Book Groups

Most Book Groups are Currently Meeting Virtually

Mystery Book Club ♦ Open Minds ♦ Book Bound

 History Book Club ♦ The Next Big Thing

Science Book Discussion Group

Open Minds Book Group

Meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 2 pm. New members are always welcome. Contact Gretchen Chamberlin at gchamberlin@ccls.org with any questions.

See upcoming events through our event calendar.

Open Minds 2023 Selections:

January: Mercury Pictures Presents: A Novel by Anthony Marra

February: Sea of Tranquility: by Emily St. John

March: All This Could be Different: by Sarah Thankam Mathews

April: Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future: by Elizabeth Kolbert

May: Trespasses: by Louise Kennedy

June: The Sweetness of Water: by Nathan Harris

Open Minds Book Group Selections since 2015

Book Bound Book Group

Book Bound welcomes readers with a love of non-traditional titles & spirited conversation. Book Bound meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 7-8 pm. New members are always welcome. Contact Tara Thorne at tthorne@ccls.org with any questions.

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Book Bound Selections:

Book Bound Selections since 2022

Read It & Steep Selections since 2012

History, Textbook, Bookmark, Blue, EducationHistory Book Club

The History Book Club is a volunteer run group. 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. This book club usually meets every other 4th Tuesday of the month from 7-8:30 pm. New members are always welcome. Contact Steve Harlen at sharlen@pa.gov with any questions.

Tuesday May 23, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. NEW TIME FOR THIS MONTH

Science Book Discussion Group

his group now meets IN PERSON from 3 pm – 5 pm on the third Thursday of every month. New members are always welcome. Contact Valerie Green at vgreen@ccls.org with any questions.

See upcoming events through our event calendar.

Science Book Discussion Group 2023 Selections:

Science Book Group Selections since 2000

The Next Big Thing Book Club

Started 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. Contact Beverly Michaels at bmichaels@ccls.org with any questions.

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The Next Big Thing 2022/2023 Selections:

The Next Big Thing Selections since 2019

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

June 12, 2023: “Killers of a Certain Age” (or Victims or Detectives).

Some early suggestions:

We take July off for vacation. Come back refreshed and full of ideas for the rest of the year!

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 Beverly Michaels at Paoli Library, bmichaels@ccls.org.

Art Book Club Selections since 2015