{"id":168938,"date":"2026-09-02T16:49:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=168938"},"modified":"2026-09-02T16:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:57:53","slug":"bring-your-own-book-club-launches-at-the-nmc-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=168938","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Bring Your Own&#8217; Book Club launches at the NMC Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"483\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-168940 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BYO-Book-Club-Social-Graphic-240x300.png\" alt=\"NMC Library BYO Book Club\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BYO-Book-Club-Social-Graphic-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BYO-Book-Club-Social-Graphic.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>All of the fun and connection of a book club with none of the pressure to finish the same book at the same time. 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