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Canceled

Great Books Club

with K. Rose Sague

Every other Monday, 10am-12pm in the Court House 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 Court House 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 |

Cape May Court House

Phone: 609-463-6350

Hours

Cape May Court House

Mon, Mar 27 8:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Mar 28 8:30AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Mar 29 8:30AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Mar 30 8:30AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Mar 31 8:30AM to 4:30PM
Sat, Apr 01 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Sun, Apr 02 1:00PM to 5:00PM

Upcoming events

Sat, Apr 01, 10:00am - 11:00am
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Sat, Apr 01, 10:00am - 11:30am
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace
Registration is now closed

Sat, Apr 01, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Sat, Apr 01, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Sea Isle City - Children's Room

Mon, Apr 03, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Mon, Apr 03, 10:00am - 10:30am
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Mon, Apr 03, 10:00am - 10:30am
Woodbine - Children's Room

Mon, Apr 03, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Stone Harbor - 2nd Floor Fireplace

Mon, Apr 03, 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Mon, Apr 03, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Mon, Apr 03, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Mon, Apr 03, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Tue, Apr 04, 10:00am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Tue, Apr 04, 10:00am - 10:30am
Upper Township - Events Room

Tue, Apr 04, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room

Tue, Apr 04, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room

Tue, Apr 04, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Tue, Apr 04, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Classroom

Tue, Apr 04, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Wed, Apr 05, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - TLC One-on-Ones

Wed, Apr 05, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Apr 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Sea Isle City

Wed, Apr 05, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Apr 05, 10:30am - 11:30am
Cape May City - Children's Room

Wed, Apr 05, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
This event is full

Wed, Apr 05, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Apr 05, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Wed, Apr 05, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room

Wed, Apr 05, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Apr 05, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Apr 05, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Wed, Apr 05, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room

Thu, Apr 06, 10:00am - 10:30am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Thu, Apr 06, 10:00am - 10:30am
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Thu, Apr 06, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Apr 06, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Thu, Apr 06, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Apr 06, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room
This event is full

Thu, Apr 06, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Upper Township - Events Room

Thu, Apr 06, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
CMCL Online - Zoom

Thu, Apr 06, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Thu, Apr 06, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Apr 06, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
CMCL Online - Google Meet

Fri, Apr 07, All day
Cape May Court House

Sat, Apr 08, 10:00am - 11:00am
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Sat, Apr 08, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Cape May Court House - Children's Room

Sat, Apr 08, 1:50pm - 4:15pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace