📅 Saturday, September 26th

⏰ 3pm 💕

📍 Spreckels Park, Coronado

🎀 Hosted by the amazing Em!

September Read: 📖 The Marriage Portrait —→ Grab your Book Here
by Maggie O’Farrell

Gals That Read: South County | PARK PICNIC + BOOK SWAP 📚🧺✨

Okay friends, we’re mixing it up this month, because SD local’s summer deserves her moment too. ☀️

We normally gather around the 3rd or 4th Monday of the month, but this time we’re trading our usual weeknight book club for a Saturday afternoon picnic in Coronado because… we live in San Diego, babyyyy. We might as well take advantage of the sunshine, the park, the ocean breeze and one more little taste of summer while we can. 🌴✨

This month, Gals That Read: South County is meeting at Spreckels Park in Coronado for a cozy afternoon of books, snacks, blankets and a little adventure.

Our September read is:

📖 The Marriage Portrait
by Maggie O’Farrell

Bring something yummy to share: chips + dip, baked goods, snacks, whatever feels easy and we’ll have cold drinks covered. Don’t forget a blanket, picnic chair or something comfy to sit on while we chat all things bookish under the trees.

AND because one book is never enough… we’re adding a little book swap. 📚✨ Bring along any books sitting on your shelf that you’d love to rehome, and feel free to leave with 1–2 new-to-you reads.

Then, we’re going on a tiny field trip. 👀

The Coronado Public Library is right across the street, so after book club we’ll have the option to wander over together, explore their seriously impressive collection and even sign up for a library card if you’d like.

And start thinking spooky… because October is all things spooky reads. 👻📖 Bring your best recommendations because choosing next month’s book is going to be FUN.

Come for the book. Stay for the picnic, the swaps, the sunshine + the little library adventure. 🤍

Also fyi:

In order to obtain a Coronado Public Library Card

🩵 You need to bring your California Drivers License

-if you have a CA DL, but your address is not current. You just need to show proof of correct address with your name along with your DL (piece of mail, online statement etc)

-if you have an out of state DL, but are military - you just need to bring your current DL along with your military ID card or spousal benefit card

-if you do not have a current CA DL, you will not be able to get a library card for free, but you do have the option to pay $10 annually to keep a Coronado Library card