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Resolved to do more reading in 2021? Get a head start at the pop-up book sale hosted by the Friends of the Beaches Branch Library (FOBBL) on Saturday, Jan. 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. The sale takes place outside, in front of the Jacksonville Public Library Beaches Branch.

Hundreds of gently used books will be offered, at $.50 each for childrens books and $2 each for teen or adult books. Customers may pay by cash, check or credit card.

You can also join the Friends group. Proceeds from the book sale benefit the FOBBLs efforts to support the Beaches community through promoting and developing programs that enhance the librarys services, resources and facilities.

The Beaches Branch library is located at 600 Third St. in Neptune Beach. Follow the Friends group on Facebook @FOBBL.

Atlantic Beach Mayor Ellen Glasser, Jacksonville Beach Mayor Chris Hoffman and Neptune Beach Mayor Elaine Brown will address the State of the Beaches during the Beaches Watch meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. The meeting will allow Beaches citizens to hear each of the local mayors talk about the state of their cities: 2020 accomplishments, plans for 2021 and state legislative session priorities for their city. Citizens will also have an opportunity to submit questions to the mayors.

Due to COVID-19 concerns, the meeting will be a virtual meeting and participants can join the meeting via computer or tablet using the Zoom platform, or they can listen to the meeting via phone. The meeting is open to the public. For details on how to join the meeting, visit BeachesWatch.com. For more information call (904) 878-0435 or email info@beacheswatch.com.

Community Hospice & Palliative Care has launched a new program designed to assist those struggling with the loss of a loved one during these difficult times.

Understanding Grief: A Virtual Program for the Newly Bereaved is designed to help people learn that healing is possible after the death of a loved one and there are effective ways to cope with grief and loss. The 90-minute virtual workshop will help attendees: Identify normal responses to loss; identify coping skills that may be helpful; and understand the importance of self-care in the grieving process.

Dates and times:

All Community Hospice & Palliative Care bereavement services are free of charge and are available to anyone in the community for up to 13 months after a loved ones death. Understanding Grief is designed to be most helpful for those who have experienced a loss within the last 90 days, and are at least 18 years old.

Register on Eventbrite at https://bit.ly/34MuVrU or call (904) 407-7001.

Tune in to The BookMark on Friday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. for a virtual conversation with award-winning author Olga Grushin and author Karen Fowler as they introduce Grushins new book, The Charmed Wife.

A spellbinding, sophisticated literary fairy tale for the 21st century, The Charmed Wife is part dark epilogue to the renowned tale of Cinderella and part feminist revenge fantasy. Grushin's subversive fourth novel picks up with the eponymous heroine 13 years after her marriage to Prince Charming brought her the seemingly perfect life but the princess wants out. It's a captivating psychological adventure that upends conventional wisdom about one of the most well-known stories in modern history.

Born in Moscow, Grushin moved to the United States at 18, and is the author of three previous novels. Her debut novel, The Dream Life of Sukhanov,'' won the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, and was one of The New York Times' Notable Books of the Year. Her work has been translated into 16 languages.

Karen Fowler is the author of six novels, including Booker Prize finalist and international bestseller We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, Wits End and The Jane Austen Book Club.

Check the stores Facebook page (@BookmarkBeach) for a link to reserve your spot and meet these award-winning authors. For more information, visit BookmarkBeach.com, email bkmark@bellsouth.net or call (904) 241-9026.

The Beaches Museum will host a volunteer interest meeting on Saturday, Jan. 16 from 10:30 a.m to noon.

Attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum, archives and collections, as well as the History Park, to learn more about the various volunteer opportunities currently available. Registration is required and will be limited in order to maintain social distancing.

For more information, go to BeachesMuseum.org or call (904) 241-5657.

The Beaches Museum has opened a new exhibit, "Breaking Ground: Beyond Bathing Beauties."

The exhibit explores the popular image of beach women as bathing beauties, which only hints at the diverse lives of women at the Beaches. From the first settlers to women of today, this exhibit provides the opportunity to explore the many dynamic roles of women as proprietors, laundresses, civic leaders and more.

The exhibit continues the museums year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment.

A companion event takes place on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, and will be a Storytellers program with the groundbreaking female mayors of the Beaches, past and present.

The mayors will discuss their service to the community and the stories behind their motivation to run for office. Learn what it takes to not only survive, but thrive as a female leader at the Beaches.

"Breaking Ground: Beyond Bathing Beauties" is sponsored by Florida Womens Law Group, the Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra and Chao Framing. For more information about this exhibit, visit BeachesMuseum.org or call (904) 241-5657.

Submit events to shorelines@jacksonville.com.

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