Book Clubs

Love talking about your recent favorite books? Join one of our book discussion groups!

Please note Adult Book Clubs are open to patrons 18 and over.

Helen Plum Book Club

The Helen Plum Book Club meets once a month for adults to discuss a wide variety of titles spanning both fiction and non-fiction. Join us on the third Wednesday of the month at 1pm or the third Thursday of the month at 7pm for our lively discussions! Helen Plum Book Club is hosted by Reader's Advisory Librarian Courtney.

Non-Fiction Book Club

Non-Fiction Book Club offers adults an opportunity to discuss contemporary non-fiction titles with fellow readers on the first Monday of the month at 1pm. Each month, we’ll explore a different topic. Non-Fiction Book Club is hosted by Reader's Advisory Librarian Stephanie.

Library Lounge

Library Lounge is a friendly book discussion group with a relaxed, literary atmosphere that welcomes adult readers of all ages! The group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30pm. The titles chosen are a mix of contemporary fiction, classics, and non-fiction. Library Lounge is hosted by Digital Services and Instruction Librarian Erin.

Upcoming Events

Library Lounge

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:
The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary... and literary h...

Library Lounge

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner At the back of a dark London alley, a hidden apothecary shop secretly dispenses poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them and sets three lives across centuries on a dangerous collision course. ...

Nonfiction Book Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson  Dead Wake is a 100th anniversary chronicle of the sinking of the Lusitania that discusses the factors leading to the tragedy and the contributions of such figures as President Wilso...

Helen Plum Library Book Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Colonel William R. Plum Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams Working at the local library, teenager Aleisha reads every book on a secret list she found, which transports her from the painful realities she's facing at home. She decides to pass the list on to a lonely widow...

Helen Plum Library Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams Working at the local library, teenager Aleisha reads every book on a secret list she found, which transports her from the painful realities she's facing at home. She decides to pass the list on to a lonely widow...

Library Lounge

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:
The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore A young librarian and an old curmudgeon forge the unlikeliest of friendships in this charming, feel-good novel about one misfit book club and the lives and loves it changes along the way. For all book ...

Helen Plum Library Book Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Colonel William R. Plum Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave When her husband of one year disappears, Hannah quickly learns he is not who he said he was and is left to sort out the truth with just one ally: her husband's teenage daughter, who hates her. *Please note...

Helen Plum Library Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave When her husband of one year disappears, Hannah quickly learns he is not who he said he was and is left to sort out the truth with just one ally: her husband's teenage daughter, who hates her. *Please note: T...

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