Book Club

Check out all of our book clubs; 

you can find one for nearly every age.

The Adult Book Discussion Group meets every second Tuesday of the Month at 6:30 p.m. to discuss a variety of books from classic literature to graphic novels. If joining a book club is something that interests you, please give us a call at 
815-939-1696 for more information, 
or join us at our next meeting!

The books chosen for 2017 are as follows:

January – Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf

February – The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

March – The Rainbow Comes and Goes

    by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt

April – The Same Kind of Different as Me

    by Ron Hall, Denver Moore with Lyn Vincent

May – My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry

    by Fredrik Backman

June – A Good Woman by Danielle Steel

July – In Such Good Company by Carol Burnett

August – The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman

September – Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

October – Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

November – The Girl Before by Rena Olsen 

December - Dessert Potluck and Book Choosing Night for 2018

Teen Book Club

Monday, June 26^th

11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

Read and discuss Y.A. novels for young adults in 9th - 12th grades. Books are available at the Front Desk. June’s Selection is Goodbye Days. This event will also take place on July 24^th with the book selection being Goodbye Days.

Caudill Book Club 

Monday, June 26

6:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.

4^th – 8^th Grades

Kid in 4th-7th Grade get to meet each month to discuss a Caudill Award winning book from the past year. Books are available for pick-up ahead of time at the Front Desk. The selection for June is The Paper Cowboy. This event will also take place on July 24^th  with the book selection being Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin. 





Monarch Book Club
Monday, June 5
6:30 - 7:30 P.M.
Kids in 1st -3rd Grade have their own book club. We will read the book of the month at our gathering time and have a crafting session. This event will also take place on July 3rd.