Book Clubs
Parchment Book Group
The Parchment Book Group meets on the second Monday of each month.
Our next meeting will be Monday, September 9, at 6:00 p.m. in the Library’s Local History Room.
Featured Book – September
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Join us for an hour of thoughtful consideration of the featured book. Be prepared to share your thoughts, share a quote or two from the book, and rate the book from 1-10 on your own completely subjective scale.
Looking Ahead
September 9
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
October 14
Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
November 11
What You Are Looking For is In the Library: A Novel by Michiko Aoyama
December 9
Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien
January 13
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
February 10
To be announced
Mystery Book Club
Three Months, Three Books, One Author
The Mystery Book Club meets each month at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday. We focus on one author per quarter.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, September 17 in the library’s Community Room for a discussion of stories 9-12 in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. See below for story titles.
Featured Author July – September
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Looking Ahead
July 16
Stories from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: “A Scandal in Bohemia,” “The Red-Headed League,” “A Case of Identity,” and “The Boscombe Valley Mystery” by Arthur Conan Doyle
August 20
Stories from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: “The Five Orange Pips,” “The Man with the Twisted Lip,” “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,” and “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Arthur Conan Doyle
September 17
Stories from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: “The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb,” “The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor,” “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet,” and “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches” by Arthur Conan Doyle
October 15
Murder on Black Swan Lane (Wrexford & Sloane #1) by Andrea Penrose
November 19
Murder at Half Moon Gate (Wrexford & Sloane #2) by Andrea Penrose
December 17
Murder at Kensington Palace (Wrexford & Sloane #3) by Andrea Penrose
Silent Book Club
The Parchment Community Library Silent Book Club is two book clubs in one! The Evening Silent Book Club will meet on the 4th Monday of each month at 5:30 pm. Come at 5:15 pm for optional socializing before reading begins. The Afternoon Silent Book Club will meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 1:30 pm. Come at 1:15 pm for optional socializing.
Bring your own book and read in companionable silence for 45 minutes. At the end, we’ll take 15 minutes to discuss what we’ve been reading. Discussion is optional – participate as much or as little as you’d like. Beverages and snacks will be provided.
