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Book discussions

The Library offers several regular book discussion groups and events.  Find one close to you and join in!

     
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
     
 
Central Book Discussion Group

(Central)

  4:00PM - 5:00PM November’s selection is any book by Evelyn Waugh. Meeting Room 1. Call Popular Library at 539-0396 for details.
     
Saturday, November 28, 2009
     
 
Buder Branch Book Discussion Group

(Buder)

  1:00PM - 2:00PM Today we discuss Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston.
     
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
     
 
Machacek Book Discussion Group

(Machacek)

  10:00AM - 11:00AM New members welcome. Call 781-2948 for the current selection.
     
Thursday, December 10, 2009
     
 
Urban Street Lit Cafe Book Discussion Group

(Julia Davis)

  6:30PM - 7:30PM Tonight we discuss Tiffany Warren’s What a Sista Should Do.
     
     
 
Public Contemplation: A Philosophy and Religion Book Discussion Group

(Carpenter)

  7:00PM - 8:00PM Let it never be said that we shy away from controversy! We're taking on some heady topics and texts. We meet on the second Thursday of every month. Tonight we discuss Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West by Benazir Bhutto. To reserve your copy, call Michael at 772-6586.
     
Saturday, December 12, 2009
     
 
Buder Branch Book Discussion Group

(Buder)

  1:00PM - 2:00PM Today we discuss Family Man by Calvin Trillin.
     
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
     
 
Machacek Book Discussion Group

(Machacek)

  10:00AM - 11:00AM New members welcome. Call 781-2948 for the current selection.
     
     
 
Book Discussion Group

(Kingshighway)

  6:45PM - 8:00PM Tonight we discuss Paolo Coelho’s The Alchemist.
     
Thursday, December 17, 2009
     
 
Book Discussion Group

(Schlafly)

  7:00PM - 8:00PM Tonight we discuss An Irish Country Christmas by Patrick Taylor. Two Irish country doctors contend with a village full of eccentrics and their ailments, romantic troubles, and a new doctor in town who poaches their patients. A story full of Christmas warmth, recalling a good night in a pub.
     
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
     
 
Central Book Discussion Group

(Central)

  4:00PM - 5:00PM December’s selection is March by Geraldine Brooks. Meeting Room 1. Call Popular Library at 539-0396 for details.
     
Monday, January 04, 2010
     
 
Central Book Discussion Too!

(Central)

  6:00PM - 7:00PM A new night and a new book discussion group for Central Library. This group will discuss Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin. Meeting Room 1. Call Popular Library at 539-0396 for details (see also January 27).
     
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
     
 
Machacek Book Discussion Group

(Machacek)

  10:00AM - 11:00AM New members welcome. Call 781-2948 for the current selection.
     
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
     
 
Urban Street Lit Café Book Discussion Group

(Julia Davis)

  6:30PM - 7:30PM Tonight we discuss Gunz And Roses by Keisha Ervin.
     
Thursday, January 14, 2010
     
 
Public Contemplation: A Philosophy and Religion Book Discussion Group

(Carpenter)

  7:00PM - 8:00PM Let it never be said that we shy away from controversy! We're taking on some heady topics and texts. We meet on the second Thursday of every month. Tonight we discuss Embracing Mind: The Common Ground of Science and Spirituality by B. Alan Wallace. To reserve your copy, call Michael at 772-6586.
     
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
     
 
Machacek Book Discussion Group

(Machacek)

  10:00AM - 11:00AM New members welcome. Call 781-2948 for the current selection.
     
     
 
Book Discussion Group

(Kingshighway)

  6:45PM - 8:00PM Tonight we discuss Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children.