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.
See upcoming events through our event calendar.
Book Bound Selections:
Book Bound Selections since 2022
Read It & Steep Selections since 2012
History 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.
See upcoming events through our event calendar.
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:
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- Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
- The Thursday Murder Club, The Man Who Died Twice or The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osnan
- Slow Horses (Slough House #1) and other books in the Slough House series by Mick Herron might fit.
- Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
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