Book & Film Clubs

Be a part of our newest discussion group, the “I Know What You Read Last Summer” Book Club! This book club is led by library staff and is currently accepting new members.

This group generally meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:00pm.

If you are interested in joining this book club, please visit our online calendar.

Books for 2023:

June 13 – Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
July 11 – The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
August 8 – Stay tuned for the book that is selected!

This book club is led by library community members and is currently full.

Books for 2023:

January 3 – The Which Way Tree by Elizabeth Crook
February 7 – Mother Daughter Traitor Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal
March 7 – The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark
April 4 – The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris
May 2 – Fatherland by Robert Harris
June 6 – Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand
July 5 – The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline(Please note the July meeting date is July 5th due to the Fourth of July holiday.)
August 1 – The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
September 5 – The Next Thing You Know by Jessica Strawser
October 3 – Wild by Kristin Hannah
November 7 – The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz
December 5 – Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

This book club is led by library community members and is currently accepting new members. This group generally meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 10:30am.

If you are interested in joining this book club, please visit our online calendar.

Books for 2023:

January 10 – Miles to Go by Richard Paul Evans
February 14 – The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson
March 14 – Dragonfly by Leila Meacham
April 11 – Gutenberg’s Apprentice by Alix Christie
May 9 – The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
June 13 – The Pecan Man and The Truth About Grace, both by Cassie Dandridge Selleck
July 11 – Horse by Geraldine Brooks
August 8 – Have You Seen Luis Velez? by Catherine Ryan Hyde
September 12 – Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
October 10 – A View Across the Rooftops by Suzanne Kelman
November 14 – Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
December – This group does not meet for a book discussion in December.
January 9, 2024 – The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

This book club is led by library community members and is currently accepting new members. This group generally meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 1:00pm.

If you are interested in joining this book club, please visit our online calendar.

Books for 2023:

January 17 – Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
February 21 – The Colony by Audrey Magee
March 21 – The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
April 18 – Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
May 16 – Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
June 20 – The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore
July 18 – The Orphan Keeper by Camron Wright
August 15 – Saltwater and Driftwood by Anna J. Walner
September 19 – The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin
October 17 – Oil and Marble by Stephanie Storey
November 21 – Woman 99 by Greer Macallister
December 19 – Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

This book club is led by library community members and is currently full.

Books for 2023:

January 19 – Isaac’s Story by Erik Larson
February 16 – The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris
March 16 – The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin
April 20 – The Storyteller’s Secret by Sejal Badani
May 18 – This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
June 15 – The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah
July 20 – The Book of Polly by Kathy Hepinstall
August 17 – Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
September 21 – Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
October 19 – Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
November 16 – This meeting is dedicated to selecting the books for the 2024 reading list. There will not be a book discussion.
December – This group does not meet for a book discussion in December.

This book club is led by library staff and is currently full. If you are interested in joining a book club at the library, please check out the “Summer Book Club” or reach out to Hannah at hannah@mfplibrary.org for more information on book club options.

This group generally meets on a Friday morning mid-month at 10:00am.

Books for 2023:

• January 20 – The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare by Kimberly Brock
• February 17 – When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
• March 17 – The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler
• April 14 – The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
• May 19 – One Two Three by Laurie Frankel
• June 16 – Sometimes People Die by Simon Stephenson
• July 14 – Summer of ’69 by Elin Hilderbrand
• August 18 – The Promise by Ann Weisgarber
• September 15 – Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce

The October, November, and December books will be selected during the August 18th meeting.

This book club is led by library staff and is open to all members of the Bulverde Activity Center.

This group generally meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 1:45pm at the Bulverde Activity Center.

If you are a member of the Bulverde Activity Center and are interested in joining this book club, please send an email to outreach@mfplibrary.org.

Books for 2023:

• January 12 – The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda
• February 1 – The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
• March 1 – Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins
• April 5 – A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
• May 3 – The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
• June 7 – The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan