DPL Book Clubs
| Central | Bear Valley | Decker | Eugene Field | Ross-Cherry Creek |
| Ross-University Hills | Schlessman Family | Virginia Village | Chapter-a-Day |
Central Library
Downtown Bookies Book Club
Second Tuesday of each month, 7 - 8 p.m.
Meeting Room, Level 4
Fiction and nonfiction discussion. Everyone welcome, no registration necessary.
| 2008 | ||
| DATE | TITLE | AUTHOR |
| January 8 | Emma | Jane Austen |
| February 12 | Land that Moves, Land that Stands Still | Kent Nelson |
| March 11 | A Death in the Family | James Agee |
| April 8 | The Uncommon Reader | Alan Bennett |
| May 13 | The Known World | Edward P. Jones |
| June 10 | Three Junes | Julia Glass |
| July 8 | The Tender Bar | J.R. Moehringer |
| August 12 | Don’t Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight |
Alexandra Fuller |
| September 9 | Nineteen Minutes | Jodi Picoult |
| October 14 | The Assistant |
Bernard Malamud |
| November 11 | Meeting to discuss next year's titles | |
| December 9 | Inheritance of Loss | Kiran Desai |
Burnham Hoyt Room's Thursday Afternoon Book Group
Second Thursday of each month, 1 - 2:30 p.m.
Rockwell Meeting Room, Level 4 (new location for 2008)
Fiction and nonfiction in book and audio formats.
| 2008 | ||
| DATE | TITLE | AUTHOR |
| January 10 | Two for the Dough | Janet Evanovich |
| February 14 | The Ground Beneath Her Feet | Salman Rushdie |
| March 13 | Fluke | Christopher Moore |
| April 10 | Bel Canto | Ann Patchett |
| May 8 | Now is the Time to Open Your Heart | Alice Walker |
| June 12 | The Crazed | Ha Jin |
| July 10 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Arthur Golden |
| August 14 | Our Endangered Values | Jimmy Carter |
| September 11 | Flowers for Algernon | Daniel Keyes |
| October 9 | The Time Traveler’s Wife | Audrey Niffenegger |
| November 13 | Middlesex | Jeffrey Eugenides |
| December 11 | The Glass Castle | Jeannette Walls |
Bear Valley
Bear Valley Mystery Book Club
Fourth Thursday of each month, 6:30 - 8 p.m. (please note new time for 2008)
Fiction book discussion.
| 2008 | ||
| DATE | TITLE | AUTHOR |
| January 24 | What the Dead Know | Laura Lippman |
| February 28 | Stalking the Puzzle Lady: A Puzzle Lady Mystery | Parnell Hall |
| March 27 | Nothing But Gossip: A Lilly Bennett Mystery | Marne Davis Kellogg |
| April 24 | The Tidal Poole: An Elizabeth I Mystery | Karen Harper |
| May 22 | Messenger of Truth: A Maisie Dobbs Novel | Jacqueline Winspear |
| June 26 | A Place of Execution | Val McDermid |
| July 24 | Damage Control | Robert Dugoni |
| August 28 | Looks To Die For | Janice Kaplan |
| September 25 | Murphy's Law: A Molly Murphy Mystery | Rhys Bowen |
| October 23 | The Double Bind: A Novel | Christopher Bohjalian |
| November 20 (3rd Thursday) | Uncommon Grounds | Sandra Balzo |
| December 18 (3rd Thursday) | Dead Heat | Dick Francis |
Bear Valley Saturday Morning Book Club
Meets on a Saturday every other month, 10 a.m.
Come and join us for an informal book discussion and coffee every other month. The books are chosen by the group. Registration is encouraged.
| 2008 | ||
| January 19 | Tallgrass | Sandra Dallas |
| March 15 | The Tender Bar | J.R. Moehringer |
| May 17 | Bel Canto | Ann Patchett |
| July 19 | Land That Moves, Land That Stands Still | Kent Nelson |
| September 20 | Housekeeping | Marilynne Robinson |
| November 15 | In The Fall | Jeffrey Lent |
Decker Branch Library
Decker Book Discussion Group
First Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m.
Each month a different member gives book talks on the three books they would like the book club to read. The rest of the members then vote on which book they will be reading for the following month.
Eugene Field Branch Library
Page Turners Book Club
Third Saturday of each month, 12 - 1 p.m.
Discussions of contemporary fiction and nonfiction
| 2008 - TBA | ||
| DATE | TITLE | AUTHOR |
Ross-Cherry Creek Branch Library
Between the Covers Book Club
Third Tuesday of each month, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Contemporary fiction
Starred (**) months indicate guest authors will attend
Call for title information
| 2008 -TBA | ||
| DATE | TITLE | AUTHOR |
Ross-University Hills Branch Library
University Hills Evening Book Club
Fourth Monday of each month, 6:45 - 8 p.m. except where noted.
| 2008 | ||
| January 28 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | Lisa See | February 25 | Articles of War | Nick Arvin |
| March 17 (3rd Monday) |
Alias Grace | Margaret Atwood |
| April 28 | My Sister's Keeper | Jodi Picoult |
| May 19 (3rd Monday) |
The Glass Castle | Jeannette Walls |
| June 23 | Garlic and Sapphires | Ruth Reichl |
University Hills Books 'n' Brown Bag Book Club
First Friday of each month, 12:30 - 2 p.m.
| 2008 | ||
| January 4 | Beneath a Marble Sky: A Novel of the Taj Mahal | John Shors |
| February 1 | I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies From the Women of York Prison | Wally Lamb |
| March 7 | Inés of My Soul | Isabel Allende |
| April 4 | Dispatches From the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival | Anderson Cooper |
| May 2 | Tallgrass | Sandra Dallas |
| June 6 | Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World | Anthony Doerr |
Schlessman Family Branch Library
Booktalkers Book Club
Second Thursday of each month, 10:30 a.m.
An informal discussion of books read by participants during the previous month.
Virginia Village Branch Library
Daytime Book Club
Second and Fourth Tuesday of each month, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
| 2008 | ||
| DATE | TITLE | AUTHOR |
| January 8 | Boomsday Pages 1-102 |
Christopher Buckley |
| January 22 | Boomsday Pages 103-205 |
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| February 12 | Boomsday Pages 206-318 |
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| February 26 | Blink Pages 3-71 |
Malcolm Gladwell |
| March 11 | Blink Pages 72-146 |
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| March 25 | Blink Pages 147-254 |
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| April 8 | Founding Mothers Pages 1-108 |
Cokie Roberts |
| April 22 | Founding Mothers Pages 109-185 |
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| May 13 | Founding Mothers Pages 186-278 |
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| May 27 | Freakonomics Pages 1-51 |
Steven Levitt |
| June 10 | Freakonomics Pages 52-114 |
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| June 24 | Freakonomics Pages 115-207 |
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We Love a Mystery Book Discussion Group
Third Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m.
On movie night meeting begins at 6 p.m.
| 2008 | ||
| January 16 | The Distant Echo | Val McDermid |
| February 20 | Vanish | Tess Gerritsen |
| March 19 | The House Sitter | Peter Lovesey |
| April 16 | Movie Night: Coyote Waits |
Tony Hillerman |
| May 21 | The Laughing Policeman | Maj Sjöwall |
| June 18 | Wild Indigo | Sandi Ault |
| July 16 | The Flowers are Dying | Lawrence Block |
| August 20 | By the Time You Read This | Giles Blunt |
| September 17 | Biting the Moon | Martha Grimes |
| October 15 | The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket | Edgar Allan Poe |
| November 19 | Christine Falls | Benjamin Black |
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