MONROE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Luna Pier Book Club - Rasey

When: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 6:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Where: Rasey Memorial Branch Library

The Luna Pier Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm at the Rasey Memorial Branch Library. New Members are always welcome!

Meet the author....Mark Rothman

When: Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Bedford Branch Library at Community Room

The Monroe County Library System is proud to present Mark Rothman. This celebrated writer is best known for the creation and production of Laverne and Shirley. He was also the head writer for such shows as Happy Days and The Odd Couple. Mr. Rothman will discuss his storied career, do selected readings, and answer questions. Books will be available for purchase and signing will follow the program.

Alternative Book Club

When: Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Where: Bedford Branch Library at Quilt Room

Looking for a non-traditional book club? Then this is the place for you.
We will be reading:
Feb: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
March: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
April: On the Road by Jack Kerouac
May: Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palaniuk
June: Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
July: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
August: Master Butcher's Singing Club by Louise Erdich
September: Wise Blood by Flannery O'Conner
October: Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
November: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
December: Pick your own cookbook and bring in a dish!

Books With a Bite Book Club

When: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: Dorsch Memorial Branch Library

Join us at the Dorsch Memorial Branch Library as we jump into the supernatural world!

Read the book of the month or bring a book to share.

January 30, 2013 Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

February 27, 2013 Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken

March 27, 2013 Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines

April 24, 2013 You Slay Me by Katie MacAllister

May 29, 2013 Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

June 26, 2013 Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

July 31, 2013 Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

August 28, 2013 Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

September 25, 2013 Kiss of Fire by Deborah Cooke

October 30, 2013 We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

November 27, 2013 Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey

December 18, 2013 Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison

Wake Up and Read Teen Book Club- Newport

When: Saturday, June 01, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Newport Branch Library

Join us for this teen book club. New members are always welcome!

Home Educators Book Club

When: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Where: Bedford Branch Library at Children's Round Room

Book club meetings for home educating families on the first Tuesday of each month 10:30-12:30.

Dundee Book Club

When: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - 6:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Where: Dundee Branch Library

We typically meet the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome and books are available at the library!

January 8, 2013 (2nd Tuesday due to New Year's Day) - Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
February 5, 2013 - Save Me by Lisa Scottoline
March 5, 2012 - One Amazing Thing (Monroe County - One Book, One Community 2013 Read) by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
April 2, 2013 - The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan
May 7, 2013 - The Last Child by John Hart
June 4, 2013 - Before I Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson
July 2, 2013 - Belong to Me by Marisa De Los Santos
August 6, 2013 - Sarah's Quilt by Nancy E. Turner and The Water and the Blood by Nancy E. Turner
September 3, 2013 - Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
October 1, 2013 - Room by Emma Donoghue
November 5, 2013 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
December 3, 2013 - An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff

Newport Branch Library Book Club

When: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Where: Newport Branch Library

The Newport Branch Library Book Club will meet the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30. All meetings are open to all readers.

This months book is, Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown.

Blue Bush Book Club

When: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 - 6:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Where: Blue Bush Branch Library

BLUE BUSH BOOK CLUB 2013
We meet the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Some dates vary because of holidays.
January 9, 2013
Monkeewrench By: P. J. Tracy
February 6, 2013
The Beach Trees By: Karen White
March 6, 2013
Her Royal Spyness By: Rhys Bowen
April 3, 2013
1st to Die By: James Patterson
May 1, 2013
Them Bones By: Carolyn Haines
June 5, 2013
The Keepsake: A Novel By: Tess Gerritsen
July 10, 2013
Short Squeeze By: Chris Knopt
August 7, 2013
The Book Thief By: Marcus Zusak
September 4, 2013
Bad Things Happen By: Harry Dolan
October 2, 2013
Scared Stiff By: Annelise Ryan
November 6, 2013
Judgment Call By: J. A. Jance
December 4, 2013
A Wee Christmas Homicide By: Kaitlyn Dunnett

AM Book Club

When: Thursday, June 06, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Bedford Branch Library at Quilt Room

Are you a book lover? Do you want to expand your reading horizons? Our Book Club meets the first Thursday of the month at 10:30 a.m. in the Quilt Room. Members read the book prior to the discussion. New members are always welcome! Email the leader or call the branch to register. No meeting in December or August.

January 3, 2013 - Catherine the Great: portrait of a woman by Robert Massie
February 7 - One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
March 7 - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
April 4 - ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY - One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
May 2 - Clara and Mrs. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
May 9 - Pen to Palette Museum Tour - Toledo Museum of Art
lunch at noon, 1:00 pm tour
June 6 - Snakewoman of Little Egypt by Robert Hellenga
July 11 (DATE CHANGE) - Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
No meeting in August.
September 5 - Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
October 3 - Memory of Water of Karen White
November 7 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
No meeting in December.

