Book Clubs for the Grown-Ups 

Booked for Lunch | This group is currently on-pause as we search for a new staff member to lead it! Check back for updates.

Nonfiction Book Club | Monday 1/17 @ 2:00 For lovers of nonfiction! History, memoir, science, philosophy! Real stories and real people in all genres! In January, we’re reading the Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow. Meetings are virtual on Zoom. Call the library to receive an email with the link.

Evening Book Group | Monday 1/24 @ 7:00 The Evening Book Group meets on Zoom the 4th Monday of the month. In January, we’re reading Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam. Call the library to receive an email with the link.

Grown-Ups Reading Children’s Books | Thursday 12/18 @ 7:00 We meet monthly on the 3rd Thursday of each month – IN PERSON in our bright and cheery Reading Room. It may seem strange, but several of our book clubs have popped in some picture books occassionally and they are always some of our best and most enriching conversations! Join us for a super fun and engaging chat! Stop by the library to pick up your books (usually a selection of 4 titles, depending on the length). Register here. This month, we’re reading: Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena, The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, The Eye That Never Sleeps: How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln by Jeremy Holmes and Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love. Stop into the library to pick up your copies! Register here!

Speculative Fiction Book Club (Sharpsburg Branch) | Wednesday 12/8 @ 7:00 Stimulating discussions of science fiction, fantasy, and horror titles. This group meets in-person in the Fiction Room at the Sharpsburg Branch on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. This month we’re reading Finna by Nino Cipri.

Sharpsburg Sleuths Book Club (Sharpsburg Branch) Tuesday 12/14 @ 7:00 Get a clue with the Sharpsburg Sleuths! We read all mysteries, all the time. This group meets in-person in the Fiction Room at the Sharpsburg Branch on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. This month we’re reading Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen by Vicki Delany.