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:
I READ YA DISCUSSION
The I Read YA Discussion, a book club for adults who like to read young adult literature, meets every first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Main Library. Registration is required to attend.
Future selections include:
- January 6 — I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
- February 3 — Caraval by Stephanie Garber
- March 3 — Dearest Josephine by Caroline George
KIDS BOOK CLUB
The Kids Book Club meets at 4:15 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month.
- January 15 — Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo
- February 19 — Lifeboat 5 by Susan Hood
- March 19 — Bob by Wendy Mass
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.
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:
- January 21 — A Hunger to Kill: A Serial Killer, a Determined Detective, and the Quest for a Confession That Changed a Small Town Forever by Kim Mager with Lisa Pulitzer
- February 18 — Slonim Woods 9: A Memoir by Daniel Barban Levin
- March 18 — The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber.
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.
BOOKS AND COFFEE
The Books and Coffee Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. every second Monday of the month at Rodman Branch Library.
Future selections include:
- January 13 — Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer
- February 10 — The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore
- March 10 — The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni
- April 14 — The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
- May 12 — Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
- June 9 — Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
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.
EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
The Evening Book Discussion Group meets at 6:00 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month.
NOTE: The May meeting will be held on the third Monday due to Memorial Day.
The group has announced the following selections:
- January 27 — The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth T. Bailey
- February 24 — Riding with Cochise: The Apache Story of America's Longest War by Steve Price
- March 24 — Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures by Robert K. Wittman
- April 28 — How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
- May 19 — White Magic by Elissa Washuta
- June 23 — How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
For more information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 204.
Click here for descriptions of the January-June 2025 selections and links to place a hold on a copy.
MONDAY WOMEN'S BOOK GROUP
Meets every first and third Monday of the month at 1 p.m. at the Main Library.
- January 6 — The Frozen River by Ariel Lawson
- January 20 — "All Ears" (Chapter 8) of An Immense World by Ed Yong
- February 3 — The Women by Kristin Hannah
DAR BOOK GROUP
The DAR Book Group, facilitated by the Jain Bain Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, meets quarterly. The group, which is open to both men and women, meets at 3 p.m. on a selected Friday in the RPL conference room.
Registration is required to attend.
- February 7 — John Adams by David McCullough
- May 2 — Selection TBA
The Teen Book Club is on a break.
For more information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 217.