Historical Fiction Book Club

When: Thursday, June 06, 2013 - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Where: Newport Branch Library

All readers are welcome to join us as we read and discuss Historical Fiction books. Copies of the books can be picked up at the library. Discussions will be on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm.

This month we will be discussing Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman.

Carleton Savvy Cook Bookers

When: Friday, June 07, 2013 - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Where: Carleton Branch Library

Calling all cooks and readers. Join us at our Carleton Savvy Cook Bookers book club. Each month a new chef/theme will be selected and cookbooks will be available for check out. The fun option is...you can critique the cookbook or recipe without making it or you can delight the taste buds of the group by bringing in a homemade sample of the recipe to share.

This months theme is Michigan made.

Summer Reading Club for Adults

When: Monday, June 10, 2013 - All Day
Where: Bedford Branch Library

Join us for this special summer reading club for adults. It's easy! Fill out an entry form for each book you read this summer, drop it in the entry box, and we will randomly pull an entry each week for a prize. All entries will be submitted for the grand prize basket drawing at the end of the six-week club. The more you read, the greater your chance of winning!

I Really Dig Reading-Newport

When: Monday, June 10, 2013 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Newport Branch Library

Is your nose is always in a book? This club is designed you! We will read a different book each week and then meet for activites. All selected books are from the juvenille section, but may appeal to 4th,5th,6th and 7th grade students

Erie Book Club

When: Monday, June 10, 2013 - 6:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Where: Erie Branch Library

Meets the second monday of the month.All Newcomers welcome!
Packing for Mars - Roach

Summer Reading Club for Adults

When: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - All Day
Where: Bedford Branch Library

Join us for this special summer reading club for adults. It's easy! Fill out an entry form for each book you read this summer, drop it in the entry box, and we will randomly pull an entry each week for a prize. All entries will be submitted for the grand prize basket drawing at the end of the six-week club. The more you read, the greater your chance of winning!

Frenchtown-Dixie Book Club

When: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 6:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Where: Frenchtown-Dixie Branch Library

Join our cozy Tuesday night book club. These are the selections for 2013:

January 8, 2013
Beaded Hope by Cathy Liggett

February 12, 2013
Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom

March 12, 2013
Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

April 9, 2013
Kindred Spirits by Sarah Strohmeyer

May 14, 2013
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

June 11, 2013
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

July 9, 2013
READERS CHOICE

August 13, 2013
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

September 10, 2013
Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

October 8, 2013
Paris Wife by Paula McLain

November 12, 2012
The Christmas Shoppe by Melody Carlson

December 10, 2013
No Selection

Summer Reading Club for Adults

When: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - All Day
Where: Bedford Branch Library

Join us for this special summer reading club for adults. It's easy! Fill out an entry form for each book you read this summer, drop it in the entry box, and we will randomly pull an entry each week for a prize. All entries will be submitted for the grand prize basket drawing at the end of the six-week club. The more you read, the greater your chance of winning!

I Love A Mystery Book Club

When: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Where: Ellis Library & Reference Center

Lively discussion of a mystery book bringing life experiences to enhance the conversation.

P.M. Book Club

When: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: Bedford Branch Library at Quilt Room

The P.M. Book Club meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. The goal of our group is to explore new titles or to revisit a classic or two with a new perspective! The discussions are informal as well as informative. Come join us!
January Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
February Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
March One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee ivakaruni
April In the Garden of Beasts:love, terror, and an American
Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson
May Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
June Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
July The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
August No Meeting
September Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John LeCarre
October Canada by Richard Ford
November The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
by David McCullogh

Summer Reading Club for Adults

When: Thursday, June 13, 2013 - All Day
Where: Bedford Branch Library

Join us for this special summer reading club for adults. It's easy! Fill out an entry form for each book you read this summer, drop it in the entry box, and we will randomly pull an entry each week for a prize. All entries will be submitted for the grand prize basket drawing at the end of the six-week club. The more you read, the greater your chance of winning!

Ida Book Club: Ida Branch

When: Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Ida Branch Library

All meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Ida Branch Library.

