Upcoming Events

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.

We will be discussing "Summer Island" by Kristin Hannah

Nature-loving readers with a passion for the outdoors, unite! This year-round, all-weather, nature-themed book club is for the adventurous reader who enjoys walking outdoors.

2025 titles announced soon.

Middle School Book Club 2025 

We meet at 1:00 pm on the dates listed below for our book discussion and activity. 

January 15, 2025         Reader’s Choice 

If you love historical fiction or want to try something new,  join us every second Wednesday of the month here are at the branch!

Use the link to find the this month's book title!

All meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 4pm

2025 selections:

January      The Women by Kristin Hannah

February    Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

All meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm

2025 selections:

January      The Women by Kristin Hannah

February    Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

2025 BLUE BUSH INSPIRATIONAL BOOK CLUB

We meet on the second Thursday of every month at 11:00a.m. for our book discussion. Please feel free to join us.

January 9 - The Negotiator by Dee Henderson

February 13 - Christy by Catherine Marshall

March 13 - Relative Silence by Carrie Stuart Parks

April 10 - The Ark and the Dove by Jill Eileen Smith

All meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Ida Branch Library. New members are always welcome! Please pick up a copy of the book at the library before the meeting.

All readers are welcome to join us as we read and discuss books with an emphasis on Japanese culture/history with our friends in Hofu, Japan and members of MIFA.  Discussions will be on the second Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm Monroe local

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

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 

We will discuss Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill

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.

2025 Book List Coming Soon!

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

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.

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.

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 League by John Eisenberg.

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.

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

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