Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Children's Activity Room — 94 State St., Newburyport, MA
Join NPL's Classics Book Group! This group meets in-person from 3-4 PM on the third Thursday of every month in the Director's Room. Please call 978-465-4428 x2 if you have any questions or would like to have a librarian put the book on hold for you. For the month of November, we will be discussing " The Vagabond " by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. "Renée, aged thirty-three and divorced from her serially unfaithful husband, reinvents herself as a dancer in France’s music halls. When a wealthy suitor appears promising marriage and stability, Renée must choose between the security he represents and her hard-won life as an artist. Colette’s great novel of the stage was based on her experiences as a struggling music hall performer following her own divorce. By turns melancholy and funny, it is a pioneering work of autofiction and a vivid portrayal of one woman’s quest for freedom." --Penguin Random House