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Local reading groups allow Janeites in Southern California the opportunity to read and discuss works by Jane Austen, her contemporaries, and even our own contemporaries who write about the period or in some way remind us of Jane.

We have five local reading groups.
Each reading group sets its own reading plan and meeting dates. Some groups are more formally structured than others. If you are thinking about joining a reading group, contact one of the coordinators listed below. If you don't find a group near you, think about organizing a new group.

LONG BEACH READING GROUP: A warm welcome to our newest reading group! The Long Beach group will be meeting every 4-6 weeks, on Saturdays at 11am. Next meeting: July 26, 11 A.M. Book: Persuasion. For more information, email coordinator Gerda Kilgore or call her at  (562) 496-4452.

ORANGE COUNTY READING GROUP:
This reading group is currently inactive, but
we hope to have a coordinator soon.

PASADENA READING GROUP:
This group meets every two months. Next meeting: July 27, 2008, 6 P.M. Book: The Jane Austen Book Club, plus a screening of the film. Potluck dinner. Home of Carla Washburn. For more information, contact Margery Rich, (626)614-8697 or click here to email her.

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY READING GROUP:
This group meets every two months. Next meeting: July 20, 2008, 2 P.M. Book: Middlemarch. Home of Donna Rose Houchen. For more information, call
Gina Gualtieri (818)788-4383 or
click here to email her.

SANTA MONICA READING GROUP:
This group meets monthly. Next meeting: July 20, 2008, 6 PM. Book: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.  Home of Diana Birchall. Contact Diana Birchall at (310)394-2196 or click here to email her.

TEMECULA READING GROUP:Contact the Friends of the Temecula Library for details.

VENTURA READING GROUP:
This group meets the third Saturday of every month at 12 noon in the E.P. Foster Library, 651 E. Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001, (805)648-2715. Bring a bag lunch. Advance discussion questions available.
(Contact information not yet available; call the library number above for directions.)

WEST LOS ANGELES READING GROUP:
This group meets every two months and has a professional leader. Every other meeting the group discusses an Austen title. Contact Clara Browda at (310)278-8759.

ALSO:SAN DIEGO REGION READING GROUP:
Contact Leila Dooley at (760)726-7815 or
click here to email her.

If you are a member of a local reading group, please consider supporting both JASNA-SW and JASNA by becoming a member.