Book Clubs
Love great books? So do we.
Second Friday Book Club
Join other book lovers every second Friday of the month for a lively discussion of selected books.
Informal book chatter begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by a moderated book discussion at Noon. No registration required. This is an online event. Join us on Zoom each month.
Upcoming Second Friday Book Club Titles
Who gets to leave a legacy? 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn't. By 1998 Anita's name has been all but forgotten - certainly by the time Raquel, athird-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by progeny of film producers, C-Suite executives, and international art-dealers, most of whom float through life knowing that their futures are secured, Raquel feels herself an outsider. Students of color, like Raquel, are the minority there, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportunities is no secret. But when Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-connected older art student, she findsherself unexpectedly rising up the social ranks. As she attempts to straddle both worlds, she stumbles upon Anita's story, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relationship, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist. Moving back and forth through time and told from the perspectives of both women, Anita de Monte Laughs Last, is a propulsive, witty examination of power, love, and art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite.
The story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.
Sybil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings, around half past ten, Sybil sits down to write letters. Sybil expects her world to go on as it always has, but when letters from someone in her past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life, she realizes that she cannot move forward until she finds it in her heart to offer forgiveness. Filled with knowledge that only comes from a life fully lived, The Correspondent is a gem of a novel about the power of finding solace in literature and connection with people we might never meet in person.
Millennials Ruin Book Club
Meets every third Wednesday of the month.
A Millennial is a person generally born in the ‘80s or ‘90s, known for ruining many aspects of society... and now we’re coming for book club. Join our librarians for a no-pressure, read-what-you-want book club every third Wednesday of the month. Talk about what you’ve read, what you’re currently reading, and what you’re reading next.
New members are always welcome. Register online for the Zoom link.
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For more information about our book clubs, please call (561) 868-7701.