If you like to read, Rodman Library has a book club for you – no matter your age.
Here's a look at future book club selections:
Teen Book Club
For teens 12 to 18, the Teen Book Club meets at 4 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. Registration is required at attend.
Future selections include:
- June 17 — The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen
- July 15 — Fable by Adrienne Young
- August 19 — Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce
- September 16 — The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
- October 21 — Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson
- November 18 — The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- December 16 — The Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie Morrill
For more information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 217.
I Read YA Discussion
The I Read YA Discussion, a book club for adults who like to read young adult literature, meets every first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Main Library. Registration is required to attend.
NOTE: The September meeting will be held on the second Monday due to the Labor Day observance.
Future selections include:
- July 6 — Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli
- August 3 — All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
- September 14 — Legend by Marie Lu
- October 5 — Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
- November 2 — The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones
- December 7 — Rolls and Rivalry by Kristy Boyce
Pizza and Pages (For Kids)
Pizza and Pages is a book discovery program for children, ages 8 to 12, that is scheduled on the third Tuesday of each odd numbered month at 4 p.m. Participants will listen to excerpts from new books available at the library while enjoying a slice of pizza and other activities during the 45-minute program. Registration is required to attend this free program.
- October 20 — Pizza and Pages
For information, call the Children’s Department at 330-821-2665 ext. 223.
True Crime Junkies
The True Crime Junkies meet at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month.
Selections for future meetings include:
- June 16 — My Life as an FBI Special Agent: The Thomas Lee Dillon Case by Harry Trombitas
- July 21 — Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, A Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery by Lisa Pulitzer and Cole Thompson
- August 18 — The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story by Pagan Kennedy
- September 15 — The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne by Kate Winkler Dawson
- October 20 — Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson
- November 17 — College Girl, Missing: The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight by Shawn Cohen
- December 15 — The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity by Axton Betz-Hamilton
Copies of each book are available at the Main Library, through the library’s catalog, or digitally through the Ohio Digital Library and Hoopla.
For more information about the True Crime Junkies, call 330-821-2665, ext. 207
Books and Coffee
The Books and Coffee Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. every second Monday of the month at Rodman Branch Library.
NOTE: The August meeting is being held on the first Monday due to a scheduling conflict.
Future selections include:
- June 8 — Trust by Hernan Diaz
- July 13 — The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement by Sharon McMahon.
- August 3 — Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green
- September 14 — Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home by Stephen Starring Grant
- October 12 — Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
- November 9 — A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko
- December 14 — The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman
Click here for descriptions of the July through December 2026 selections and links to place holds.
Copies of each book are available at the Main and Branch libraries, through the library’s catalog, or digitally through the Ohio Digital Library and Hoopla.
For more information, call 330-821-1313.
Evening Book Discussion Group
The Evening Book Discussion Group meets at 6:00 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month.
NOTE: December's meeting is held on the third Monday due to the holidays.
The group has announced the following selections:
- June 22 — The Lost Journals of Sacajewea by Debra Magpie Earling
- July 27 — Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation by Cokie Roberts
- August 24 — The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
- September 28 — Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
- October 26 — Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
- November 23 — James by Percival Everett
- December 21 — Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
For more information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 204.
Click here for descriptions of the January-June 2026 selections and links to place a hold on a copy.
Monday Women's Book Group
Meets every first and third Monday of the month at 1 p.m. at the Main Library.
- June 15 — On the Brink of Everything by Parker Palmer (Chapter 6 through end of the book)
- July 6 — Great Short Stories of the Masters, ed. Charles Neider, p. 298-333
- July 20 — Love by Toni Morrison
- August 3 — Great Short Stories of the Masters, ed. Charles Neider, p. 334-363
- August 17 — Knife by Salmon Rushdie
- September 7 — Great Short Stories of the Masters, ed. Charles Neider, p. 356-371
- September 21 — Burn Book by Kara Swisher
- October 5 — Great Short Stories of the Masters, ed. Charles Neider, p. 372-416
- October 19 — It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
DAR Book Group
The DAR Book Group, facilitated by the Jain Bain Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, meets quarterly. The group, which is open to both men and women, meets at 3 p.m. on a selected Friday in the RPL conference room.
Registration is required to attend.
- August 7 — The Sewing Girl's Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America by John Wood Sweet