The Friends of the Claremont Library’s On the Same Page Committee hosts Laurie Frankel, author of the novels “This Is How It Always Is” and “Family Family,” for a free and open to the public author talk at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at Alexander Hughes Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont. “This Is How It Always Is,” the On the Same Page Committee’s 2023-2024 community read. Books will be available for purchase.

For more information, email friendsofclaremontlibrary@gmail.com.