Book Club
Please join our book discussion group "Book Chat". We read a variety of books including fiction, nonfiction, young adult fiction, and sometimes even juvenile fiction.
New faces are ALWAYS welcome. If you miss the meeting, you may still stop into the library anytime to pick up a copy of the book for the next meeting. This group meets the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted at 6:00 pm.
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2026 Schedule
| Title | Author | Meeting |
| Bring Your Own Book | January 8, 2026 | |
| The Quiet Librarian *A26 | Allen Eskens | February 5, 2026 |
| Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure | Rhys Bowen | March 5, 2026 |
| Let's Call Her Barbie | Renee Rosen | April 2, 2026 |
| The God of the Woods | Liz Moore | May 7, 2026 |
| Intermezzo | Sally Rooney | June 4, 2026 |
| July 2026 | ||
| Strong Like You *T26 | T.L. Simpson | August 6, 2026 |
| The Trouble with Heroes | Kate Messner | August 6, 2026 |
| James | Percival Everett | September 3, 2026 |
| The Maidens | Alex Michaelides | October 1, 2026 |
| Cursed Daughters | Oyinkan Braithwaite | November 5, 2026 |
| Sisters in the Wind | Angeline Boulley | December 3, 2026 |
*All Iowa Reads Titles (AIR)
- K = Kid selection
- T = Teen selection
- A = Adult selection
2025 Schedule
| Title | Author | Meeting |
| Bring Your Own Book | January 2, 2025 | |
| Distant Sons *A25 | Tim Johnston | February 6, 2025 |
| How to Age Disgracefully | Clare Pooley | March 6, 2025 |
| True Biz | Sara Novic | April 3, 2025 |
| Lady Tan's Circle of Women | Lisa See | May 1, 2025 |
| First Lie Wins | Ashley Elston | June 5, 2025 |
| NO MEETING | July 2025 | |
| Rez Ball *T25 | Byron Graves | August 7, 2025 |
| Jawbreaker *K25 | Christina Wyman | August 7, 2025 |
| The Collected Regrets of Clover | Mikki Brammer | September 4, 2025 |
| Wicked | Gregory Maguire | October 2, 2025 |
| A Monster in Mt. Pleasant | CJ Williams | November 6, 2025 |
| Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano | December 4, 2025 |
2024 Schedule
| Title | Author | Meeting |
| Bring Your Own Book | January 4, 2024 | |
|
The Seed Keeper *A24 |
Diane Wilson | February 1, 2024 |
| The Secret Book of Flora Lea | Patti Callahan Henry | March 7, 2024 |
| The Housemaid | Frieda McFadden | April 4, 2024 |
| The Escape Artist | Jonathan Freedland | May 2, 2024 |
| Every Summer After | Carley Fortune | June 6, 2024 |
| NO MEETING | July 2024 | |
|
Tumble *K24 |
Celia C. Perez |
August 1, 2024 |
| The Diamond Eye | Kate Quinn | September 5, 2024 |
| A Flicker in the Dark | Stacy Willingham | October 3, 2024 |
| The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches | Sangu Mandanna | November 7, 2024 |
| The Measure | Nikki Erlick | December 5, 2024 |
2023 Schedule
| Title | Author | Meeting |
| Open Discussion | January 4, 2023 | |
|
The Reading List |
Sara Nisha Adams | February 1, 2023 |
| The Orphans of Davenport | Marilyn Brookwood | March 7, 2023 |
| The Guncle | Steven Rowley | April 4, 2023 |
| How High We Go In The Dark *A23 | Dequoia Nagamatsu | May 2, 2023 |
| The 100 Years of Lenni and Margo | Marianne Cronin | June 6, 2023 |
| NO MEETING | July 2023 | |
|
The Golden Hour *K23 |
Niki Smith |
August 1, 2023 |
| Under the Whispering Door | T.J. Klune | September 5, 2023 |
| People We Meet on Vacation | Emily Henry | October 3, 2023 |
| The Last Thing He Told Me | Laura Dave | November 7, 2023 |
| The Dictionary of Lost Words | Pip Williams | December 5, 2023 |
2022 Schedule
| Title | Author | Meeting |
| Open Discussion | January 6, 2022 | |
|
The Butterfly Effect *A22 |
Rachel Mans McKenny | February 3, 2022 |
| American Prison | Shane Bauer | March 3, 2022 |
| Anxious People | Fredrik Backman | April 7, 2022 |
| Dial A For Aunties | Jesse Q Sutanto | May 5, 2022 |
| Dear Evan Hansen | Val Emmich | June 2, 2022 |
| NO MEETING | July 2022 | |
|
The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane *K22 |
Kate O'Shaughnessy |
August 4, 2022 |
| Death on the Nile | Agatha Christie | September 1, 2022 |
| Kindred | Octavia Butler | October 6, 2022 |
| The Dutch House | Ann Patchett | November 3, 2022 |
| The Midnight Library | Matt Haig | December 1, 2022 |
2021 Schedule
| Title | Author | Meeting |
| Open Discussion | January 7, 2021 | |
|
Little Faith *A21 |
Nickolas Butler | February 4, 2021 |
| The Soul of an Octopus | Sy Montgomery | March 4, 2021 |
| Rebecca | Daphne DuMaurier | April 1, 2021 |
| White Fragility | Robin Diangelo | May 6, 2021 |
| Story of Edgar Sawtelle | David Wroblewski | June 3, 2021 |
| NO MEETING | July 2021 | |
|
Pie in the Sky *K21 |
Remy Lain |
August 5, 2021 |
| Hillbilly Elegy | J. D. Vance | September 2, 2021 |
| Eleanor Oliphant is Completly Fine | Gail Honeyman | October 7, 2021 |
| The Guest List | Lucy Foley | November 4, 2021 |
| American Dirt | American Dirt | December 2, 2021 |
2020 Schedule
| Title | Author | Meeting |
| Open Discussion | January 2, 2020 | |
| Angie Thomas | February 6, 2020 | |
| The Mothers *A20 | Brit Bennett | March 5, 2020 |
| Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History | Keith O'Brein | April 2, 2020 |
| Less | Andrew Greer | May 7, 2020 |
| Catch 22 | Josheph Heller | June 4, 2020 |
| NO MEETING | July 2020 | |
|
The Parker Ineritance *K20 |
Varian Johnson |
August 6, 2020 |
| Dandelion Wine | Ray Bradbury | September 3, 2020 |
| The Dry | Jane Harper | October 1, 2020 |
| Beneath a Scarlet Sky | Mark Sullivan | November 5, 2020 |
| Whistling Past the Graveyard | Susan Crandall | December 3, 2020 |