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:
- December 17 — Let It Glow by Marissa Meyer and Joanne Levy
- January 21 — Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
- February 18 — The New Girl by Cassandra Calin
- March 18 — Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
- April 15 — Warcross by Marie Lu
- May 20 — The Summer We Forgot by Caroline George
- June 17 — The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen
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.
Future selections include:
- January 5 — The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- February 2 — A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
- March 2 — Meet Me at Blue Hour by Sarah Suk
- April 6 — Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
- May 4 — Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
- June 1 — Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
Kids Book Club
The Kids Book Club meets at 4:15 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month.
- December 17 — Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: Case of the Sneaky Snowman by Carolyn Keene
- January 20 — Pizza and Pages (more information soon).
Book Club meetings include a brief discussion about the book, a fun activity, and a snack.
Books are available for extended checkout at the Children’s Department. Registration is required for each session at rodmanlibrary.evanced.info/signup, or contact 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:
- December 16 — Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller
- January 20 — Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes
- February 17 — A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton by Deb Miller Landau
- March 17 — The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke
- April 21 — The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
- May 19 — The Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case by Chuck Hogan
- June 16 — College Girl, Missing: The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight by Shawn Cohen
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.
Future selections include:
- December 8 — Rock Crystal by Adalbert Stifter
- January 12 — The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
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.
The group has announced the following selections:
- November 24 — The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
- December 15 — Christmas in Paris by Anita Hughes
- January 26 — Something to Look Forward To by Fannie Flag
- February 23 — The Soul of An Octopus by Sy Montgomery
- March 23 — My Friends by Fredrik Backman
- April 27 — The Light Eaters by Zoe Schlanger
- May 18 — Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
- June 22 — The Lost Journals of Sacajewea by Debra Magpie Earling
For more information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 204.
Monday Women's Book Group
Meets every first and third Monday of the month at 1 p.m. at the Main Library.
- December 1 — Great Short Stories of the Masters, Sonia ed. Charles Neider, p.116-151
- December 15 — Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
- January 5 — Great Short Stories of the Masters, ed. Charles Neider, 152-173
- January 19 — The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
- February 2 — Great Short Stories of the Masters, ed. Charles Neider, p. 174-198
- February 16 — All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
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.
- February 13 — The Spymistress by Jennifer Chiaverini