Whatever you like to read, we’ve got a book group for you here at Tredyffrin Township Libraries! The 2024 selections for each book group are below. Click on the book image to place a copy on hold.
Tredyffrin Public Library
Paoli Library
Tredyffrin Public Library
Banned Book Club (In Person)
The Banned Book Club is reading their way through the ALA’s Top Challenged Books Lists to discuss the literary and artistic aspects of the text alongside its social context. We meet on the first Monday of each month from 1-2:30pm. New members are always welcome! Contact Sam Sorensen and Carla Vastine with any questions.

Banned Book Club Selections:

January 6
Meeting Cancelled

February 3
Banned/Challenged Picture Book Storytime

April 7
To Be Announced

May 5
To Be Announced

June 2
To Be Announced
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 with any questions.

Book Bound Selections:

February 18
To Be Announced

March 18
To Be Announced

April 15
To Be Announced

May 20
To Be Announced

June 17
To Be Announced
Great Books Club (In Person & Virtual)
The Tredyffrin Public Library Great Books Club is led by volunteers John Dalton and Helen McGrane. The group meets monthly on the second Wednesday from 7-8pm at the library and via Zoom. Some selections, marked with an asterisk, will be emailed. Books can be checked out from the library or purchased. The group takes a break during the summer months.
Contact Sam Sorensen with any questions, including requesting emailed readings. For virtual meetings, register for the link on our event calendar.

Great Books Club Selections:

September 4
(In Person)
A Few Words About Breasts by Nora Ephron* & On the Pleasure of Hating by William Hazlitt*

May 14
(In Person)
Selected Poems*
History 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 with any questions.

History Book Club Topics:
January 28
Accidental Presidents, John Tyler to Gerald Ford
March 25
To Be Announced
May 27
To Be Announced
July 22
To Be Announced
September 23
To Be Announced
November 25
To Be Announced
Open Minds Book Group (Virtual)
Meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 2 pm. New members are always welcome. Contact Gretchen Chamberlin with any questions.

Open Minds Book Group Selections:

January 21
Meeting Cancelled

February 18
To Be Announced

March 18
To Be Announced

April 15
To Be Announced

May 20
To Be Announced

June 17
To Be Announced
Science Book Discussion Group (In Person)
This group meets from 3-5 pm on the third Thursday of every month. New members are always welcome. Contact Valerie Green with any questions.

Science Book Discussion Group Selections:

January 16
Rescheduled

April 18
The Singularity is Nearer by Ray Kurzweil

May 16
To Be Announced

June 20
To Be Announced
Short Stacks (Virtual)
Excited to read but short on time? We read and discuss works across genres, and all are 200 pages or less. Short Stacks meets every fourth Wednesday from 7-8PM on Zoom. New members are always welcome! To receive the Zoom link, register on our event calendar.
Contact Sam Sorensen with any questions.


November 20
Meeting Cancelled

February 26
To Be Announced

March 26
To Be Announced
Paoli Library
Mystery Book Club (Virtual)
The Mystery Book Club will meet at 11am on the second Monday of each month on Zoom. Join us as we discuss mysteries across different topics. Contact Aimee Polaha with any questions.

Mystery Book Club Topics:
January 13
Mysteries with a Strong Sense of Place
February 10
Historical Mysteries
March 10
Cozies
April 14
Humorous Mysteries
May 12
To Be Announced
June 19
To Be Announced
The Next Big Thing Book Club (Virtual)
Have you been stuck in a rut reading all of the same authors? Let us introduce you to new voices! The Next Big Thing Book Club is an adult group that reads debut titles by fresh, new authors.
The group meets on the third Thursday of every month at 6pm on Zoom. Contact Aimee Polaha with any questions.
