Current Owl Book Group Selection
The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
Friday, June 25th at 10:30am
Join us virtually this month! This event will be held online via Zoom. If you already receive e-mail from the Owl Book Group, you’ll receive a link for this meeting a few days before the event.
If you’re new, welcome! Please e-mail laurab@wccls.org to receive a link for the event a few days before it happens.
Owl Book Group Schedule 2021-2022
Our library book club typically meets on the last Friday of each month at 10:30 am. Newcomers welcome!
June 25, 2021 – The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
July 30, 2021 – The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
August 27, 2021 – The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger
September 24, 2021 – White Rage by Carol Anderson
October 29, 2021 – Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
November 19, 2021 – My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
December 17, 2021 – Crow Lake by Mary Lawson
January 28, 2022 – The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
February 25, 2022 – Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
March 25, 2022 – Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
April 29, 2022 – Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
May 27, 2022 – The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
June 24, 2022 – Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Diverse Reads
Join a community of readers in exploring a variety of written works, including short stories, nonfiction, poetry and fiction that fairly represent the perspectives of marginalized groups. Diverse Reads covers an array of topics, including immigration, indigenous ecological knowledge, and invisible disabilities. All selections are short, and typically take about 1-2 hours.
Discussions take place the 3rd Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m on Zoom. Readings are posted here and on event page. Registration required to receive the Zoom link. Register online today via WCCLS.org.
May, 20 6:30-8:00 pm
Queer Literature
3 short stories that present a diverse cross-section of queer lives.
Queer Literature
3 short stories that present a diverse cross-section of queer lives.*
- To Dress in Another Women’s Clothing by Morgan Thomas, available online through Electric Literature
- How to Live Your Best Life by Peter Kispert, published in Them, and excerpted from I Know You Know Who I Am
- Remember This: Love is a Verb by Bryan Washington, available online through Electric Literature and excerpted from Lot: Stories.
If you are not able to access the stories or would like print copies of the stories, please email jenniferk@wccls.org.
Book Club Kits
Our kits make hosting your own book club easier than ever. Each kit includes 8-10 copies of a book, background information about the author, sample discussion questions and more! Kits are available for loan throughout the county, and have a six week checkout period.
Place holds on Cedar Mill’s kits in the library catalog.
Find all kits available countywide in the library catalog.
