Book Groups
We love talking about books almost as much as we enjoy reading them. Our book groups cover a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction. Copies of the book in discussion are often available throughout the partnership.
2nd Wednesday Book Group
- 2nd Wednesday, 6:30pm
- Blackfoot Room & Virtual Event
This group reads a variety of fiction and nonfiction titles selected by participants every spring. Members facilitate discussions, which are held both in the library and online.
To join in person, simply come to one of our monthly meetings in the Blackfoot Room. To request the Zoom link or for more information, email (please send email prior to day of discussion).
Discussion Titles:
2025
- May 14 – The Last Green Valley: A Novel, by Mark Sullivan
June 11 – Blind Your Ponies, by Stanley Gordon West
July 9 – The Coroner’s Lunch, by Colin Cotterill
August 13 – Night Watch, by Jayne Anne Phillips
September 10 – It Can’t Happen Here, by Sinclair Lewis
October 8 – The Only Good Indians: A Novel, by Stephen Graham Jones
November 12 – Matrix, by Lauren Groff
December 10 – The Secret Book & Scone Society, by Ellery Adams
2026
January 14 – James: A Novel, by Percival Everett
February 11 – Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel
March 11 – Hell of a Book: Or the Altogether Factual, Wholly Bona Fide Story of a Big Dreams, Hard Luck, American-Made Mad Kid, by Jason Mott
April 8 – Bicycling With Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration, by Sara Dykman
May 13 – The Berry Pickers: A Novel, by Amanda Peters
June 10 – Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home, by Chris LaTray
July 8 – An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s, by Doris Kearns Goodwin
August 12 – A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, by Robert Butler
3rd Wednesday Book Group
- 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 pm
- Blackfoot Room
We read a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction titles, primarily from the Book Chat Bag collections of MPL and its Partner Libraries. This lively book discussion group is facilitated by a librarian. New members are always welcome! See calendar for upcoming titles.
If you are interested in participating in this discussion, email Pam at with the “3rd Wednesday Book Group” in the subject line.
Discussion Titles:
- January 2025 – Gender Queer, A Memoir by Marie Kobabe
February – The Fraud by Zadie Smith
March – The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar
April – Truevine by Beth Macy
May – The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
June – Becoming Little Shell, a Landless Indian’s Journey Home by Chris La Tray
July – The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
August – World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
September – The Women by Kristin Hannah
October – Bel Canto by Ann Hatchett
November – The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason
December – Nobody Will Tell You This But Be : A True (as told to me) story by Bess Kalb
January, 2026 – Winter Garden by Kristen Hannah
Book Group Resources:
Novelist Plus: your one-stop shop for book club resources. Choose Quick Links/Book Club Resources.
Book Kits: make organizing your next book discussion easy.