Book Discussion Groups
Share your love of cooking and trying new recipes. Every month, the group selects a cookbook and each participant chooses a recipe from it to prepare for sharing. The group then meets to sample the dishes made and discuss the recipes. Stop by the Circulation Desk to choose a recipe from this month’s cookbook.
Next meeting dates:
- July 1 | 5 Ingredients Mediterranean by Jamie Oliver
- August 5 | So Good: 100 recipes from my kitchen to yours by Richard Blais
- September 16 | TBA
- October 7 | TBA
- November 18 | Thanksgiving Dinner Edition: we are celebrating Thanksgiving early. Please bring a favorite dish to share.
- December 2 | TBA
Join us in the library or online to discuss nature-themed books.
2024 meeting dates:
- January 3 | The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Bailey
- February 7 | Patterns in Nature: why the natural world looks the way it does by Philip Ball
- March 6 | The Song of the Cell: an exploration of medicine and the new human by Siddhartha Mukherjee
- April 3 | To Speak for the Trees: my life’s journey from ancient Celtic wisdom to the healing vision of the forest by Diana Beresford-Kroger
- May 1 | An Immense World: how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us by Ed Yong, Chapters 1 – 6
- June 5 | An Immense World: how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us by Ed Yong, Chapters 7 – 13
- July 3 | No meeting
- August 7 | Climate-wise Landscaping: practical actions for a sustainable future by Sue Reed
- September 4 | Old Growth: The Best Writing about Trees from Orion Magazine by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- October 2 | Beloved Beasts: fighting for life in an age of extinction by Michelle Nijhuis
- November 6 | Silent Earth: averting the insect apocalypse by Dave Goulson
- December 4 | The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson
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The American Association of University Women sponsors a Notable Books discussion that meets on the first Thursday of the month.
2024 meeting dates:
- January 4 | Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
- February 1 | Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana
- March 7 | Trust by Herman Diaz
- April 4 | The Vortex: A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation by Scott Carney and Jason Miklian
- May 2 | Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
- June 6 | Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke
- July 11* | Horse by Geraldine Brooks
- August 1 | The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty
- September 5 | Share a book – each member is invited to bring a favorite book to share with the group
- October 3 | TBA
- November 7 | TBA
- December 5 | No meeting
* Note change in meeting day due to the holiday.
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Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice Book & Film Group | 4th Tuesday of the month | 6:00 PM
A partnership with the SDARJ, the Alliance Book and Film Group, celebrating its 5th year, meets in the library and online to discuss classic and contemporary works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and cinematic art.
2024 meeting dates:
- January 23 | Twice as Hard: Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians by Jasmine Brown
- February 27 | The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
- March 26 | But Will You Love Me Tomorrow: An Oral History of the ‘60s Girl Groups by Laura Flam and Emily Sieu Liebowitz
- April 23 | Origin (film) / Supplemental reading: Caste by Isabelle Wilkerson
- May 28 | I Saw Death Coming by Kidada Williams
- June 25 | Women of the Post by Joshunda Sanders / Supplemental viewing: Six Triple Eight (film)
- July 23 | Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
- August 27 | I Am Not Your Negro (film) / Supplemental reading: Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
- September 24 | Daddy Was a Number Runner by Louise Meriwether
- October 22 | Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (film) / Supplemental reading: Make Me Rain: Poems and Prose by Nikki Giovanni
- November 26 | Devil in the Grove by Gilbert King
- December | no meeting
2023 book selections:
January 24, 2023 | The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race by Jessmyn Ward et al.
February 28 | A Most Beautiful Thing (film)
March 28 | The Trees by Percival Everett
April 25 | United Skates (film)
May 23 | Kindred by Octavia Butler
June 27 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman (film)
July 25 | Nightcrawling by Leilah Mottley et al.
August 22 | Ernie Freeman: The Man in His Time by Mr. Agin A. Shaheed
September 26 | Finding Me by Viola Davis
October 24 | The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
November 28 | The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (film)
December | no meeting
A monthly book discussion group sponsored by Dewey Beer Co. New, seasonal brews will be sampled at discussion. Copies of the books are available to borrow at the Circulation Desk.
Book selections will be made for the rest of the 2023 year at the first discussion.
2024 meeting dates:
January 23 | The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
February 27 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
March 26 | Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come: One Introvert’s Year of Saying Yes by Jessica Pan
April 23 | Circe by Madeline Miller
May 28 | The Humans by Matt Haig
April 23 | Circe by Madeline Miller
May 28 | Fairy Tale by Stephen King
June 25 | The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
July 23 | The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
August 27 | Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
September 24 | The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
October 22 | Slaughterhouse-Five by Ryan North
November 26 | Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
2023 book selections:
August 22, 2023 | Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
September 26 | Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
October 24 | Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
November 28 | Educated by Tara Westover
December | No Book Club
A monthly book discussion group. Copies of the books are available to borrow at the Circulation Desk.
2024 meeting dates:
January 25 | The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
February 22 | All Adults Here by Emma Straub
March 28 | A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella
April 25 | The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
May 23 | The Maid by Nita Prose
June 27 | The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
July 25 | Chances Are by Richard Russo
August 22 | Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult
September 26 | When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
October 24 | Horse by Geraldine Brooks
November | no meeting*
December 5 | Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
* the November and December meetings are combined and meet on December 5
2023 book selections:
January 26, 2023 | The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
February 23 | Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian
March 23 | Everyone Brave Is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
April 27 | The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris
May 25 | Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
June 22 | Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon
July 27 | The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
August 24 | The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
September 28 | Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
October 26 | The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
November | no meeting *
December 7 | Most Wanted by Lisa Scottoline *
* the November and December meetings are combined and meet on December 7.
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