Book Clubs

Classic Re-Reads

The Classic Re-Reads Book Club offers participants a chance to re-read those classics that they read -- or skipped reading -- in high school and college. This time with no grades attached! Join us for an informal discussion of these books that became classics for a reason. 

Reading in 2022

• January - Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth by Hermann Hesse
  • Meeting January 26 @ 7 p.m.
• February - Passing by Nella Larsen
  • Meeting February 23 @ 7 p.m.
• March - The Ways of White Folks by Langston Hughes
  • Meeting March 30 @ 7 p.m.
• April - Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
  • Meeting April 27 @ 7 p.m.
• May - The Bones of Plenty by Lois Phillips Hudson
  • Meeting May 25 @ 7 p.m.
• June - No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
  • Meeting June 29 @ 7 p.m.
• July & August - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
  • Meeting July 27 @ 7 p.m.
  • Meeting August 31 @ 7 p.m.
• September - The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by G.K. Chesterton
  • Meeting September 28 @ 7 p.m.
• October - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
  • Meeting October 26 @ 7 p.m.
• November - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  • Meeting November 30 @ 7 p.m. 

Great Reads

The Great Reads Book Club has something for everyone - from suspenseful tales to knee-slapping humor. Plus, no tests! The club is here to simply bring together people who have the same love of books, to have a fun discussion about various books and to simply enjoy each other's company. Even if you hate the book or couldn’t finish it, that’s okay— let’s talk about why! The book club meets on the third (3) Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. 

Please contact us at accessinfo@gflibrary.com if you are interested in joining.

Reading in 2022

• January - The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
  • Meeting January 18 @ 7 p.m.
• February - Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
  • Meeting February 15 @ 7 p.m.
• March - Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
  • Meeting March 15 @ 7 p.m.
• April - The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
  • Meeting April 19 @ 7 p.m.
• May - Circe by Madeline Miller
  • Meeting May 17 @ 7 p.m.
• June & July - Blind Your Ponies by Stanley Gordon West
  • Meeting June 21 @ 7 p.m.
  • Meeting July 19 @ 7 p.m.
• August -  Outlawed by Anna North
  • Meeting August 16 @ 7 p.m.
• September - Women Talking by Miriam Toews
  • Meeting September 20 @ 7 p.m.
• October - The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
  • Meeting October 18 @ 7 p.m.
• November - This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith
  • Meeting November 15 @ 7 p.m.
• December - The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
  • Meeting December 20 @ 7 p.m.

Life After Life

Biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs provide a window into another person’s life and soul. They also evoke a different time and place. If you enjoy taking a peek into someone else’s life, join the Life After Life Book Club to share and discuss life stories. The book club meets the second (2) Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. Starting in July, Life After Life will meet at the library. 

Reading in 2022

• January - Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
  • Meeting January 12 @ 7 p.m.
• February - Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
  • Meeting February 9 @ 7 p.m.
• March - I am Brian Wilson by Brian Wilson
  • Meeting March 9 @ 7 p.m.
• April - Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure by Matthew Algeo
  • Meeting April 13 @ 7 p.m.
• May - Here For It by R. Eric Thomas
  • Meeting May 11 @ 7 p.m.
• June - Yellow Bird by Sierra Crane Murdoch
  • Meeting June 8 @ 7 p.m.
• July & August - Eagles of Heart Mountain by Bradford Pearson
  • Meeting July 13 @ 7 p.m.
  • Meeting August 10 @ 7 p.m.
• September - And They Called it Camelot by Stephanie Marie Thornton
  • Meeting September 14 @ 7 p.m.
• October - Escape Artist by Helen Fremont
  • Meeting October 12 @ 7 p.m.
• November - Where the Past Begins by Amy Tan
  • Meeting November 9 @ 7 p.m.
• December - If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home By Now by Christopher Ingraham 
  • Meeting December 14 @ 7 p.m.

Pints & Pages

Pints & Pages takes the library out into the community. Meet with other book lovers for a lively discussion and a cold one. Meetings are held on the second (2) Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m.

