PEQUOT LAKES — What does it take to keep a book club fresh and have members coming back for each selection?

According to Joe Albrecht, the key is to “avoid the weary parade of sameness.”

Albrecht; his wife, Jan; and Joni Anderson are charter members of one of the Pequot Lakes Library’s book clubs. Sunday, Oct. 5, marked 20 years since the First Thursday Book Club began meeting, and the group continues to bring people together over a shared love of books at 10:30 a.m. the first Thursday of the month.

“It doesn't seem like it's been 20 years. I think we're really proud of ourselves for sticking with it,” Jan said when the club gathered Thursday, Oct. 2, at the library.

The book group started thanks to an advertisement placed in the Lake Country Echo by Nancy Adams. The club’s first meet

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