April is Neurodiversity Awareness Month, so tonight's discussion will focus on fiction with a neurodivergent characters. You can find books in both the Adult and Young Adult fiction collections contain. Gatherr a few of your favorites and join...
Let's Talk Books
Let's Talk Books is a series of casual conversations about books where we meet to share descriptions of our favorite reads. Join us for your favorite genres to chat with like-minded readers. Bring a couple of recommendations to share or just show up to hear what everyone else loves!
Upcoming events
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - 7:00pm
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April is National Poetry Month, and to celebrate tonight we'll be talking Poetry. Poetry is a literary artform in which writers use concentrated, lyrical arrangement of words. rhythms, or imagry to tell a story or invoke emotions in the reader...
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - 7:00pm
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Reading fiction set in a country outside the USA instantly takes you to another world. You will learn about another country or culture as you read, letting you explore places you may never actually go. Pick your favorite book or books and join us...
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - 7:00pm
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People in books groups love books, and they often have a big soft spot for Libraries. What could be better than Fiction about Library workers or set in Libraries? Check out the links below for some great suggestions, or break out some of your own...
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - 7:00pm
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To celebrate Pride Month, tonight's discussion will focus on fiction with LGBTQUI+ characters. Both the Adult and Young Adult fiction collections contain many great LGBT books. Cheek out these lists for some suggestions: https://bookriot.com/...
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 7:00pm
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The Iowa Writers Workshop began at the University of Iowa in 1936 and has produced many well known writers. In the last 80 years there are hundreds of published works by graduates of the Workshop in a wide range of genre. Pick some of your favorites...
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 7:00pm
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Book clubs come in all shapes and sizes. Groups that meet online (like Let's Talk Books) are all the rage, especially with celebrities. From Oprah's almost 30 year old book club, to Reese Witherspoon, Emma Watson, Sara Jessica Parker, or...
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 - 7:00pm
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Reading a book that has been translated from its original langue gives the reader a way to experience places we may never go and introduce us to stories, cultural perspectives, traditions, and styles of storytelling that are new and unique. Check...