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Challenge Book Club

Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Round Room at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children

Cooking up something good with books. Please join us for a fun filled booking time!

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Children's Round Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Cooking up something good with books. Please join us for a fun filled booking time!

This event is in the "Children" group

YOUNG ADVENTURERS BOOK CLUB

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Round Room at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children

A welcoming space for homeschoolers who are learning to read or love being read to!  Each week features a read aloud, followed by games, crafts, and activities that spark imagination and build early literacy skills.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Children's Round Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

A welcoming space for homeschoolers who are learning to read or love being read to!  Each week features a read aloud, followed by games, crafts, and activities that spark imagination and build early literacy skills.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Homeschool Book Club

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Chapter Book Area at Ellis Library & Reference Center
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Homeschool children ages 7-12 are invited to participate.  

Titles to be decided.  

Please only register for the first week.  It will get you signed up for the entire session.  

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center
Room: Chapter Book Area
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Homeschool children ages 7-12 are invited to participate.  

Titles to be decided.  

Please only register for the first week.  It will get you signed up for the entire session.  

Disclaimer(s)

Weather Closing Statement

If area schools are closed due to inclement weather or weather-related incidences, all library youth programs will be canceled that day.  

If schools are delayed due to inclement weather or weather-related incidences, all library youth programs scheduled after the delay period will take place at their regular times.

If in doubt, always feel free to touch base with your local branch to see what events are taking place.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Dorsch Afternoon Book Club

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Upstairs Library Space at Dorsch Memorial Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

New members are always welcome as we discuss the following books:

January - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

February - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

Library Branch: Dorsch Memorial Branch
Room: Upstairs Library Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

New members are always welcome as we discuss the following books:

January - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

February - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

This event is in the "Adults" group

Frenchtown-Dixie Book Club

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Piano Sitting Area at Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Book Clubs:

Meet new people and discover great new books. Check out a book club at a branch near you.

Join our cozy Tuesday night book club. We read all genres and meet the third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm. Our 2025 dates and selections are: 

JANUARY 21 - The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden 

Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Room: Piano Sitting Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Meet new people and discover great new books. Check out a book club at a branch near you.

Join our cozy Tuesday night book club. We read all genres and meet the third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm. Our 2025 dates and selections are: 

JANUARY 21 - The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Book Club

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Rasey Luna Pier Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

We will discuss Identity by Nora Roberts

Library Branch: Rasey Luna Pier Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

We will discuss Identity by Nora Roberts

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Dundee Inspirational Book Club

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Downstairs Programming Area at Dundee Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

The Dundee Inspirational Book Club meets the third Wednesday of every month at 2 p.m. on the lower level of the library. 

Everyone is welcome, and books are available at the library.

Library Branch: Dundee Branch
Room: Downstairs Programming Area
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

The Dundee Inspirational Book Club meets the third Wednesday of every month at 2 p.m. on the lower level of the library. 

Everyone is welcome, and books are available at the library.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

We Read Banned Books! Book Club

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Room C at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors

Join a book club for rebellious readers! We will discuss a different banned or challenged book each month. Readers ages 16 and up are welcome!

Meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month, 5:30-6:30pm

Book List

Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Room C
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join a book club for rebellious readers! We will discuss a different banned or challenged book each month. Readers ages 16 and up are welcome!

Meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month, 5:30-6:30pm

Book List

This event is in the "Adults" group

Girls Night Out Book Club

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Quilt Room - Room F at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Book Clubs:

Meet new people and discover great new books. Check out a book club at a branch near you.

2025 Book List Coming Soon!

Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Quilt Room - Room F
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Meet new people and discover great new books. Check out a book club at a branch near you.

2025 Book List Coming Soon!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Classic Book Club

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Blue Bush Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Classic Book Club 2025 

We typically meet on the last Wednesday of every other month at 6:30. The month of November is on the 19th because of Thanksgiving. 

 

 

Library Branch: Blue Bush Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Classic Book Club 2025 

We typically meet on the last Wednesday of every other month at 6:30. The month of November is on the 19th because of Thanksgiving. 

 

 

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Preschool Book Club

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children's Round Room at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Preschool, Children

Get read for Kindergarten 2026 with our Preschool Book Club!  This book club will enrich your child’s imagination and development with picture books.

Registration Open
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Children's Round Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get read for Kindergarten 2026 with our Preschool Book Club!  This book club will enrich your child’s imagination and development with picture books.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Mystery Book Club

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Erie Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

We will discuss Cat About Town by Cate Conte

Library Branch: Erie Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

We will discuss Cat About Town by Cate Conte

This event is in the "Adults" group

Paging through the Civil War Book Club

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Programming Room at Ellis Library & Reference Center
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

We are a history book club that focuses on the American Civil War. We currently are reading the book, On Great Fields by Ronald White. We will meet on this day to discuss the second half of this book.

Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center
Room: Programming Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

We are a history book club that focuses on the American Civil War. We currently are reading the book, On Great Fields by Ronald White. We will meet on this day to discuss the second half of this book.

This event is in the "Children" group

First Grade Book Club

Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Round Room at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children

1st grad book club at the Bedford Branch is a FUN place to talk with friends about books we love, from picture books to readers, early chapter books to activity kits and more! 

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Children's Round Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

1st grad book club at the Bedford Branch is a FUN place to talk with friends about books we love, from picture books to readers, early chapter books to activity kits and more! 

