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.

Morning Book Group: Wednesday, 5/22/24 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. For May: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 6/5/24 @ 6 PM

The book of the month is “Waiting For Normal,” by Leslie Connor. This is a poignant and joyful novel, one filled with meaningful moments and emotional resonance. This is the story of Addie, who is waiting for normal, with a bipolar mother who has an all-or-nothing approach to life — her way, or no way — and is keeping Addie from a normal life with her half-sisters and her step-father. … Read more

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. Coming up next… The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson (June 18th)… Read more

Morning Book Group -Wednesday, 6/26/24 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. June Choice: The Cellist by Daniel Silva.  Viktor Orlov had a longstanding appointment with death. Once Russia’s richest man, he now… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 5/1/24 @ 6 PM

The book of the month is “Never Fall Down,” by Patricia McCormick. When soldiers arrive in his hometown, Arn is just a normal little boy.  But after the soldiers march the entire population into the countryside, his life is changed forever… This is the unforgettable story of Arn Chorn-Pond, who defied the odds to survive the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979 and the labor camps of the Khmer Rouge.  Authentically told… Read more

Morning Book Group: Wednesday, 3/27/24 at 10:15 AM

We meet monthly 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 March: A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler. In Oak Knoll, a verdant, tight-knit North Carolina neighborhood, professor of forestry and ecology Valerie… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 4/3/24 @ 6 PM

The book of the month is a graphic novel called “Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy,” with a story by Rey Terciero and penciled by Bre Indigo. In the mood for a modern re-telling of Little Women? It’s been quite the year for Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.  Their father is off with the military, and they must work overtime to make ends meet.  In addition, each of the girls is… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 3/6/24 @ 6 PM

The book of the month is “The Cat I Never Named,” by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess:  A True Story of Love, War, and Survival. The stunning memoir of a Muslim teen struggling to survive the Bosnian genocide — and the stray cat who served as a guardian angel. Just as Serbian tanks rolled into her town of Bihac, Amra’s family was saddled with a stray cat, one they couldn’t afford and almost… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 2/7/24 @ 6 PM

The book of the month is “I’ll give you the sun” by Jandy Nelson. “Love does as it undoes. It goes after, with equal tenacity: joy and heartbreak.” The twins, Jude and Noah, once incredibly close, are now hardly speaking to each other.  Both of them have a past burdened by secrets, and a sibling rivalry that has pushed them apart.  During their early years, Noah had struggled with an… Read more

Brown Bag Book Club (Grades 3-5) Thursday, 1/18/24 at 6 PM

We’re back!  It’s a new year for Brown Bag Book Club for kids in grades 3 to 5.  Bring food in a brown bag and be ready for talking! Drinks and treats will be served, so get your book and join us! Books can be picked up in the Children’s Room.  This month we’re reading Jake Drake, Class Clown by Andrew Clements. Don’t forget to register. Knock, knock. Who’s there?… Read more