Category: Book Discussions

The Kimball Library has monthly book discussion groups.
Morning Adult Book Discussion meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 10:15 AM.
Evening Adult Book Discussion meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 6:00 PM.
T/ween Book Discussion (Grades 6-12) meets one evening of every month at 6:00 PM.

Evening Book Club: 3rd Tuesdays at 6 PM

The Evening Book Club meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month to discuss a title chosen by the group. Why not join in, take an hour and talk about this month’s book. Hear what others have to say and enjoy the conversations. Books to be discussed are available for loan at the main circulation desk. Join us on these dates: January 21st – The Medicine Woman of Galveston by Amanda… Read more

Morning Book Group: Wednesday, 1/22/25 at 10:15 AM

We normally meet the 4th Thursday each month to discuss a title chosen by the group. Why not join in, take an hour and talk about the book? Hear what others have to say and enjoy the conversations. Books to be discussed are available for loan at the main circulation desk. For January:  Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review,… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 2/5/25 at 6 PM

The book of the month is One of Us is Lying, by Karen M. McManus. Pay close attention and you might solve this:On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walked into detention — Bronwyn, Addy, Nate, Cooper, and Simon.  One of them never made it out of that classroom alive.  The death wasn’t an accident.  Now, the remaining four high-profile classmates are suspects in the murder. They all have… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 12/4/24 at 6 PM

The book of the month is Sunshine : A Graphic Novel, by Jarrett Krosoczka. When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of a program that sent students to be counselors at a camp for seriously ill kids and their families. Going into, Jarrett was worried: Wouldn’t it be depressing, to be around kids facing such a serious struggle? Wouldn’t it be grim? In this powerful follow-up… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 1/8/25 at 6 PM

The book of the month is You’d Be Home Now, by Kathleen Glasgow. The quiet one, the obedient one, the reliable one. Emmy has spent her life being told exactly who she is. Not strong-willed like her beautiful sister Maddie, and not in rehab like her wild brother Joey. But when a tragic accident changes life in her small town forever, can Emmy keep up the act? A journey of… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 12/4/24 at 6 PM

The book of the month is Sunshine : A Graphic Novel by Jarrett Krosoczka When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of a program that sent students to be counselors at a camp for seriously ill kids and their families. Going into, Jarrett was worried: Wouldn’t it be depressing, to be around kids facing such a serious struggle? Wouldn’t it be grim? But instead of the… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 11/6/24 at 6 PM

The book of the month is The Lost, by Natasha Preston. In the town of Aurora, teenagers keep disappearing, and everyone assumes they’re just a bunch of runaways. But Piper and her best friend Hazel suspect something more sinister is going on.  Their search for answers will find them suddenly locked away in a secluded building in the middle of a privately owned forest. But the building isn’t only meant… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 10/2/24 at 6 PM

The book of the month is Attack of the Black Rectangles, by A. S. King. At first, Mac thought the blacked out words in his classroom copy of The Devil’s Arithmetic were just a mistake, but then he and his friends discover what the missing words are.  Someone is trying to hide the full story, but who? So many adults want Mac to keep his words to himself. Mac’s about… Read more

Morning Book Group: Wednesday, 8/28/24 at 10:15 AM

We meet monthly to discuss the book we’ve chosen for that month. Why not join in, take an hour and talk about the book. Hear what others have to say and enjoy conversation with new friends. Books to be discussed are available for loan at the main circulation desk. August Choice: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren. An illuminating debut memoir of a woman in science; a moving portrait of a… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 9/4/24 at 6 PM

The book of the month is The Raft, by S. A. Bodeen. Robie, an experienced traveler, is on a flight from Honolulu to the Midway Atoll.  A storm hits, and soon she finds herself and the plane’s co-pilot, Max, trapped on a raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.  They have no water, and their only food is a bag of Skittles.  There are sharks.  There is an island. … Read more