This event is in the "Adults" group

An Afternoon Read

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Robert A. Vivian Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

An Afternoon Read

As in past years, we will continue to meet on the 4th Monday of the month @ 1 pm.

If you would like to join us, please call Diana Martel @ 241-1430 to receive a copy of each month's book.

Library Branch: Robert A. Vivian Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

An Afternoon Read

As in past years, we will continue to meet on the 4th Monday of the month @ 1 pm.

If you would like to join us, please call Diana Martel @ 241-1430 to receive a copy of each month's book.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Maybee Book Club

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Maybee Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Book Clubs:

Meet new people and discover great new books. Check out a book club at a branch near you.

The Maybee Branch Book Club meets the last Monday of the month at 7pm.  New members are always welcome, stop in and get your copy of this months selection. 

Library Branch: Maybee Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Meet new people and discover great new books. Check out a book club at a branch near you.

The Maybee Branch Book Club meets the last Monday of the month at 7pm.  New members are always welcome, stop in and get your copy of this months selection. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

North County Book Club

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Carleton Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Meetings are held the fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the community room of the Carleton Branch Library. Copies of the books are available at the library. New members are always welcome.

Library Branch: Carleton Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Meetings are held the fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the community room of the Carleton Branch Library. Copies of the books are available at the library. New members are always welcome.

This event is in the "Children" group

YOUNG ADVENTURERS BOOK CLUB

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Round Room at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children

A welcoming space for homeschoolers who are learning to read or love being read to!  Each week features a read aloud, followed by games, crafts, and activities that spark imagination and build early literacy skills.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Children's Round Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

A welcoming space for homeschoolers who are learning to read or love being read to!  Each week features a read aloud, followed by games, crafts, and activities that spark imagination and build early literacy skills.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Homeschool Book Club

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Chapter Book Area at Ellis Library & Reference Center
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Homeschool children ages 7-12 are invited to participate.  

Titles to be decided.  

Please only register for the first week.  It will get you signed up for the entire session.  

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center
Room: Chapter Book Area
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Homeschool children ages 7-12 are invited to participate.  

Titles to be decided.  

Please only register for the first week.  It will get you signed up for the entire session.  

Disclaimer(s)

Weather Closing Statement

If area schools are closed due to inclement weather or weather-related incidences, all library youth programs will be canceled that day.  

If schools are delayed due to inclement weather or weather-related incidences, all library youth programs scheduled after the delay period will take place at their regular times.

If in doubt, always feel free to touch base with your local branch to see what events are taking place.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Newport Non-Fiction Book Club

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Study Room at Newport Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Join us on the last Tuesday of the Month as we discuss non-fiction books.  New members always welcome.  This month we will be discussing The Men Who Lost America by Andrew Jackson O'Saughnessy.

Library Branch: Newport Branch
Room: Study Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us on the last Tuesday of the Month as we discuss non-fiction books.  New members always welcome.  This month we will be discussing The Men Who Lost America by Andrew Jackson O'Saughnessy.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Just the Facts Book Club

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Room C at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Book Clubs:

Meet new people and discover great new books. Check out a book club at a branch near you.

If you like to read thought-provoking non-fiction books, join us for Just the Facts book club on the last Wednesday of each month at 11:00 am.

Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Room C
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Meet new people and discover great new books. Check out a book club at a branch near you.

If you like to read thought-provoking non-fiction books, join us for Just the Facts book club on the last Wednesday of each month at 11:00 am.

This event is in the "Adults" group

FantaSci Book Club

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Programming Room at Ellis Library & Reference Center
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

The Ellis Fanta-Sci book club is the only Fantasy and Science Fiction book club in the Monroe County Library System! 

Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center
Room: Programming Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

The Ellis Fanta-Sci book club is the only Fantasy and Science Fiction book club in the Monroe County Library System! 

Thanksgiving Day

All Day
Bedford Branch, Blue Bush Branch, Carleton Branch, Dorsch Memorial Branch, Dundee Branch, Ellis Library & Reference Center, Erie Branch, Frenchtown – Dixie Branch, Ida Branch, L.S. Navarre Branch, Maybee Branch, Newport Branch, Rasey Luna Pier Branch, Robert A. Vivian Branch, South Rockwood Branch, Summerfield – Petersburg Branch, Library in Motion: Senior Outreach, Bookmobile, Off Site, Online

All branches of the Monroe County Library System are closed in observance of Thanksgiving Day. 

Closing
Branches:
Bedford Branch, Blue Bush Branch, Carleton Branch, Dorsch Memorial Branch, Dundee Branch, Ellis Library & Reference Center, Erie Branch, Frenchtown – Dixie Branch, Ida Branch, L.S. Navarre Branch, Maybee Branch, Newport Branch, Rasey Luna Pier Branch, Robert A. Vivian Branch, South Rockwood Branch, Summerfield – Petersburg Branch, Library in Motion: Senior Outreach, Bookmobile, Off Site, Online
Description:

All branches of the Monroe County Library System are closed in observance of Thanksgiving Day.

 

This event is in the "Children" group

YOUNG ADVENTURERS BOOK CLUB

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Round Room at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children

A welcoming space for homeschoolers who are learning to read or love being read to!  Each week features a read aloud, followed by games, crafts, and activities that spark imagination and build early literacy skills.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Children's Round Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

A welcoming space for homeschoolers who are learning to read or love being read to!  Each week features a read aloud, followed by games, crafts, and activities that spark imagination and build early literacy skills.