PROGRAMS > BOOK DISCUSSIONS
Monday, November 18, 2019
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"Shooting Lincoln: Matthew Brady, Alexander Gardner, and the Race to Photograph the Story of the Century" by Nicholas J.C. Pistor
Civil War Book Discussion Group
at Library Center
7 p.m.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
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"The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Arthur Conan Doyle
Ash Grove Bibliophiles
at Ash Grove Branch Library
1:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 21, 2019
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"Dear Mrs. Bird" by AJ Pearce
South Side Senior Center Book Discussion
at South Side Senior Center, 2215 S. Fremont Ave.
1 p.m. -
"Aug 9 - Fog" by Kathryn Scanlan
Book Discussion
at Library Station
1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
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"Miracle Creek" by Angie Kim
Center City Book Club
at Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
1:30 p.m.Elevator under reconstruction; call 862-0135 or ask a librarian if you need assistance.
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"The Remaking" by Clay McLeod Chapman
Donuts & Death
at Hurts Donut Company, 320 Park Central West
6 p.m.Horror has never tasted so sweet. Join our horror book club and sink your teeth into a good book while enjoying Hurts donuts.
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"The Library Book" by Susan Orlean
Evening Book Discussion
at Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library
6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
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"The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary" by Simon Winchester
Stranger Than Fiction Book Discussion
at Willard Branch Library
10 a.m.Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Discuss nonfiction books that focus on unusual or interesting aspects of history, science or nature. Attend either the Wednesday or Saturday session, no need to attend both.
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"The Alice Network" by Kate Quinn
Book Discussion
at Library Center
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"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
Book Discussion
at Fair Grove Branch Library
1:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 12, 2019
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"The Silent Patient" by Alex Michaelides
Book Discussion
at Republic Branch Library
1:30 p.m.
Friday, December 13, 2019
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"The Broken Girls" by Simone St. James
Northview Book Discussion
at Northview Center, 301 E. Talmage St.
10:30 a.m.Join us for this library-sponsored book group just for seniors.
Saturday, December 14, 2019
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"The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary" by Simon Winchester
Stranger Than Fiction Book Discussion
at Willard Branch Library
1 p.m.Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Discuss nonfiction books that focus on unusual or interesting aspects of history, science or nature. Attend either the Wednesday or Saturday session, no need to attend both.
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
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"Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett, chapters 1-9
Ash Grove Bibliophiles
at Ash Grove Branch Library
1:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 19, 2019
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"Big Little Lies" by Liane Moriarty
South Side Senior Center Book Discussion
at South Side Senior Center, 2215 S. Fremont Ave.
1 p.m. -
Readers' Choice. Bring your favorite read from 2019
Readers' Choice. Bring your favorite read from 2019
Book Discussion
at Library Station
1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
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"Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers" by Mary Roach
Stranger Than Fiction Book Discussion
at Willard Branch Library
10 a.m.Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Discuss nonfiction books that focus on unusual or interesting aspects of history, science or nature. Attend either the Wednesday or Saturday session, no need to attend both.
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"Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" by Susan Cain
Book Discussion
at Library Center
1-2:30 p.m. -
"Absolute Power" by David Baldacci
Book Discussion
at Fair Grove Branch Library
1:30 p.m. -
"The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking" by Brendan I. Koerner
My Favorite Crime Book Club
at Tie & Timber Beer Co., 1451 E. Cherry St.
7:30 p.m.Do you have a "favorite" serial killer? Are you fascinated by forensics? This true crime book discussion is for you.
Thursday, January 9, 2020
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"The Library Book" by Susan Orlean
Book Discussion
at Republic Branch Library
1:30 p.m.
Friday, January 10, 2020
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"The Huntress" by Kate Quinn
Northview Book Discussion
at Northview Center, 301 E. Talmage St.
10:30 a.m.Join us for this library-sponsored book group just for seniors.
