Book Clubs

Reading is fun. Sharing a book with others is even better! The library offers several regular book clubs for you to enjoy lively conversation with others about books. New members are welcome at any time. Ask a librarian at the Reference Desk to receive your copy of the book.

Fiction Book Club

The Fiction Book Club meets at 7 p.m. in the Library's Community Room (unless otherwise noted) on the third Tuesday of each month. Below is the Jan.-June 2012 meeting schedule and the title that will be discussed at each meeting:

  • February 21: The Confession by John Grisham; *Story Room
  • March 20: The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
  • April 17: Shanghai Girls by by Lisa See
  • May 15: The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards
  • June 19: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Nonfiction Book Club

The Nonfiction Book Club meets at noon on the first Thursday of each month in the Community Room. Below is the Jan.-June 2012 meeting schedule and the title that will be discussed at each meeting:

  • March 1: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
  • April 5: Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season by Jonathan Eig
  • May 3: The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey
  • June 7: The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett

Professional Women's Book Club

The Professional Women's Book Club will meet the second Wednesday every other month at 7 a.m. at Kelly's Bakery & Café, 113 N. Center St., Bloomington. All are welcome. Below is the Jan.-June 2012 schedule and the title that will be discussed at each meeting:

  • March 14: The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield
  • May 9: The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

Mystery Book Club

The Library's Mystery Book Club, meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in the Library's Community Room. Below is the Jan.-June 2012 meeting schedule and the title that will be discussed at each meeting:

  • February 14: A Drunkard's Path: A Someday Quilts Mystery by Clare O'Donohue
  • March 13: A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George
  • April 10: Maigret and the Man on the Bench by Georges Simenon
  • May 8: Before I Go to Sleep by S. J Watson
  • June 12: Rumpole Rests His Case by John Mortimer

History Reads Book Club

This book club, in partnership with the Mclean County Museum of History, will focus on books about Illinois history. These may include fiction, nonfiction, biography, or books by local or other Illinois authors.

History Reads meets quarterly in February, May, August, and November at 7 p.m. in the Governor Fifer Courtroom on the second floor of the Museum of History unless otherwise noted. Specific dates and titles for 2012 are listed below:

  • May 6: The Horse Soldiers by Harold Sinclair
  • August 7: A Nickel's Worth of Skimmed Milk and A Penny's Worth of Minced Ham both by Robert J. Hastings
  • November 7: Black Hawk: An Autobiography by Black Hawk

Links

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Book Clubs