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Watch Party: Living the Otter Life with Katherine Applegate

(Entering Grades 3-6)
2025-06-24 16:00:00 2025-06-24 16:30:00 America/New_York Watch Party: Living the Otter Life with Katherine Applegate Join RPL Librarians as we watch a live interview via video with award-winning author Katherine Applegate. Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Tuesday, June 24
4:00pm - 4:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-06-24 16:00:00 2025-06-24 16:30:00 America/New_York Watch Party: Living the Otter Life with Katherine Applegate Join RPL Librarians as we watch a live interview via video with award-winning author Katherine Applegate. Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Reading Public Library

Community Room (A & B)

Join RPL Librarians as we watch a live interview via video with award-winning author Katherine Applegate.

Join us as award-winning author and summer reading champion Katherine Applegate talks to viewers about her enthusiastically heartwarming novel in verse, Odder. No registration necessary. The first 10 attendees will win a free copy of Odder.

This program is brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of the Reading Public Library. Thank you, Friends!

Check out more upcoming virtual author talks and enjoy recordings from past events by exploring our Friends Speaker Series page.

AGE GROUP: | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Summer Reading | Friends Sponsored Program | Friends Speaker Series | Brochure | Author Event |

Reading Public Library
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Phone: 781-944-0840
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Sat, May 31 9:00AM to 5:00PM
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About the Library

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. To ask questions about accessibility or request accommodations, please contact the library at rdgadmin@noblenet.org.

If the Reading Public schools are closed due to snow, all Children's programming will be canceled.

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