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Daytime Book Group

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
2023-05-18 14:00:00 2023-05-18 15:00:00 America/New_York Daytime Book Group Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library - Piracci Board Room

Thursday, May 18
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-05-18 14:00:00 2023-05-18 15:00:00 America/New_York Daytime Book Group All are welcome, including new participants. This meeting will take place in the Reading Garden, weather permitting. Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library - Piracci Board Room

Piracci Board Room

All are welcome, including new participants. This meeting will take place in the Reading Garden, weather permitting.

In the early 1960s, chemist and single mother Elizabeth Zott, the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show due to her revolutionary skills in the kitchen, uses this opportunity to dare women to change the status quo. 2022; 400 pages.

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