Our Book Groups are Currently Meeting Virtually
Adults Read YA Book Club
Meets on the 1st Wednesday of every month at 7 pm via Zoom! New members are always welcome. Any questions, contact Zoey Mills at zmills@ccls.org
Adults Read YA 2020 Selections:
December meeting has been canceled. Check back for 2021 selections.
Open Minds Book Group
Meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 2 pm. New members are always welcome. Any questions, contact Gretchen Chamberlin at gchamberlin@ccls.org
Open Minds 2020 Selections:
| November 17 via Zoom:
By Jenny Offill |
December 15 via Zoom:
The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung |
Weather
Open Minds 2021 Selections:
(Please check back to see whether these meetings will be held via Zoom or in-house).
| January 19:
By Gish Jen |
February 16:
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende Physical Book |
The Resisters
| March 16:
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nahisi Coates Physical Book |
April 20:
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi |
| May 18:
by Brit Bennett Physical Book |
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The Vanishing Half
Open Minds Book Group Selections since 2015
Read It & Steep Book Group
Read It & Steep welcomes readers with a love of non-traditional titles, scrumptious treats & spirited conversation. Read It & Steep meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 7-8:30 pm. New members are always welcome. Any questions, contact Kate Shaw at kshaw@ccls.org
Read It & Steep 2020 Selections:
December 15 via Zoom:
Howl’s Moving Castle
by Dianna Wynne Jones
Physical Book
Audiobook on Playaway
Digital Audiobook
Read It & Steep 2021 Selections:
| January 19 via Zoom:
Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch |
February 16 via Zoom:
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Physical Book |
Read It & Steep Selections since 2012
Science Books Discussion Group
Meets on the third Thursday of every month at 7:30 pm. New members are always welcome. Any questions, contact Valerie Green at vgreen@ccls.org
Science Book Group 2020 Selections:
| November 19 via Zoom:
Atom Land: A Guided Through the Strange by Jon Butterworth
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December 17 via Zoom:
Some Assembly Required by Neil Shubin Physical Book |
Science Book Discussion Group Selections for 2021:
Please check back to find if meetings will be held via zoom or in person.
| January 21:
The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) by Katie Mack
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Complete List of Science Book Group Selections 2000 – 2019
History Book Group
History buffs are invited to join this bimonthly book group at Tredyffrin Public Library. Members select the topic for each meeting and are free to read titles of their choosing and to participate in discussion of the topic at the next meeting. The group meets at 7 pm.
History Book Group 2020 Topics
The Next Big Thing Book Club
Starting in August 2019: Have you been stuck in a rut reading all the same authors? Let us introduce you to new voices! The Next Big Thing book club is an adult book club that reads debut titles by fresh, new authors.
Meets on the third Thursday of every month at 6 pm.
The Next Big Thing 2020 Selections:
November 19 via Zoom: 
Such a Fun Age
by Kiley Reid
Physical Book
Large Type Physical Book
Audiobook on CD
eBook
Digital AudiobookDecember 17 via Zoom: 
Topics of Conversation
by Miranda Popkey
Mystery Book Club
The Mystery Book Club will meet at 11 am on the second Monday of each month, currently meeting via zoom. Join us as we discuss mysteries under the following themes:
Mystery Book Club 2020 Themes:
- August 10: Mysteries Set on Islands
- September 14: African American Detectives
- October 12: Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella, or any other Ivy League mystery
- November 9: Library Mysteries via Zoom
- Suggested Titles:
- The Library of the Unwritten and the sequel The Archive of the Forgotten by A.J. Hackwith
- The Library Book by Susan Orlean
- The Secret Library: A Book-Lovers’ Journey Through Curiosities of History by Oliver Tearle
- The library lovers mystery series by Jenn McKinlay
- Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
- Additionally, you can look for titles on this Goodreads List: Best Bibliomystery Books
- Suggested Titles:
- December 14: Holiday related mysteries
2021 Topics:
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- January 11: Medical Mysteries
- February 8: Ruth Rendell or Ruth Ware
For more information or to sign up, contact Beverly Michaels at 610.296.7996 or bmichaels@ccls.org.
Art Book Club
The Art Book Club is currently not meeting. For more information, contact Victoria Skelly at victoriacskelly@gmail.com or call Paoli Library at 610.296.7996.
Art Book Club 2020 Dates and Selections:
Art Book Club Selections since 2015
