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Jane Austen Book Club

"Pride and Prejudice"
2025-07-20 14:00:00 2025-07-20 15:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Jane Austen Book Club Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday by reading and discussing her novels. We’ll read one book each month until the big Jane Austen birthday festival in December! Clark Pleasant Branch - CPB Youth Program Room

Sunday, July 20
2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Clark Pleasant Branch

CPB Youth Program Room

Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday by reading and discussing her novels. We’ll read one book each month until the big Jane Austen birthday festival in December!

Join us to discuss "Pride and Prejudice," Jane Austen's second and most famous novel (or is it?). We'll explore Elizabeth Bennet's evolving personal growth as she navigates love, misunderstandings and societal expectations with the proud and wealthy Mr. Darcy. 

Print copies of the book are available at our branches. Many eBooks are available on CloudLibrary, Libby or Hoopla; find eAudiobooks on Blackstone Unlimited, Libby, or Hoopla.

Register to join the other book discussions: 

Sundays at 2 p.m.

  • June 1 - "Sense and Sensibility" (CPB)
  • July 20 - "Pride and Prejudice" (CPB)
  • August 17 - "Mansfield Park" (FRB)
  • September 7 - "Emma" (FRB)
  • October 12 - "Northanger Abbey" (WRB)
  • November 23 - "Persuasion" (WRB)

Save the date for Jane's 250th birthday festival! Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. More details to come!

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion |

TAGS: | reading | literacy | books |

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