Out in our Community
At Tredyffrin Public Library
Science Book Discussion Group • History Book Club • Great Books Discussion Group
At Paoli Library
The Next Big Thing Book Club • Mystery Book Club • Art Book Club
Book Groups out in our Community
New for 2020! Adults Read YA Book Club
Meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7 pm at locations in your community! New members are always welcome. Any questions, contact Zoey Mills at zmills@ccls.org or 610.688.7092 x 220
Adults Read YA 2020 Selections:
May 27 via zoom:
Beauty Queens
by Libba Bray
Physical Book
Audiobook on CD
Digital Audiobook
Book Groups at Tredyffrin Public Library
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 or 610.688.7092 x 203
Open Minds 2020 Selections:
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January 21:
The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner |
February 18:
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli |
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Canceled – March 17:
The Overstory by Richard Powers |
April 21:
The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore Physical Book |
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May 19:
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk |
June 16:
The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung |
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 or 610.688.7092 x 217
Read It & Steep 2020 Selections:
| January 21:
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri Physical Book |
February 18:
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer Physical Book |
| March 17:
ALL PROGRAMS ARE CANCELED. |
April 21:
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern Physical Book |
| May 19:
Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson |
June 16:
In the Woods by Tana French |
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 or 610.688.7092 x 213
Science Book Group 2020 Selections:
| January 16:
Bottle of Lies by Katherine Eban |
February 20:
How To by Randall Munroe |
| March 19:
ALL PROGRAMS ARE CANCELED. |
April 16:
Storm in a Teacup by Helen Czerski
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| May 21:
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Physical Book
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June 18:
The Mosquito by Timothy Winegard |
| July 16:
Europe: A Natural History by Tim Flannery
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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
- Tuesday, January 28
- Topic: Impeachment under the Constitution: A History
- Canceled – Tuesday, March 24
- Tuesday, May 26
- Topic: Alternative History: UFOs & Alien Visitations-Fact or Fiction
Great Books Discussion Group
Meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 pm. New members are always welcome. Any questions, contact John Dalton at jd5258875@aol.com or 484.444.2435
2020 Selections:
- January 14: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
- February 11: 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories Ed. by Lorrie Moore and Heidi Pitlor; pages 62 – 141
- ‘Babylon Revisited’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- ‘The Cracked Looking-Glass’ by Katherine Anne Porter
- ‘That Will Be Fine’ by William Faulkner
- ‘Those are as Brothers’ by Nancy Hale
- March 10: 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories Ed. by Lorrie Moore and Heidi Pitlor; pages 142 – 210
- ‘The Whole World Knows’ by Eudora Welty
- ‘The Enormous Radio’ by John Cheever
- ‘I Stand Here Ironing’ by Tillie Olsen
- ‘Sonny’s Blues’ by James Baldwin
- April 14: The Fall by Albert Camus
- May 12: 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories Ed. by Lorrie Moore and Heidi Pitlor; pages 211 – 286
- ‘The Conversion of the Jews’ by Philip Roth
- ‘Everything that Rises Must Converge’ by Flannery O’Connor
- ‘Pigeon Feathers’ by John Updike
- ‘Will You Please be Quiet, Please?’ by Raymond Carver
- June 9: 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories Ed. by Lorrie Moore and Heidi Pitlor; pages 287 – 351
- ‘By the River’ by Joyce Carol Oates
- ‘The School’ by Donald Barthelme
- ‘The Conventional Wisdom’ by Stanley Elkin
- ‘Friends’ by Grace Paley
Book Groups at Paoli Library
New for 2019! 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. Any questions, contact Taylor Baugher at tbaugher@ccls.org or 610.296.7996
The Next Big Thing 2020 Selections:
| January 16:
Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday Physical Book
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February 20:
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Physical Book |
| March 19: ALL PROGRAMS ARE CANCELED. | April 16:
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong |
| May 21:
Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah |
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Mystery Book Club
The Mystery Book Club will meet at 11 am at Paoli Library on the second Monday of each month. Join us as we discuss mysteries under the following themes:
Mystery Book Club 2020 Themes:
- January 13: Scandinavian Noir
- Starred Suggestion:
- The Island by Ragnar Jónasson
- Starred Suggestion:
- February 10: Golden Age Mystery Writers
- Suggested Titles:
- Mystery Mile by Margery Allingham
- Seven Dead by J. Jefferson Farjeon
- Four, Five & Six by Josephine Tey
- The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
- Additional Suggested Authors:
- John Dickson Carr
- Ngaio Marsh
- Michael Innes
- Dorothy Sayers
- Suggested Titles:
- March 9: Going to the Dogs (and Cats)
- Suggested Titles:
- Collared by David Rosenfelt
- The Dog Park Club by Cynthia Robinson
- Dog On It: A Chet & Bernie Mystery by Spencer Quinn
- Sour Puss by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
- Suggested Titles:
- April 13: Liz Moore Mysteries
- Suggested Titles:
- May 11: Mysteries with a Fantasy Element
- Suggested Titles:
- Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
- A House of Ghosts by W.C. Ryan
- The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
- Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
- Suggested Titles:
- June 8: Mysteries in/from Eastern Europe
- Suggested Titles:
- Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips
- The Third Man by Graham Greene
- The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul
- The Body Outside the Kremlin by James L. May
- Suggested Titles:
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 will meet on the following Wednesdays at 6:30 pm at Paoli Library. For more information or to sign up, contact Victoria Skelly at victoriacskelly@gmail.com or call Paoli Library at 610.296.7996.
Art Book Club 2019 Dates and Selections:
| January 8:
So Much Longing in so Little Space by Karl Ove Knausgaard |
March 11:
The Shadow Catcher by Marianne Wiggins |
| May 21:
The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo |
No meetings in June, July or August |
| September 9:
In Search of Lost Time: The Guermantes Way, Part 1 by Marcel Proust |
November 11:
In Search of Lost Time: The Guermantes Way, Part 2 by Marcel Proust |
| December 9:
Sofonisba: Portraits of the Soul by Chiara Montani |
Art Book Club Selections since 2015