June 13, 2013--Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

Soup for the Soul Book Club

When: Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 6:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Where: Frenchtown-Dixie Branch Library

Our inspirational book club meets the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM. Our book selection for the 2013 year is as follows:

2013 Soup for the Soul Book Club
January 10, 2013
The Lightkeeper’s Daughter by Colleen Coble

February 14, 2013
Life Without Limits by Nick Vujicic

March 14, 2013
Lilies in the Moonlight by Allison Pittman

April 11, 2013
Beaded Hope by Kathy Liggett

May 9, 2013
Proof by Jordyn Redwood

June 13, 2013
The Dog That Talked to God by Jim Kraus

July 11, 2013
Beguiled by Deanne Gist

August 8, 2013
Veil of Pearls by MaryLu Tyndall

September 12, 2013
Water’s Edge by Robert Whitlow

October 10, 2013
The Visitation by Frank Peretti

November 14, 2013
Fireflies in December by Jessilyn Lassiter

December 12, 2013
Not in the Heart by Chris Fabry

Summer Reading Club for Adults

When: Friday, June 14, 2013 - All Day
Where: Bedford Branch Library

Join us for this special summer reading club for adults. It's easy! Fill out an entry form for each book you read this summer, drop it in the entry box, and we will randomly pull an entry each week for a prize. All entries will be submitted for the grand prize basket drawing at the end of the six-week club. The more you read, the greater your chance of winning!

Summer Reading Club for Adults

When: Saturday, June 15, 2013 - All Day
Where: Bedford Branch Library

Join us for this special summer reading club for adults. It's easy! Fill out an entry form for each book you read this summer, drop it in the entry box, and we will randomly pull an entry each week for a prize. All entries will be submitted for the grand prize basket drawing at the end of the six-week club. The more you read, the greater your chance of winning!

Summer Reading Club for Adults

When: Sunday, June 16, 2013 - All Day
Where: Bedford Branch Library

Join us for this special summer reading club for adults. It's easy! Fill out an entry form for each book you read this summer, drop it in the entry box, and we will randomly pull an entry each week for a prize. All entries will be submitted for the grand prize basket drawing at the end of the six-week club. The more you read, the greater your chance of winning!

Summer Reading Club for Adults

When: Monday, June 17, 2013 - All Day
Where: Bedford Branch Library

Join us for this special summer reading club for adults. It's easy! Fill out an entry form for each book you read this summer, drop it in the entry box, and we will randomly pull an entry each week for a prize. All entries will be submitted for the grand prize basket drawing at the end of the six-week club. The more you read, the greater your chance of winning!

I Really Dig Reading-Newport

When: Monday, June 17, 2013 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Newport Branch Library

Is your nose is always in a book? This club is designed you! We will read a different book each week and then meet for activites. All selected books are from the juvenille section, but may appeal to 4th,5th,6th and 7th grade students

Summer Reading Club for Adults

When: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - All Day
Where: Bedford Branch Library

Join us for this special summer reading club for adults. It's easy! Fill out an entry form for each book you read this summer, drop it in the entry box, and we will randomly pull an entry each week for a prize. All entries will be submitted for the grand prize basket drawing at the end of the six-week club. The more you read, the greater your chance of winning!

Summer Reading Club for Adults

When: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - All Day
Where: Bedford Branch Library

Join us for this special summer reading club for adults. It's easy! Fill out an entry form for each book you read this summer, drop it in the entry box, and we will randomly pull an entry each week for a prize. All entries will be submitted for the grand prize basket drawing at the end of the six-week club. The more you read, the greater your chance of winning!

Dundee Inspirational Book Club

When: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Dundee Branch Library

Join us on the 3rd Wednesday of every month @ 2:00 p.m. to talk about these inspirational books that can make a difference in your life.

Everyone is welcome and books are available at the library!

August 15, 2012 - Finding Grace: A Memoir by Donna VanLiere
September 19, 2012 - The Fiddler by Beverly Lewis
October 17, 2012 - Shiloh Autumn by Bodie and Brock Thoene
November 21, 2012 - My Heart Remembers by Kim Vogel Sawyer
December 19, 2012 - Love Finds You on a Christmas Morning by Trish Perry and Debby Mayne
January 16, 2013 - Cure for the Common Life by Max Lucado
February 20, 2013 - A Time to Dance by Karen Kingsbury
March 20, 2013 - The Girl in the Gatehouse by Julie Klassen
April 17, 2013 - Illegitimate: How a Loving God Rescued a Son of Polygamy by Brian Mackert
May 15, 2013 - All Things New by Lynn Austin
June 19, 2013 - Pearl in the Sand by Tessa Afshar

Girls Night Out Book Club

When: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Where: Bedford Branch Library at Quilt Room

Are you looking for a relaxing night out with friends? Join our book club as we share great titles filled with fun and laughter. This club is for ADULTS ONLY! We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Copies of the next month's selection will be available at the meeting so that the members can read the book prior to our "night out".

Upcoming Selections 2013
June: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
July: Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog by Lisa Scottoline
August: The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry
September: Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart
October: The Mercy of Thin Air by Ronlyn Domingue
November: To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
December: No Meeting, see you next year.