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Come Write In!
2024-11-01 18:00:00 2024-11-01 21:00:00 America/Chicago Come Write In! Working on a book project or a 30-day novel? Join the library for a special after-hours work session in the third floor reading room. You'll be among fellow writers and have a chance to get a lot of creative work done. Pizza provided. Adults and teens. Please arrive by 6:15 p.m. for this after-hours event. Columbia Public Library - Quiet Reading Room

Friday, November 01
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-11-01 18:00:00 2024-11-01 21:00:00 America/Chicago Come Write In! Working on a book project or a 30-day novel? Join the library for a special after-hours work session in the third floor reading room. You'll be among fellow writers and have a chance to get a lot of creative work done. Pizza provided. Adults and teens. Please arrive by 6:15 p.m. for this after-hours event. Columbia Public Library - Quiet Reading Room

Columbia Public Library

Quiet Reading Room

Working on a book project or a 30-day novel? Join the library for a special after-hours work session in the third floor reading room. You'll be among fellow writers and have a chance to get a lot of creative work done. Pizza provided. Adults and teens. Please arrive by 6:15 p.m. for this after-hours event.

Working on a book project or a 30-day novel? Join the library for a special after-hours work session in the third floor reading room. You'll be among fellow writers and have a chance to get a lot of creative work done. Pizza provided.

Adults and teens. Please arrive by 6:15 p.m. for this after-hours event.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Featured | Books & Authors |

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