At Tredyffrin Public Library
Panels of Pages • Open Minds • Read It & Steep
Science Book Discussion Group • History Book Club • Great Books Discussion Group
At Paoli Library
Mystery Book Club • Art Book Club
Book Groups at Tredyffrin Public Library
New for 2019! Pages of Panels Graphic Novel Book Group
Meets on the first Monday of every month at 7 pm. New members are always welcome. Any questions, contact Zoey Mills at zmills@ccls.org
Pages of Panels 2019 Selections:
- January 7:
- Bring in your favorite graphic novel reads of 2018, celebrate the founding of the club & help pick our reads for 2019!
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February 4:
by John Lewis & Andrew Aydin illustrated by Nate Powell |
March: Book OneOpen 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 2019 Selections:
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January 15:
Still Life by Louise Penny Physical Book |
February 19:
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Physical Book |
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March 19:
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Physical Book |
April 16:
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai |
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 Boyle at cboyle@ccls.org or 610.688.7092 x 217
Read It & Steep 2019 Selections:
| January 15:
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear Physical Book |
February 19:
by Dara Horn |
Eternal Life|
March 19:
by David Baron |
American Eclipse 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 2019 Selections:
| January 17:
The Weather Detective by Peter Wohlleben
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February 21:
The Rise & Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte |
| March 21:
When Einstein Walked with Godel by Jim Holt |
April 18:
Caesar’s Last Breath by Sam Kean |
| May 16:
Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking Physical Book |
June 20:
The Tangled Tree by David Quammen |
Complete List of Science Book Group Selections 2000 – 2018
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 2019 Topics
- Tuesday, January 22
- Topic: Climate Change in History: From the Ice Age to Global Warming
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
2019 Selections:
- February 12: Montana 1948 by Larry Watson
- March 12: Achilles by Elizabeth Cook
- April 9: Selections from Edith Pearlman’s Honeydew, pages 87-127
- Puck
- Assisted Living
- What the Ax Forgets the Tree Remembers
- May 14: Chess Story by Stefan Zweig
- June 11: Selections from Edith Pearlman’s Honeydew, pages 128-173
- The Golden Swan
- Cul-de-sac
- Deliverance
Book Groups at Paoli Library
Mystery Book Club
The Mystery Book Club will meet at 10:30 AM at Paoli Library on the second Monday of each month. Join us as we discuss mysteries under the following themes:
Mystery Book Club 2019 Themes:
- January 14: Mysteries set in Philadelphia
- Suggested Titles:
- Damaged by Lisa Scottoline
- The Quaker City by George Lippard
- The Doctor Digs a Grave by Robin Hathaway
- Four to Midnight by Scott Flander
- Suggested Titles:
- February 11: Crimes of Passion
- Suggested Titles
- The House Gun by Nadine Gordimer
- The Murder of the Century by Paul Collins
- Fractured by Karin Slaughter
- Empty Promises by Ann Rule
- Suggested Titles
- March 22: Ann Cleeves Novels
- 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 9:
Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over by Nell Painter |
March 13:
The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt |
| May 8:
The Glamour of Strangeness by Jamie James |
No meetings in June, July or August |
| September 11:
‘Swann in Love’ a novella in Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust |
November 13:
Proust was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer |
| December 11:
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce |
Art Book Club Selections since 2015
