Book Discussion Groups

All events are free and open to the public. Accommodations for those with special needs are available. Please request at 261-8500 a minimum of 48 hours in advance of the event. Seating is limited.

Monthly Book Discussion Groups
No registration required. (60 minutes)

Evergreen Branch Library - 1st Tuesdays
Meets first Tuesdays of each month, 1 p.m.
What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell | Tuesday, June 4 1:00-2:00 pm
In the Garden of the Beasts by Eric Larson |Tuesday, July 2 1:00-2:00 pm

Evergreen Branch Library - 1st Thursdays
Meets first Thursdays of each month, 6:30 p.m.
Evergreen Branch Library, 2601 N. Arkansas
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova | Thursday, June 6 6:30-7:30 pm
The Art of Mending by Elizabeth Berg | Thursday, July 11* 6:30-7:30 pm *rescheduled due to Independence Day Holiday

Orchard Park Branch Library - 1st Fridays
Meets first Friday of each month, 2:15 p.m.
Orchard Park Branch Library, 4808 W. 9th
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch | Friday, June 7 2:15-3:15 pm
Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall | Friday, July 5 2:15-3:15 pm

Westlink Branch Library - 3rd Tuesdays
Meets third Tuesdays of each month, 1 p.m.
Westlink Branch Library, 8515 Bekemeyer
The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan |Tuesday, June 18 1:00-2:00 pm
Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani | Tuesday, July 16 1:00-2:00 pm

Open Books, Open Minds (Central 3rd Tuesdays)
Meets third Tuesdays of each month, 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 223 S. Main
Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close | Tuesday, May 21 6:30-7:30 pm
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult | Tuesday, June 18 6:30-7:30 pm
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel | Tuesday, July 16 6:30-7:30 pm

Masters of Mystery (4th Wednesdays)
Meets fourth Wednesdays of each month, 6 p.m.
Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian
Forces of Nature by C.J. Box | Wednesday, May 22 6:00-7:00 pm
Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson | Wednesday, June 26 6:00-7:00 pm
Last Child by John Hart | Wednesday, July 24 6:00-7:00 pm

Mystery (Last Mondays)
Meets last Mondays of every month, 1 p.m.
Rockwell Branch Library, 5939 E. 9th
Dead by Midnight: A Death on Demand Mystery by Carolyn G. Hart | Monday, May 20 1:00-2:00 pm
The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett | Monday, June 24 1:00-2:00 pm Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman | Monday, July 29 1:00-2:00 pm

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