Book Clubs

Classic Re-Reads

The Classic Re-Reads Book Club offers participants a chance to re-read those classics that they read -- or skipped reading -- in high school and college. This time with no grades attached! Join us for an informal discussion of these books that became classics for a reason. 

Reading in 2020

This book club is temporarily paused due to COVID-19.

Great Reads

The Great Reads Book Club has something for everyone - from suspenseful tales to knee-slapping humor. Plus, no tests! The club is here to simply bring together people who have the same love of books, to have a fun discussion about various books and to simply enjoy each others company. Even if you hate the book or couldn’t finish it, that’s okay— let’s talk about why! The book club meets the third (3) Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. 

Due to COVID-19, Great Reads will be meeting virtually via Zoom. Please contact us at accessinfo@gflibrary.com if you are interested in joining.

Reading in 2021

• Paused for January.
• February - When All is Said by Anne Griffin
  • Meeting February 16 at 7 p.m. via Zoom
• March - Why They Marched by Susan Ware
  • Meeting March 16 at 7 p.m. via Zoom
• April - Montana 1948 by Larry Watson
  • Meeting April 20 at 7 p.m. via Zoom
• May - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
  • Meeting May 18 at 7 p.m. via Zoom
• June - Deacon King Kong by James McBride
  • Meeting June 15 at 7 p.m. via Zoom
• July - The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
  • Meeting July 20 at 7 p.m. via Zoom
• August - News of the World by Paulette Jiles
  • Meeting August 17 at 7 p.m. via Zoom 
• September - Red at the Bone by Jacquelyn Woods
  • Meeting September 21 at 7 p.m. via Zoom
• October - Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey
  • Meeting October 19 at 7 p.m. via Zoom
• November - The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister
  • Meeting November 16 at 7 p.m. via Zoom
• December - Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
  • Meeting December 21 at 7 p.m. via Zoom

Life After Life

Biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs provide a window into another person’s life and soul. They also evoke a different time and place. If you enjoy taking a peek into someone else’s life, join the Life After Life Book Club to share and discuss life stories. The book club meets the second (2) Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.

Reading in 2021

• January - Lessons from Lucy by Dave Berry
  • Meeting January 13 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
• February - How to Forget by Kate Mulgrew
  • Meeting February 10 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
• March - Becoming by Michelle Obama
  • Meeting March 10 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
• April - Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
  • Meeting April 14 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom

Pints & Pages

Pints & Pages takes the library out into the community. Meet with other book lovers for a lively discussion and a cold one. Meetings are held on the second (2) Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m.

Due to COVID-19, Pints & Pages will meet virtually via Zoom. Please contact accessinfo@gflibrary.com if interested in joining.

Reading in 2021

• January - The Mothers by Brit Bennett
  • Meeting January 11 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
• February - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
  • Meeting February 8 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
• March - Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
  • Meeting March 8 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
• April - Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
  • Meeting April 12 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
• May - Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? by Caitlin Doughty
  • Meeting May 10 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
• June - How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
  • Meeting June 14 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
• July - My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
  • Meeting July 12 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
• August - There There by Tommy Orange
  • Meeting August 9 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
• September - Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe
  • Meeting September 13 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
• October - I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Ian Reid
  • Meeting October 11 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
• November - Bunny by Mona Awad
  • Meeting November 8 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
• December - Circe by Madeline Miller
  • Meeting December 13 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom

This & That

Are you a mystery buff? Sci-fi fan? Horror aficionado? This & That Book Club is for you. Each month, we will read a book from a different fiction genre and get together for a lively discussion. Don’t like a particular genre? Give it a try, or skip the meeting that month - the goal is to have fun! The book club meets the second (2) Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.

Due to COVID-19, This & That will meet virtually via Zoom. Please contact accessinfo@gflibrary.com if interested in joining.

Reading in 2021

• January - Year in Review/Year in Preview
  • We will discuss what books got us through quarantine and discuss possible changes for the group coming in 2021.
  • Meeting January 12 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
• February - Dead Astronauts by Jeff Vandermeer
  • Meeting February 9 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
• March - Way of the Househusband by Kosuke Oono
  • Combined meeting with Between the Panels book club
  • Meeting March 11 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
• April - Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
  • Meeting April 13 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom, including author visit! 
• May - As Good As New by Charlie Jane Anders
  • Meeting May 11 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
  • Access the short story here.
• June - The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
  • Meeting June 8 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
• July - Build Your Own Story: Create a plot using common fantasy or sci-fi tropes
  • Meeting July 13 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
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• August - Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
  • Meeting August 10 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
• September - The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections by Tina Connolly
  • Meeting September 14 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
  • Access the short story here.
• October - Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV
  • Combined meeting with Between the Panels book club
  • Meeting October 14 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
• November - Fantasy/Sci-Fi Cookbook Meal: Make a recipe from a fictional world
  • Meeting November 9 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
• December - Sisters of Sword and Song by Rebecca Ross
  • Meeting December 14 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom

Who Done It?

This book club comes with a list of suspects and a pile of evidence. Bring your lunch to the library and discuss the detectives, the mysteries, or even guess who really did it! The book club meets the second (2) Tuesday of each month at 12 noon.

Reading in 2020

This book club is temporarily paused due to COVID-19.