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January 07, 2026 | 12:00pm
First Wednesday: Cry, The Beloved Country
January 07, 2026 | 6:00pm
New Member Orientation
January 08, 2026 | 4:00pm
Monthly Happy Hour: Admin Night
A happy hour where you bring your to-do list, we bring the drinks, and together we finally get our life admin done.
January 10, 2026 | 10:30am
New Member Orientation
January 12, 2026 | 6:00pm
High School Classics: The Sun Also Rises
January 14, 2026 | 11:45am
Walnut Street Poetry Society
January 14, 2026 | 12:00pm
Pop-Up Book Discussion: The Arrogant Ape & We Are The Weather
January 14, 2026 | 6:00pm
Zillenial Book Club: A Gentleman in Moscow
January 15, 2026 | 6:00pm
Mapping the City: The stories cartography tells about Cincinnati panel
January 16, 2026 | 6:00pm
Celebration of Poets Laureate featuring Rita Dove, Emilia (Mia) Watka, and Richard Hague
January 17, 2026 | 11:00am
Zine Workshop
January 21, 2026 | 11:45am
Walnut Street Poetry Society
January 21, 2026 | 12:00pm
Pop-Up Discussion: Fort Bragg Cartel
January 21, 2026 | 6:00pm
Canon Club
January 21, 2026 | 6:00pm
Best Seller Book Club: 1929
January 23, 2026 | 12:00pm
Bookless Book Club
January 23, 2026 | 6:00pm
Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: An Evening with Maria Pinto & Ross Gay
January 26, 2026 | 12:00pm
Beyond Agatha: A Killing in The Hills
January 26, 2026 | 6:00pm
Black Experience Book Club
The Black Experience Book Club is dedicated to examining literature by Black authors, providing a structured space for thoughtful dialogue and deeper
January 27, 2026 | 12:00pm
Short Story Club
January 27, 2026 | 6:00pm
Something Italian: An Evening with Annette Januzzi Wick
January 28, 2026 | 11:45am
Walnut Street Poetry Society
January 28, 2026 | 12:00pm
Pop-Up Book Discussion: The Arrogant Ape & We Are The Weather
January 29, 2026 | 6:00pm
SOLD OUT - The Modern Novel Lecture: Ocean Vuong in conversation with John Brooks
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