Pints & Pages meets in person at The Other Half Coffee & Taphouse. Please contact accessinfo@gflibrary.com if interested in joining.

Reading in 2022

• January - The Herd by Andrea Bartz
  • Meeting January 10 @ 6:30 p.m.
• February - Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby
  • Meeting February 14 @ 6:30 p.m.
• March - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
  • Meeting March 14 @ 6:30 p.m.
• April - Severance by Ling Ma
  • Meeting April 11 @ 6:30 p.m.
• May - I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell
  • Meeting May 9 @ 6:30 p.m.
• June - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
  • Meeting June 13 @ 6:30 p.m.
• July - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
  • Meeting July 11 @ 6:30 p.m.
• August - The Witches are Coming by Lindy West
  • Meeting August 8 @ 6:30 p.m.
• September - Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
  • Meeting September 12 @ 6:30 p.m.
• October - When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
  • Meeting October 17 @ 6:30 p.m.
• November - In Five Years by Rebecca Searle
  • Meeting November 14 @ 6:30 p.m.
• December - Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate
  • Meeting December 12 @ 6:30 p.m.

This & That

Are you a mystery buff? Sci-fi fan? Horror aficionado? This & That Book Club is for you. Each month, we will read a book from a different fiction genre and get together for a lively discussion. Don’t like a particular genre? Give it a try, or skip the meeting that month - the goal is to have fun! The book club meets on the second (2) Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.

Please contact accessinfo@gflibrary.com if interested in joining.

Reading in 2022

• January - Kenobi by John Jackson Miller
  • Meeting January 11 @ 7 p.m.
• February - Juice Like Wounds by Seanan McGuire
  • Read online here
  • Meeting February 8 @ 7 p.m.
• March - Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
  • Meeting March 8 @ 7 p.m.
• April - Lore Olympus, volume 1 by Rachel Smythe
  • Combined meeting with Between the Panels
  • Meeting April 14 @ 7 p.m.
• May - Door Into Fire by Diane Duane
  • Meeting May 10 @ 7 p.m.
• June - The Far Side of the Universe by noc, translated from Chinese by Michelle Deeter
  • Read online here
  • Meeting June 14 @ 7 p.m.
• July - Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho
  • Meeting July 12 @ 7 p.m.
• August - She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
  • Meeting August 9 @ 7 p.m.
• September - Stand Still. Stay Silent. by Minna Sundberg
  • Read online here
  • Meeting September 13 @ 7 p.m.
  • Combined meeting with Between the Panels Book Club
• October - The Empress of Salt and Fortune/When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
  • Meeting October 11 @ 7 p.m.
• November - Game Night!
  • We will play Biblios.
  • Meeting November 8 @ 7 p.m.
• December - The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
  • Meeting December 13 @ 7 p.m.

Who Done It?

This book club comes with a list of suspects and a pile of evidence. Bring your lunch to the library and discuss the detectives, the mysteries, or even guess who really did it! The book club meets on the second (2) Tuesday of each month at 12 noon at the library.

Reading in 2022

• January - Whose Body? by Dorothy Sayers
  • Meeting January 11 @ 12 noon
• February - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
  • Meeting February 8 @ 12 noon
• March - Two Cats, Three Tales by Lilian Jackson Braun
  • Meeting March 8 @ 12 noon
• April - Shiver by Allie Reynolds
  • Meeting April 12 @ 12 noon
• May - Survivors by Jane Harper
  • Meeting May 10 @ 12 noon
• June - The Unheard by Nicci French
  • Meeting June 14 @ 12 noon
• July - Prime Suspect by Lynda LaPlante
  • Meeting July 12 @ 12 noon
• August - The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
  • Meeting August 9 @ 12 noon
• September - Before the Ruins by Victoria Gosling
  • Meeting September 13 @ 12 noon
• October - Shadow Box by Luanne Rice
  • Meeting October 11 @ 12 noon
• November - Hold Me Down by Clea Simon 
  • Meeting November 8 @ 12 noon
• December - For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing
  • Meeting December 13 @ 12 noon