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Discuss new and interesting books with other readers when you join one of our many book discussion groups. Find the right club for you or give them all a try. New members are welcome!
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Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
James McBride
When a skeleton is unearthed in the small, close-knit community of Chicken Hill, Pennsylvania, in 1972, an unforgettable cast of characters—living on the margins—closely guard a secret, especially when the truth is revealed about what happened.
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Dates Thursday, March 20 (3rd Thursday)
Time 9:30-11:15 a.m.
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Tom Lake
Ann Patchett
Recalling the past at her daughters' request, Lara tells the story of a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance, which causes her daughters to examine their own lives and reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
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Dates Thursday, April 10
Time 9:30-11:15 a.m.
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The Women
Kristin Hannah
When a skeleton is unearthed in the small, close-knit community of In 1965, nursing student Frankie McGrath, after hearing the words “Women can be heroes, too,” impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows her brother to Vietnam where she is overwhelmed by the destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed America.
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Dates Thursday, May 8
Time 9:30-11:15 a.m.
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Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
James McBride
When a skeleton is unearthed in the small, close-knit community of Chicken Hill, Pennsylvania, in 1972, an unforgettable cast of characters—living on the margins—closely guard a secret, especially when the truth is revealed about what happened.
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Dates Tuesday, March 18 (3rd Tuesday)
Time 9:30-11:15 a.m.
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Tom Lake
Ann Patchett
Recalling the past at her daughters' request, Lara tells the story of a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance, which causes her daughters to examine their own lives and reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
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Dates Tuesday, April 8
Time 9:30-11:15 a.m.
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The Women
Kristin Hannah
When a skeleton is unearthed in the small, close-knit community of In 1965, nursing student Frankie McGrath, after hearing the words “Women can be heroes, too,” impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows her brother to Vietnam where she is overwhelmed by the destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed America.
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Dates Tuesday, May 13
Time 9:30-11:15 a.m.
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First Ladies
Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
When a skeleton is unearthed in This historical fiction novel is the story about the unlikely friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune.
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Dates Tuesday, March 25
Time 7:00-8:30 p.m.
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Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club
Ryan Stradal
The story of a couple from two very different restaurant families set in rustic Minnesota. It tells the story of love, tragedy, hope and hardship.
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Dates Tuesday, April 29
Time 7:00-8:30 p.m.
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Things I Wish I Told My Mother
Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo with James Patterson
An artist and her perfectionistic mother unpack a lifetime of secrets while on vacation in Paris.
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Dates Tuesday, May 27
Time 7:00-8:30 p.m.
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Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
Jessica Bruder
The end of retirement? -- On frequently traveled routes between seasonal jobs, Jessica Bruder meets people from all walks of life: a former professor, a McDonald's vice president, a minister, a college administrator, and a motorcycle cop, among many others.
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Nomadland
(2021, )
Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. Along the way, she meets other nomads who become mentors in the vast landscape of the American West.
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The Bookseller of Kabul
Asne Seierstad
This mesmerizing portrait of a proud man who, through three decades and successive repressive regimes, heroically braved persecution to bring books to the people of Kabul has elicited extraordinary praise throughout the world and become a phenomenal international bestseller.
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Dates Wednesday, April 16
Time 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Host your own book club or join a larger online audience with these digital book clubs. Some clubs are not active all year round.
You will need you library card to borrow reading material.
Hoopla Book Club
Each season, Hoopla chooses a Spotlight Selection and produces materials like discussion guides, read-a-like suggestions, book cub meeting planners, and exclusive author interviews to help you get the most out of your reading experience.
Hoopla Graphic Novel Book Club
Every season hoopla will feature a spotlight on a graphic novel and will provide additional engagement resources like Exclusive Discussion Guides, Author Q&A, and Read Alike Titles. Hoopla's Graphic Novel Book Club is designed to serve readers of all age levels and interests.
Big Library Read
Connect with readers around the world by reading the same ebook at the same time without any wait lists or holds. Read read discussion guides, listen to author interviews, and join in the global disscussion.
Together we read
Join libraries and readers across the country for the Together We Read digital book club. After Overdrive announces their next book selection, you have two weeks to borrow the title with no holds and join in the online discussion.
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