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Great Books Club

with K.Rose Sague

Every other Monday, 10am-12pm in the Cape May Court House Library- Storytime Room. No registration required.

All events are tentatively scheduled and may change. Please see the CMCL Events Calendar on our website, follow us on social media, and subscribe to our weekly eNewsletter for any and all updates.

This reading club focuses on collections made available through the Great Books Foundation. All are welcome to attend!

Meeting every other Monday, 10am-12pm in the CMCH Storytime Room from Sept. 2022-May 2023.

Through the end of this year, the club will be dedicated to finishing the collection originally focused on during the 2019-2020 session that was cut short: Imperfect Ideal: Utopian & Dystopian Visions. The reading selection for the second half of the session will be determined at a later date.

Date Reading Page #

01/09/2023

 “A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms” from Gulliver’s Travels by Johnathan Swift Pages 123-201
01/23/2023 “A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms” from Gulliver’s Travels by Johnathan Swift Pages 123-201
03/06/2023 “Wealth of Nations” by Adam Smith Pages 205-247
03/20/2023 “Wealth of Nations” by Adam Smith Pages 205-247
04/03/2023 King Lear, Acts I-II by William Shakespeare Pages 1-53
04/17/2023 King Lear, Acts III-V by William Shakespeare Pages 545-119
05/01/2023 The Federalist Papers, No. 10 by James Madison Pages 256-264
05/15/2023 Excerpt from the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Pages 268-275

AGE GROUP: | 18 or older |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs |

TAGS: | great books club | great books | bookclub | book club |

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Phone: 609-463-6350
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We're closed Thursday January 01 due to New Year's Day
Mon, Dec 29 8:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Dec 30 8:30AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Dec 31 8:30AM to 4:30PM
(New Year's Eve)
Thu, Jan 01 Closed
(New Year's Day)
Fri, Jan 02 8:30AM to 4:30PM
Sat, Jan 03 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Sun, Jan 04 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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Cape May Court House
Fit Fusion - Instructed by Lynne Catarro and Holly Kelly
Fri, Jan 02, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room
Accessible Yoga - Instructed by Jerry Loewe
Fri, Jan 02, 9:30am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room
Yoga - Instructed by Phyliss Schlegel
Fri, Jan 02, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room
Classic Game Fridays
Fri, Jan 02, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room
Cancelled
Conversational Lenape Language - Instructed by Teri Hislop
Fri, Jan 02, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Lower Cape
All Levels Yoga Flow - Instructed by Karen Manette Bosna
Sat, Jan 03, 9:15am - 10:15am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South
Al-Anon Meeting - Brought to us by Al-Anon Family Groups
Sat, Jan 03, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room
Breath N Body Yoga - Instructed by Katherine Ridge
Mon, Jan 05, 9:30am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room
Yoga - Instructed by Phyliss Schlegel
Mon, Jan 05, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room
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Mon, Jan 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room
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Mon, Jan 05, 10:00am - 11:00am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South
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Mon, Jan 05, 10:30am - 1:30pm
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Yarnia South - Fiber Arts Group
Mon, Jan 05, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room
Your Life in Memoir - Presented by Neil O'Brien & Alison Maxfield
Mon, Jan 05, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
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Teen D&D: Group A
Mon, Jan 05, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Classroom
Intro to Barre Fusion - Instructed by Karen Manette Bosna
Mon, Jan 05, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Chair Yoga - Instructed by Lynne Catarro
Mon, Jan 05, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room
The Radio in America - Instructed by Robert Holden
Mon, Jan 05, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room
Chakra Balancing Sound Bowls - with Chrissy Ennis
Mon, Jan 05, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room
WHPH Dance Fitness - with Kelsy Wise
Tue, Jan 06, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room
Total Body Chair Yoga - instructed by Jerry Loewe
Tue, Jan 06, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South
Jigsaw Puzzle Swap - Take a puzzle, leave a puzzle!
Tue, Jan 06, 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Tue, Jan 06, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
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Zumba with Kellie - Instructed by Kellie Wood
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Yarnia
Tue, Jan 06, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace
Fit Fusion - Instructed by Lynne Catarro and Holly Kelly
Wed, Jan 07, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room
Mat Pilates - Instructed by Sharon Gibboney
Wed, Jan 07, 9:15am - 10:15am
Upper Cape - Events Room
Stay & Play
Wed, Jan 07, 10:00am - 11:00am
Stone Harbor - Events Room
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Wed, Jan 07, 10:00am - 10:30am
Sea Isle City - Children's Room
Tai Chi & Qigong - With Cheryl Crews & Denise Jones
Wed, Jan 07, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room
Miss Anita's Storytime
Wed, Jan 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South
Al-Anon Meeting - Brought to us by Al-Anon Family Groups
Wed, Jan 07, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Sea Isle City - Conference Room
Tai Chi & Qigong - With Cheryl Crews & Denise Jones
Wed, Jan 07, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room
Elder Abuse & Fraud - Presented by Cape May County Prosecutors Office
Wed, Jan 07, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room
Teen Video Game Club
Wed, Jan 07, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area
Middle School Treats - fruit salad
Wed, Jan 07, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room
Cancelled
Zumba with Kellie - Instructed by Kellie Wood
Wed, Jan 07, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sea Isle City
Zumba - Instructed by Janet Spada
Wed, Jan 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room
26 Non-Fiction Books to start 2026 - Presented by Colleen Rossi
Wed, Jan 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
Black Duck Basics: biology and habitat restoration in NJ - Presented by the Cape May Bird Observatory
Wed, Jan 07, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room
Bedtime Boogie & Books
Wed, Jan 07, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room
WHPH Dance Fitness - with Kelsy Wise
Thu, Jan 08, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South
Storytime
Thu, Jan 08, 10:00am - 10:30am
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room
Storytime
Thu, Jan 08, 10:00am - 10:30am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room
Tai Chi & Qigong - With Cheryl Crews
Thu, Jan 08, 10:00am - 11:30am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room
Al-Anon Meeting - Brought to us by Al-Anon Family Groups
Thu, Jan 08, 11:00am - 12:00pm
New venue Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room
Fabric Art: Sunset - Presented by Terrie Rosania
Thu, Jan 08, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
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Intro to Sahaja Yoga Meditation - Instructed by Karen Manette Bosna
Thu, Jan 08, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South
Teen Board Game Night
Thu, Jan 08, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area
LEGO @ the Library - Play, Think, Build, & Share!
Thu, Jan 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room
Adult Game Night
Thu, Jan 08, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace
Gentle Yoga - Instructed by Sharon Gibboney
Thu, Jan 08, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Upper Cape - Events Room
Chakra Balancing Sound Bowls - with Chrissy Ennis
Thu, Jan 08, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cape May City - Multi-Purpose Room
Diffuser Bracelets - with Donna & Tori Tomlin
Thu, Jan 08, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
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Zumba - Instructed by Janet Spada
Thu, Jan 08, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room
1st Thursday Reading Group - with Kathy Tweed
Thu, Jan 08, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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