Book Clubs

All new and seasoned book clubbers are encouraged to join any of our adult book clubs!

Twelve Book Club books will be available for check out after each meeting, while supplies last. See what other formats–including large print, audiobook, and downloadable versions–are available in our collection HERE.

January – November 2025 Book Clubs Schedule

Stay up to date by subscribing to our Book Club eNewsletter and get a monthly email with all of our upcoming book club discussion titles, meeting dates, and any book club-related news.

Double Booked- Evening

2nd Tuesday of the month @ 6:00 PM (Meeting Room A)
Popular Literary Fiction and Non-Fiction

Page Turners

3rd Thursday of the month @ 6:00 PM (Meeting Room A)
Mystery and Thrillers

Double Booked- Afternoon

4th Wednesday of the month @ 1:00 PM (Conference Room)
Popular Literary Fiction and Non-Fiction

View our calendar or call 515-278-3945 to register.

Are you in a book club?

Don’t buy books to discuss; check them out free from the library! We have several Book Club Kits available for check out that include 10 copies of the book. Click here for more information and a list of titles.

Double Booked- Evening

Date	Title	Author	Location
January 14	The Art Thief	Michael Finkel	364.16 FIN
February 11	Small Mercies	Dennis Lehane	F LEHANE, DENNIS
March 11	Distant Sons	Tim Johnston	F JOHNSTON, TIM
April 8	The First Night of the Crescent Moon	George Khal	B KHAL, GEORGE
May 13	Demon Copperhead	Barbara Kingsolver	F KINGSOLVER, BARBARA
June 10	Cassandra in Reverse	Holly Smale	F SMALE, HOLLY
July 8	North Woods	Daniel Mason	F MASON, DANIEL
August 12	Yellowface	R.F. Kuang	F KUANG, R. F.
September 9	The Light Pirate (All Urbandale Reads 2025)	Lily Brooks-Dalton	F BROOKS-DALTON, LILY
October 14	The Prospectors	Ariel Djanikian	F DJANIKIAN, ARIEL
*November 4	The Berry Pickers	Amanda Peters	F PETERS, AMANDA

*The Double Booked Evening meeting in November has been moved up one week and will take place on the 1st Tuesday of that month as the library will be closed on the 2nd Tuesday for Veterans Day.

Page Turners

Date	Title	Author	Location
January 16	And Then There Were None	Agatha Christie	M CHRISTIE, AGATHA
February 20	The Lagos Wife	Vanessa Walters	F WALTERS, VANESSA
March 20	America Fantastica	Tim O'Brien	F O'BRIEN, TIM
April 17	Kill Show	Daniel Sweren-Becker	F SWERENBECKER, DANIEL
May 15	Take Your Breath Away	Linwood Barclay	F BARCLAY, LINWOOD
June 19	That Night in the Library	Eva Jurczyk	F JURCZYK, EVA
July 17	Everyone is Watching	Heather Gudenkauf	F GUDENKAUF, HEATHER
August 21	The Last Murder at the End of the World	Stuart Turton	M TURTON, STUART
September 18	Lost Man's Lane	Scott Carson	F CARSON, SCOTT
October 16	Murder by Degrees	Ritu Mukerji	M MUKERJI, RITU
November 20	The Stars Turned Inside Out	Nova Jacobs	F JACOBS, NOVA

Double Booked- Afternoon

Date	Title	Author	Location
January 22	The First Night of the Crescent Moon	George Khal	B KHAL, GEORGE
February 26	Demon Copperhead	Barbara Kingsolver	F KINGSOLVER, BARBARA
March 26	The Prospectors	Ariel Djanikian	F DJANIKIAN, ARIEL
April 23	Yellowface	R.F. Kuang	F KUANG, R. F.
May 28	The Light Pirate (All Urbandale Reads 2025)	Lily Brooks-Dalton	F BROOKS-DALTON, LILY
June 25	Small Mercies	Dennis Lehane	F LEHANE, DENNIS
July 23	The Berry Pickers	Amanda Peters	F PETERS, AMANDA
August 27	Distant Sons	Tim Johnston	F JOHNSTON, TIM
September 24	The Art Thief	Michael Finkel	364.16 FIN
October 22	Cassandra in Reverse	Holly Smale	F SMALE, HOLLY
*November 19	North Woods	Daniel Mason	F MASON, DANIEL

*The Double Booked Afternoon meeting in November has been moved up one week and will take place on the 3rd Wednesday of that month as the library will be closed on the 4th Wednesday for Thanksgiving.