Rodman Library Offers Book Clubs for All Ages

If you like to read, Rodman Library has a book club for you – no matter your age.

Here's a look at future book club selections:

 

TEEN BOOK CLUB

The Teen Book Club, open to patrons ages 12-18, meets every third Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m.

  • January 17Cinder by Marissa Meyer
  • February 21One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

Registration is required to attend meetings. Copies are available for check out at the Reference Desk or through the Libby app and Boundless.

For more information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 217.

 

KIDS BOOK CLUB

Selections for the Kids Book Club, which will meet from 4:15 to 5:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, are as follows:

  • November 15Mr. and Mrs. Bunny - Detectives Extraordinaire! by Polly Horvath
  • December 20 — The Worst Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
  • January 17 — Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
  • February 21 — Kenny & the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzzi

Book Club meetings include a brief discussion about the book, a fun activity, and a snack.

Books are available for extended checkout at the Children’s Department.  Registration is required for each session at rodmanlibrary.evanced.info/signup, or contact the Children’s Department at 330-821-2665 ext. 223.

Click here for descriptions and registration links for the September 2023 - February 2024 selections.

 

TRUE CRIME JUNKIES

The True Crime Junkies meet at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month.

Selections for future meetings include:

  • November 21 — Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer by Harold Schechter
  • December 19 — My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress by Rachel DeLoache Williams

Copies of each book are available at the Main Library, through the library’s catalog, or digitally through the Ohio Digital Library and Hoopla.

For more information about the True Crime Junkies, call 330-821-2665, ext. 215.

Click here for descriptions of the October-December 2023 selections and links to place a hold and register for the meeting.

 

 BOOKS AND COFFEE

The Books and Coffee Book Club usually meets at 6:30 p.m. every second Monday of the month at Rodman Branch Library.

Future selections include:

  • December 4 — A Dog Named Christmas by Gregory Kincaid

Copies of each book are available at the Main and Branch libraries, through the library’s catalog, or digitally through the Ohio Digital Library and Hoopla.

For more information, call 330-821-1313.

Click here for descriptions and a link to place a hold on the July through December 2023 selections

 

EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

 The Evening Book Discussion Group meets at 6:00 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month.

NOTE: The December meeting will be held on the third Monday of the month due to the Christmas holiday.

The group has announced the following selections:

  • November 27 — The Maid by Nita Prose
  • December 18 — Visions of Sugar Plumbs by Janet Evanovich
  • January 22 — Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer
  • February 26 — American Dirt by Jeanne Cummins
  • March 25 — Hang the Moon by Jeanette Walls
  • April 22 — Horse by Geraldine Brooks
  • May 27 — An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X. R. Pan
  • June 24 — Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

For more information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 107.

Click here for descriptions and a link to place a hold on the July-December 2023 selections.

Click here for descriptions and a link to place a hold on the January - June 2024 selections.