Saturday, January 11, 2020
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"Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers" by Mary Roach
Stranger Than Fiction Book Discussion
at Willard Branch Library
1 p.m.Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Discuss nonfiction books that focus on unusual or interesting aspects of history, science or nature. Attend either the Wednesday or Saturday session, no need to attend both.
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
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"The Lost Man" by Jane Harper
Center City Book Club
at Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
1:30 p.m.Elevator under reconstruction; call 862-0135 or ask a librarian if you need assistance.
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"Baby Teeth" by Zoje Stage
Donuts & Death
at Hurts Donut Company, 320 Park Central West
6 p.m.Horror has never tasted so sweet. Join our horror book club and sink your teeth into a good book while enjoying Hurts donuts.
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"The Island of Sea Women" by Lisa See
Evening Book Discussion
at Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library
6:30 p.m. -
"The Keeper of Lost Things" by Ruth Hogan
Feel-Good Fiction
at Library Center
7 p.m.Discuss stories filled with kindness, humor, heroism, hope, empathy and compassion.
Thursday, January 16, 2020
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"The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead
South Side Senior Center Book Discussion
at South Side Senior Center, 2215 S. Fremont Ave.
1 p.m.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
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"Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett, chapters 10-21
Ash Grove Bibliophiles
at Ash Grove Branch Library
1:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
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"Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee" by Casey Cep
Book Discussion
at Library Station
1:30 p.m.
Monday, January 27, 2020
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"Civil War Places: Seeing the Conflict Through the Eyes of Its Leading Historians" by Gary W. Gallagher
Civil War Book Discussion Group
at Library Center
7 p.m.
Saturday, February 8, 2020
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"The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon" by David Grann
Stranger Than Fiction Book Discussion
at Willard Branch Library
1 p.m.Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Discuss nonfiction books that focus on unusual or interesting aspects of history, science or nature. Attend either the Wednesday or Saturday session, no need to attend both.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
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"Evvie Drake Starts Over" by Linda Holmes
Center City Book Club
at Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
1:30 p.m.Elevator under reconstruction; call 862-0135 or ask a librarian if you need assistance.
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"Goth" by Otsuichi
Donuts & Death
at Hurts Donut Company, 320 Park Central West
6 p.m.Horror has never tasted so sweet. Join our horror book club and sink your teeth into a good book while enjoying Hurts donuts.
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"The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family" by Joshua Hanagarne
Evening Book Discussion
at Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library
6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
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"The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon" by David Grann
Stranger Than Fiction Book Discussion
at Willard Branch Library
10 a.m.Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Discuss nonfiction books that focus on unusual or interesting aspects of history, science or nature. Attend either the Wednesday or Saturday session, no need to attend both.
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"Kindred" by Octavia Butler. An African American Read-In event
Book Discussion
at Library Center
1-2:30 p.m. -
"Gulp" by Mary Roach
Book Discussion
at Fair Grove Branch Library
1:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
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"The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek" by Kim Michele Richardson
Book Discussion
at Republic Branch Library
1:30 p.m.
Friday, February 14, 2020
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"The Good Lord Bird" by James McBride. An African American Read-In Event
Northview Book Discussion
at Northview Center, 301 E. Talmage St.
10:30 a.m.Join us for this library-sponsored book group just for seniors.
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
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"Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett, chapters 22-42
Ash Grove Bibliophiles
at Ash Grove Branch Library
1:30 p.m. -
"How to Stop Time" by Matt Haig
Feel-Good Fiction
at Library Center
7 p.m.Discuss stories filled with kindness, humor, heroism, hope, empathy and compassion.
Thursday, February 20, 2020
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"We're Dead, Come On In" by Bruce Davis
South Side Senior Center Book Discussion
at South Side Senior Center, 2215 S. Fremont Ave.
1 p.m.
Thursday, February 27, 2020
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"Black Card" by Chris L. Terry. An African American Read-In event
Book Discussion
at Library Station
1:30 p.m.
