Book Groups

Banned Book ClubBook Bound

History Book Club ♦ Mystery Book Club

The Next Big Thing ♦ Open Minds

Science Book Discussion Group


Banned Book Club (In Person)

The Banned Book Club is reading their way through the ALA’s Top Challenged Books List to discuss the literary and artistic aspects of the text alongside its social context. We meet on the first Monday of each month from 1-3pm. New members are always welcome! Contact Sam Sorensen (ssorensen@ccls.org) and Carla Vastine (cvastine@ccls.org) with any questions.

See upcoming events through our event calendar.

Banned Book Club Selections:

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Book Bound Book Group (Virtual)

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:

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Book Bound Selections since 2022

Read It & Steep Selections since 2012


History, Textbook, Bookmark, Blue, EducationHistory Book Club (In Person)

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 5-6:30 pm. New members are always welcome. Contact Steve Harlen at sharlen@pa.gov with any questions.

Tuesday, March 26, 5:00 p.m. (Please arrive when you are able)

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Mystery Book Club (Virtual)

The Mystery Book Club will meet at 11 am on the second Monday of each month. Join us as we discuss mysteries.

October 9, 2023: Ghostly or Supernatural Mysteries: Early suggestions:

    • The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths
    • The Winter Guest by W.C. Ryan
    • The Hollows by Jess Montgomery
    • Death Overdue by Allision Brook

November 13, 2023:  “in the woods” novels

December 11, 2023: holiday themed

January 8, 2024:  Josephine Tey

February 12, 2024: Husbands, Wives, and Romance (Gone Wrong)
Suggestions:

    • Recent Best Sellers: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarity
    • Classics: Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers and Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
    • Just about anything by Mary Higgins Clark!
    • The Wife Between Us by Sarah Pekkanen
    • The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell
    • The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
    • The Silent Wife by A. S. A. Harrison
    • Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
    • The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
    • The Widow by Fiona Barton
    • Before I Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson
    • The Other Widow or The Pocket Wife by Susan H. Crawford

March 11, 2024: Irish Authors or Settings

April 8, 2024: French Authors or Settings

May 13, 2024: Murderous Mothers (or Matricide)

For more information or to sign up, contact Beverly Michaels at 610.296.7996 or bmichaels@ccls.org.


The Next Big Thing Book Club (Virtual)

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 Selections:

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The Next Big Thing Selections since 2019


Open Minds Book Group (Virtual)

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

See upcoming events through our event calendar.

Open Minds Selections:

 

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Open Minds Book Group Selections since 2015


Science Book Discussion Group (In Person)

This group meets 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 Selections:

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Science Book Group Selections since 2000


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