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Maizy Chen's Last Chance book cover

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Good Books, Good Neighbors Book Club

For grades 5-8
2026-09-21 17:30:00 2026-09-21 18:30:00 America/New_York Good Books, Good Neighbors Book Club Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library - Children's Activity Room

Monday, September 21
5:30pm - 6:30pm

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Children's Activity Room

Join us for a fun book club focused on encouraging empathy and community mindedness. This month's book is Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee.

This program will focus on stories in our juvenile chapter book collection.

You can request a copy of the book through our online catalog here, or by calling the Library. Reading the book before the event is encouraged but not required. 

Please register using the name of the student participating, not the parent/guardian. We encourage parents to drop off participants and browse the Library while waiting. 

All programs are subject to change.

Photos or videos may be taken at this event. Click here to see our Photo Policy.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Books and Reading |

TAGS: | YS1218 |

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