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Beyond the Book with The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Dive into your next great read with The Whaling Museum's “Beyond the Book” club, which is co-sponsored by the library.

Museum educators connect the text to their collection, highlighting artifacts that can enhance your understanding of the book. Enjoy light snacks and drinks while you chat. Beyond the Book will meet at The Whaling Museum & Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor, located at 301 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724.

This month we are reading A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst. This Valentine’s Month, set sail on an unforgettable true story of survival at sea. Follow a couple’s four-month ordeal floating in a tiny raft across the Pacific after a breaching sperm whale sinks their boat, bringing to life the whales whose teeth are on display at the museum. Told with vivid detail and insight into human resilience, we will explore this couple's astonishing fight to survive on the ocean.