Have you ever joined a book group? Did you know that your Library offers many monthly book groups that are free and open to the public? If you’re new to book groups or not sure if you’d like to try one, let me tell you how they work.
A book group is a group that meets regularly to discuss a book that (ideally) everyone has read. At the Floyd County Library, our book groups meet monthly on a certain day each month (for example, the third Monday of the month). We provide copies of the book for you to check out. Everyone reads the book before the meeting and then at the book group meeting, we discuss the book. Each of our book groups aims for a welcoming, casual atmosphere – we’d love to see you even if you didn’t finish the book, but fair warning: the discussion will reveal some details of the book and will probably talk about the ending.
So, what book groups do we currently offer? I’m so glad you asked! Take a look at our current book group offerings below. If any of them catch your interest, we’d love to have you join us! Just stop by a customer service desk and we’re happy to help you get a copy of the book or you can search the Indiana Digital Library and see if there’s a digital copy available. All book groups are for adults, unless otherwise specified.
Art Tales Book Club
Where: Carnegie Center for Art & History
When: 4th Saturday of the month at 1:00PM
Next meeting: Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 1:00PM (register here!)
Reads: fiction and nonfiction books or essays relating to art history and art interpretation
September pick: essays from Latin American Art Since 1900 (pick up printed essays at the Carnegie Center!)
#BookTalk
Where: New Albany Central Library
When: 4th Wednesday of the month at 6:00PM
Next meeting: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 6:00PM (register here!)
Reads: recent fiction and nonfiction in a variety of genres
September pick: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Dusting Off the Classics
Where: New Albany Central Library
When: 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:00PM
Next meeting: Tuesday, September 5 at 6:00PM (register here!)
(Or if that’s too short notice, register for October 3!)
Reads: “classics” in a variety of genres
September pick: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
October pick: The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Alan Poe
Monday Mystery Book Club
Where: New Albany Central Library
When: usually the 3rd Monday of the month at 6:00PM
Next meeting: Monday, September 18 at 6:ooPM (register here!)
Reads: mysteries
September pick: The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro
A More Perfect Union
Where: New Albany Central Library
When: 2nd Monday of the month at 6:00PM
Next meeting: Monday, September 11 at 6:00PM (register here!)
Reads: titles that advance civic education and discussion, nonfiction and fiction in a variety of genres
September pick: Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Read Between the Spines Book Club
Where: Galena Branch
When: 4th Tuesday of the month at 5:30PM
Next meeting: Tuesday, September 26 at 5:30PM (register here!)
Reads: a variety of genres
September pick: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Reading the Rainbow
Where: IU Southeast Library
When: 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:00PM
Next meeting: Wednesday, September 20 at 6:00PM (register here!)
Reads: LGBTQ+ themed fiction and nonfiction
September pick: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Strange and Unusual Book Discussion
Where: New Albany Central Library
When: 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:30PM
Next meeting: Tuesday, September 19 at 6:30PM (register here!)
Reads: horror and other strange and unusual books
September pick: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
