Courthouse Library
at 2 p.m. in the Azalea Room or online via Zoom. We look forward to seeing you at our new location! See below for dates and titles.REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED. Registration is required for a meeting reminder, and to receive the Zoom link.
For adults age 18+. Please call 703-228-3352 or email Lib-Courthouse@arlingtonva.us for more information.
Location:
Courthouse Library
2100 Clarendon Boulevard
1st Floor Lobby
Arlington, Virginia 22201Transportation: Parking in the garage located beneath the Bozman Government Center is free on weekends and after 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. We are also accessible via public transit: by Metro (Orange and Silver Lines - Courthouse) and by bus.
2025 Love is Love Booklist:
- Jan. 27: "Scorched Grace" by Margot Douaihy
- Feb 24: "Congratulations, the best is over" by R. Eric Thomas
- Mar 24: "The Skin and its Girl" by Sarah Cypher
- Apr 26: "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers
- May 17: "The Very Nice Box" by Eve Gleichman, Laura Blacket
- June 28: "The Guncle Abroad" by Steven Rowley
- July 19: "One Last Stop" by Casey McQuiston
- Aug 30: "Kissing Girls on Shabbat" by Sara Glass
- Sept 20: "High Risk Homosexual" by Edgar Gomez
- Oct 11: "Interesting Facts About Space" by Emily Austin
- Nov 22: "Lies With Man" by Michael Nava
- Dec.13: Happy Hour Book Swap - Location TBD
- Escapism Book Club with Author Cara TanamachiLink visible for attendees
Take an escape with a romance and get to know Cara Tanamachi, author of "The Takeover", who will join us for a Zoom discussion of her book. New members are always welcome. You don't have to read the book to join, but it is encouraged.
Book Description:
On Nami's 30th birthday, she’s reminded at every turn that her life isn’t what she planned. She’s always excelled at everything – until now. Her fiancé blew up their engagement. Her pride and joy, the tech company she helped to found, is about to lose funding. And her sister, Sora, is getting married to the man of her dreams, Jack, and instead of being happy for her, as she knows she ought to be, she’s fighting off jealousy. Frustrated with her life, she makes a wish on a birthday candle to find her soulmate. Instead, the universe delivers her hate mate, Nami’s old high school nemesis, Jae Lee, the most popular kid from high school, who also narrowly beat her out for valedictorian. More than a decade later, Jae is still as effortlessly cool, charming, and stylish as ever, and, to make matters worse, is planning a hostile take-over of her start-up. Cue: sharp elbows and even sharper banter as the two go head-to-head to see who’ll win this time. But when their rivalry ignites a different kind of passion, Nami starts to realize that it's not just her company that's in danger of being taken over, but her heart as well.
