PROGRAMS > BOOK DISCUSSIONS
- May: Sports Stories
Thursday, May 26, 2022
- Afternoon Book Discussion"This Tender Land" by William Kent Krueger
The Library Station Santa Fe Room
1:30 p.m. for adults.
Thursday, June 2, 2022
- Feel Good Fiction"Midnight at the Blackbird Café" By Heather Webber
The Library Center Harrison Room
7 p.m. for adults.Discuss stories filled with kindness, humor, heroism, hope, empathy and compassion.
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
- Book Discussion"Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell
The Library Center meeting room B
1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. for adults. - Willard Page Turners"The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig
Willard Branch Library community room
2:30 p.m. for adults.
Thursday, June 9, 2022
- Book Discussion"Finlay Donovan Is Killing It" by Elle Cosimano
Republic Branch Library community room
2 p.m. for adults.
Friday, June 10, 2022
- Northview Center Book Discussion"Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Offsite Northview Center, 301 E. Talmage St.
10:30 a.m. for adults age 55 and older.Chat about our monthly title with other readers at this library-sponsored book group just for older adults.
Saturday, June 11, 2022
- Never Too Old for YA"Anatomy: A Love Story" by Dana Schwartz
Willard Branch Library community room
10:30 a.m. for adults.If you like to read young adult and teen literature, join the Never Too Old book group for monthly discussions on forgotten favorites and newly-released titles.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
- Mystery Book Club"Mycroft Holmes" by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Midtown Carnegie Branch Library upstairs meeting room
1:30 p.m. for adults.Discuss all manner of mystery, from classic to current, cozy to thriller, series and standalone.
- Donuts & Death"Litani" by Jess Lourey
The Library Station Frisco Room
6 p.m. for adults.Horror has never tasted so sweet. Join our horror book club and sink your teeth into a good book while enjoying donuts.
- Evening Book Discussion"Homegoing" by Yaa Gyasi
Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library community room
6:30 p.m. for adults.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
- Book Discussion"The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig
Fair Grove Branch Library
1 p.m. for adults.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
- Ash Grove Bibliophiles"Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team that Barnstormed its Way to Basketball Glory" by Lydia Reeder
Ash Grove Branch Library community room
1:30 p.m. for adults.
Thursday, June 23, 2022
- Afternoon Book Discussion"The Personal Librarian" by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
The Library Station Santa Fe Room
1:30 p.m. for adults.
Thursday, July 7, 2022
- Feel Good Fiction"Evvie Drake Starts Over" by Linda Holmes
The Library Center Harrison Room
7 p.m. for adults.Discuss stories filled with kindness, humor, heroism, hope, empathy and compassion.
Friday, July 8, 2022
- Northview Center Book Discussion"The Music of Bees" by Eileen Garvin
Offsite Northview Center, 301 E. Talmage St.
10:30 a.m. for adults age 55 and older.Chat about our monthly title with other readers at this library-sponsored book group just for older adults.
Saturday, July 9, 2022
- Never Too Old for YA"Fable" by Adrienne Young
Willard Branch Library community room
10:30 a.m. for adults.If you like to read young adult and teen literature, join the Never Too Old book group for monthly discussions on forgotten favorites and newly-released titles.
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
- Mystery Book Club"The Postscript Murders" by Elly Griffiths
Midtown Carnegie Branch Library upstairs meeting room
1:30 p.m. for adults.Discuss all manner of mystery, from classic to current, cozy to thriller, series and standalone.
- Donuts & Death"Coyote Songs: A Barrio Noir" by Gabino Iglesias
The Library Station Frisco Room
6 p.m. for adults.Horror has never tasted so sweet. Join our horror book club and sink your teeth into a good book while enjoying donuts.
- Evening Book Discussion"Humankind: A Hopeful History" by Rutger Bregman
Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library community room
6:30 p.m. for adults.
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
- Book Discussion"The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman
The Library Center meeting room B
1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. for adults. - Book Discussion"The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle" by Stuart Turton
Fair Grove Branch Library
1 p.m. for adults. - Willard Page Turners"Oona Out of Order" by Margarita Montimore
Willard Branch Library community room
2:30 p.m. for adults.
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
- Ash Grove Bibliophiles"The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Ash Grove Branch Library community room
1:30 p.m. for adults.
Thursday, July 28, 2022
- Afternoon Book Discussion"Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
The Library Station Santa Fe Room
1:30 p.m. for adults.
Thursday, August 4, 2022
- Feel Good Fiction"The Authenticity Project" by Claire Pooley
The Library Center Harrison Room
7 p.m. for adults.Discuss stories filled with kindness, humor, heroism, hope, empathy and compassion.
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
- Mystery Book Club"The Flight Attendant" by Chris Bohjalian
Midtown Carnegie Branch Library upstairs meeting room
1:30 p.m. for adults.Discuss all manner of mystery, from classic to current, cozy to thriller, series and standalone.
- Donuts & Death"The Queen of the Cicadas = La Reina de las Chicharras" by V. Castro
The Library Station Frisco Room
6 p.m. for adults.Horror has never tasted so sweet. Join our horror book club and sink your teeth into a good book while enjoying donuts.
- Evening Book Discussion"The Dreamers" by Karen Thompson Walker
Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library community room
6:30 p.m. for adults.
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
- Book Discussion"Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee
The Library Center meeting room B
1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. for adults. - Willard Page Turners"Where the Forest Meets the Stars" by Glendy Vanderah
Willard Branch Library community room
2:30 p.m. for adults.
Thursday, August 11, 2022
- Book Discussion"Fall Back Down When I Die" by Joe Wilkins
Republic Branch Library community room
2 p.m. for adults.
Friday, August 12, 2022
- Northview Center Book Discussion"The Violin Conspiracy" by Brendan Slocumb
Offsite Northview Center, 301 E. Talmage St.
10:30 a.m. for adults age 55 and older.Chat about our monthly title with other readers at this library-sponsored book group just for older adults.
Saturday, August 13, 2022
- Never Too Old for YA"The Downstairs Girl" by Stacey Lee
Willard Branch Library community room
10:30 a.m. for adults.If you like to read young adult and teen literature, join the Never Too Old book group for monthly discussions on forgotten favorites and newly-released titles.
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
- Ash Grove Bibliophiles"Canary in a Coal Mine: A Forgotten Rural Community, a Hidden Epidemic, and a Lone Doctor Battling for the Life, Health, and Soul of the People" by William Cooke
Ash Grove Branch Library community room
1:30 p.m. for adults.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
- Book Discussion"Oona Out of Order" by Margarita Montimore
Fair Grove Branch Library
1 p.m. for adults.
Thursday, August 25, 2022
- Afternoon Book Discussion"Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" by Bryan Stevenson
The Library Station Santa Fe Room
1:30 p.m. for adults.
