Library book clubs are held in the Bumphrey Room and do not require registration. Pick up a book at the Check Out desk a few weeks before the discussion; some books may also be available in digital format.  Book clubs are for adults ages 18+.

 

 

 

 

No Shelf Control Book Club

Meets the 1st Monday of the month at 11:00 am for readers who love Monday mornings, can’t get enough books, and have eclectic reading habits.

Monday, April 1 at 11:00 am: Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
Monday, May 6 at 11:00 am: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Monday, June 3 at 11:00 am: Long Bright River by Liz Moore
Monday, July 1 at 11:00 am: West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
Monday, August 5 at 11:00 am: The City of Thieves by David Benioff
Monday, September 9 at 11:00 am: The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland
Monday, October 7 at 11:00 am: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Monday, November 4 at 11:00 am: Class by Stephanie Land
Monday, December 2 at 11:00 am: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

 

 

Just a Taste Book Club

Meets the 1st Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm to explore different genres every month.

Thursday, April 4 at 6:30 pm: What You Are Looking for Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama (Contemporary Magical Realism)
Thursday, May 2 at 6:30 pm: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Historical Fiction)
Thursday, June 6 at 6:30 pm: In the Time of Our History by Susanne Pari (Family Life Fiction)
Thursday, July 11 at 6:30 pm: Pet by Catherine Chidgey (Mystery Thriller)
Thursday, August 1 at 6:30 pm: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel (Science Fiction)
Thursday, September 5 at 6:30 pm: Stealing by Margaret Verble (Historical Fiction)
Thursday, October 3 at 6:30 pm: Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah (Realistic Fiction)
Thursday, November 7 at 6:30 pm: All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby (Crime Thriller)
Thursday, December 5 at 6:30 pm: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Family Life Fiction)

 

 

 

Thursday Morning Book Club

Meets the 2nd Thursday of the month at 11:00 am to discuss popular fiction books.

Thursday, April 11 at 11:00 am: The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise by Colleen Oakley
Thursday, May 9 at 11:00 am: Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom
Thursday, June 13 at 11:00 am: Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl by Renee Rosen
Thursday, July 11 at 11:00 am: The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
Thursday, August 8 at 11:00 am: Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
Thursday, September 12 at 11:00 am: The House of Lincoln by Nancy Horan
Thursday, October 10 at 11:00 am: None of This is True by Lisa Jewel
Thursday, November 9 at 11:00 am: Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea
Thursday, December 14 at 11:00 am: How Can I Help You? by Laura Sims

 

 

 

 

 

Read the Classics Book Club

Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 to discuss classical and award winning literature.

Tuesday, March 26 at 7:00 pm: My Antonia by Willa Cather
Tuesday, April 16 at 7:00 pm: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy O’Toole
Tuesday, May 21 at 7:00 pm: A Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce Catton
Tuesday, June 18 at 7:00 pm: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Tuesday, July 16 at 7:00 pm: Common sense, Rights of Man, and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine with an introduction by Sidney Hook
Tuesday, August 20 at 7:00 pm: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Tuesday, September 17 at 7:00 pm: Villette by Charlotte Bronte
Tuesday, October 15 at 7:00 pm: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Tuesday, November 19 at 7:00 pm: Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy
Tuesday, December 17 at 7:00 pm: The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux
Tuesday, January 21 at 7:00 pm: The Trial by Franz Kafka
Tuesday, February 18 at 7:00 pm: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

 

 

Film-to-Fiction Book Club

Meets the 4th Monday of each month from 7:00-8:00pm to explore books that have led to or were adapted from movies.

Monday, March 25 at 7:00 pm: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Monday, April 22 at 7:00 pm: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Monday, May 20 at 7:00 pm: The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber
Monday, June 24 at 7:00 pm: The Hobbit by J.R. Tolkien
Monday, July 22 at 7:00 pm: Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Monday, August 26 at 7:00 pm: The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
Monday, September 23 at 7:00 pm: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick
Monday, October 28 at 7:00 pm: The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard
Monday, November 25 at 7:00 pm: The Ice Storm by Rick Moody
Monday, December 23 at 7:00 pm: Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux