The Santa Maria Public Library holds its next Valley Reads Book Club meeting on Saturday, March 16, from 2 to 3 p.m. The monthly group’s selected text for March is author Clare Pooley’s The Authenticity Project: A Novel.
The book’s plot involves a green notebook that brings together six strangers and leads to unexpected friendships and romance. The novel is described as exploring themes of authenticity, life purpose, and identity formation.
While admission to the Valley Reads Book Club is free, attendees are asked to RSVP with the library’s reference desk at (805) 925-0994, Ext. 8562. The group is intended for adults to discuss various featured books over coffee and snacks.
Visit cityofsantamaria.org/services/departments/library for more details. The Santa Maria Public Library is located at 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
This article appears in Mar 14-24, 2024.