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Book Groups for the New Year!

December 29, 2021

Is your New Year resolution to read more? To make some new friends? To try something new? Consider joining one of our book groups: The Brown Bag and Books, and the Beach Readers.

The Brown Bag and Books group meets the 4th Tuesday of every month at 12:30.

MonthDayTitleAuthor
Jan25My Life in FranceJulia Child
Feb22Surviving the White Gaze: A MemoirCarroll, Rebecca
Mar22Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in LettersDunn, Mark
Apr26Horoscopes for the DeadCollins, Billy
May24Animal FarmOrwell, George
Jun28The Storied Life of A.J. FikryZevin, Gabrielle
Jul26White Dog Fell from the SkyMorse, Eleanor
Aug23Fortune’s RocksShreve, Anita
Sep27Hale Winner~A Surprise~
Oct25The Night WatchmanErdrich, Louise
Nov22Finding FreedomFrench, Erin
Dec27Pot Luck!~Hopefully~
Jan25Chances Are...Russo, Richard

The Beach Readers Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 6:00

MonthDayTitleAuthor
Jan12My (Not So) Perfect LifeKinsella, Sophie 
Feb9The Last Black UnicornHaddish, Tiffany
Mar9The Bromance Book Club (Bromance Book Club, #1)Adams, Lyssa Kay
Apr13The Joy Luck ClubAmy Tan
May11Hello, SunshineDave, Laura 
June8Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant ChefHamilton, Gabrielle
July13The Stepford WivesLevin, Ira
Aug10Red, White & Royal BlueMcQuiston, Casey
Sept14Pretty Little LiarsShepard, Sara
Oct12Howl’s Moving CastleJones, Diana Wynne
Nov9FlamerCurato, Mike
Dec14The Uncommon ReaderBennett, Alan

Copies of the latest books will be available at the library’s circulation desk. You don’t even need a library card to pick up a book! Just sign them out and join the discussion with like minded readers!

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