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LBI Poet's Studio
2026-09-03 13:00:00 2026-09-03 16:00:00 America/New_York LBI Poet's Studio Accomplished and emerging poets alike can find inspiration in our Zoom workshop. To attend this virtual event contact Sue Cummings via email scummings817@comcast.net to receive the Zoom link. Long Beach Island Branch -

Thursday, September 03
1:00pm - 4:00pm

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Accomplished and emerging poets alike can find inspiration in our Zoom workshop. To attend this virtual event contact Sue Cummings via email scummings817@comcast.net to receive the Zoom link.

 This group meets the 1st Thursday of every month from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. You may either join the Zoom event at the LBI Library in the meeting room using our laptops, or you can join from home using your own computer/laptop.

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Writers Group | Virtual Program | General |

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Long Beach Island Branch
Phone: (609) 494-2480
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Mon, Aug 03 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Tue, Aug 04 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Aug 05 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Aug 06 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Fri, Aug 07 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Aug 08 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 09 Closed
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LBI Poet's Studio
Thu, Sep 03, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Accomplished and emerging poets alike can find inspiration in our Zoom workshop. To attend this virtual event contact Sue Cummings via email scummings817@comcast.net to receive the Zoom link.
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