Book Clubs
Ten 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.
Double Booked- Evening
- 2nd Tuesday of the month @ 6:00 PM
- All new and seasoned book clubbers that enjoy reading popular literary fiction and non-fiction titles are welcome to attend.
Page Turners
- 3rd Thursday of the month @ 6:00 PM
- All new and seasoned book clubbers that enjoy reading mystery and thriller titles are welcome to attend.
Double Booked- Afternoon
- 4th Wednesday of the month @ 1:00 PM
- All new and seasoned book clubbers that enjoy reading popular literary fiction and non-fiction titles are welcome to attend.
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. Click here for more information and a list of titles.
Double Booked- Evening
| Date | Title | Author | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 10 | Fuzz | Mary Roach | 591.5 ROA |
| February 14 | We Are Not Like Them | Christine Pride & Jo Piazza | F PRIDE, CHRISTINE |
| March 14 | Invisible Child | Andrea Elliott | 362.7 ELL |
| April 11 | The Violin Conspiracy | Brendan Slocumb | F SLOCUMB, BRENDAN |
| May 9 | Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir | SF WEIR, ANDY |
| June 13 | A Little Devil in America | Hanif Abdurraqib | 791.089 ABD |
| July 11 | The Lost Girls of Willowbrook | Ellen Marie Wiseman | F WISEMAN, ELLEN M. |
Page Turners
| Date | Title | Author | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 19 | The Verifiers | Jane Pek | F PEK, JANE |
| February 16* | Dream Girl | Laura Lippman | F LIPPMAN, LAURA |
| March 16* | All Her Little Secrets | Wanda Morris | F MORRIS, WANDA M. |
| April 20 | Lightning Strike | William Kent Krueger | F KRUEGER, WILLIAM K. |
| May 18 | Godspeed | Nickolas Butler | F BUTLER, NICKOLAS |
| June 15 | The Woman in the Library | Sulari Gentill | F GENTILL, SULARI |
| July 20 | The Paradox Hotel | Rob Hart | SF HART, ROB |
*The original schedule has been updated due to copies of 1979 by Val McDermid on backorder indefinitely. We will read March’s title, Dream Girl by Laura Lippman for February. For March, we will read All Her Little Secrets by Wanda Morris.
Double Booked- Afternoon
| Date | Title | Author | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 25 | Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir | SF WEIR, ANDY |
| February 22 | A Little Devil in America | Hanif Abdurraqib | 791.089 ABD |
| March 22 | The Lost Girls of Willowbrook | Ellen Marie Wiseman | F WISEMAN, ELLEN M. |
| April 26 | Fuzz | Mary Roach | 591.5 ROA |
| May 24 | We Are Not Like Them | Christine Pride & Jo Piazza | F PRIDE, CHRISTINE |
| June 28 | Invisible Child | Andrea Elliott | 362.7 ELL |
| July 26 | The Violin Conspiracy | Brendan Slocumb | F SLOCUMB, BRENDAN |