Get a head start on the 2017 Book Discussion Group Selections at the Irondequoit Public Library!
New members are always welcome! Attend whichever session best fits your schedule. Books are available on the shelves across from the 1st Floor Circulation Desk for a month-long checkout.
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| Historical Fiction First Tuesday of Month at 7:00 PM Second Thursday of Month at 2:00 PM |
Contemporary Second Tuesday of Month at 7:00 PM Second Thursday of Month at 3:00 PM |
Classic Last Thursday of Month at 3:00 PM |
| JANUARY | ||
| The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton Tuesday, Jan. 3 Thursday, Jan. 12 |
Purity by Jonathan Franzen Tuesday, Jan. 10 Thursday, Jan. 12 |
Main Street by Sinclair Lewis Wednesday, Jan. 25 Thursday, Jan. 26 |
| FEBRUARY | ||
| The White Queen by Philippa Gregory Tuesday, Feb. 7 Thursday, Feb. 16 |
In The Unlikely Event by Judy Blume Tuesday, Feb. 14 Thursday, Feb. 16 |
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry Wednesday, Feb. 22 Thursday, Feb. 23 |
| MARCH | ||
| March by Geraldine Brooks Tuesday, Mar. 7 Thursday, Mar. 16 |
Three Selections by Ron Rash (The Cove, Serena, and Above the Waterfall) Tuesday, Mar. 14 Thursday, Mar. 16 |
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Wednesday, Mar. 29 Thursday, Mar. 30 |
| APRIL | ||
| The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis Tuesday, Apr. 4 Thursday, Apr. 13 |
H Is For Hawk by Helen MacDonald Tuesday, Apr. 11 Thursday, Apr. 13 |
Dubliners (First Half) by James Joyce Wednesday, Apr. 26 Thursday, Apr. 27 |
| MAY | ||
| Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See Tuesday, May 2 Thursday, May 11 |
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Part 1) Tuesday, May 9 Thursday, May 11 |
Dubliners (Second Half) by James Joyce Wednesday, May 24 Thursday, May 25 |
| JUNE | ||
| The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani Tuesday, June 6 Thursday, June 15 |
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Part 2) Tuesday, June 13 Thursday, June 15 |
The Stranger by Albert Camus Wednesday, June 28 Thursday, June 29 |
| JULY | ||
| The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton Thursday, July 13 **Tuesday, July 18 |
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi or Being Mortal by Atul Gawande Tuesday, July 11 Thursday, July 13 |
Go Tell It On the Mountain by James Baldwin Wednesday, July 26 Thursday, July 27 |
| AUGUST | ||
| Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende Tuesday, Aug. 1 Thursday, Aug. 10 |
The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker (2015 “All Rochester Reads” Selection) Tuesday, Aug. 8 Thursday, Aug. 10 |
Selections by and about Flannery O’Connor Wednesday, Aug. 30 Thursday, Aug. 31 |
| SEPTEMBER | ||
| The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom Tuesday, Sep. 5 Thursday, Sep. 14 |
Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton Tuesday, Sep. 12 Thursday, Sep. 14 |
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins Wednesday, Sep. 27 Thursday, Sep. 28 |
| OCTOBER | ||
| The Fall of Giants (First Half) by Ken Follett Tuesday, Oct. 3 Thursday, Oct. 12 |
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Thursday, Oct. 12 **Tuesday, Oct. 17 |
Middlemarch (First Half) by George Eliot Wednesday, Oct. 25 Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| NOVEMBER | ||
| The Fall of Giants (Second Half) by Ken Follett Tuesday, Nov. 7 Thursday, Nov. 16 |
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Tuesday, Nov. 14 Thursday, Nov. 16 |
Middlemarch (Second Half) by George Eliot Wednesday, Nov. 29 Thursday, Nov. 30 |
| DECEMBER | ||
| The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Tuesday, Dec. 5 Thursday, Dec. 14 |
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown Tuesday, Dec. 12 Thursday, Dec. 14 |
No December Meeting |
Published on January 9, 2017.
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