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Listings are featured on the homepage for one month and run on the site for an entire year. The registered agent on file for this company is john torborg and is located at 5741 ne 87th ave, portland, or 97220. The current book being read by each book club is listed on the calendar the daylight book group is led by librarian laura francillon and meets the first thursday of each month at 11 a. We are a book club, discussion, and consciousness raising group for radical feminists in portland, oregon. Many of the neighborhood libraries offer book groups for kids, teens and families. Your login works with all adventure projects sites.
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