Rodman Library Offers Book Clubs for All Ages

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:

 

The TEEN BOOK CLUB is making a return in April 2025.

The club, for teens 12 to 18, will meet at 4 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. Registration is required at attend.

Future selections include:

  • April 15 — The Bletchley Riddle by Ruda Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
  • May 20 — The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
  • June 17 — The Great Texas Dragon Race by Kacy Ritter

For more information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 217.

Click here for book descriptions, links to place holds on books, and links to register to attend meetings.

 

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:

  • April 7Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
  • May 5Sadie by Courtney Summers
  • June 2A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen

Click here for descriptions of the January-March 2025 selections as well as links to place a hold on a copy of the book and to register for meetings.

Click here for descriptions of the April-June 2025 selections as well as links to place a hold on a copy of the book and to register to attend the discussion.

 

KIDS BOOK CLUB

The Kids Book Club meets at 4:15 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month.

  • March 19Bob by Wendy Mass
  • April 16 Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
  • May 21Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea

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.

Click here for descriptions of the March through May 2025 book selections and links to place holds on books and register for meetings.

 

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:

  • April 15Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi by Susan Hendricks.
  • May 20Pilgrim’s Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness of the Alaska Frontier by Tom Kizzia
  • June 17 Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green

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

Click here for descriptions of the April-June 2025 selections and links to place a hold and register for meetings.

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:

  • April 14The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
  • May 12The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
  • June 9The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese 

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.

Click here for descriptions of the January through June 2025 selections as well as links to place holds.

 

 

EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

 The Evening Book Discussion Group meets at 6:00 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month.

NOTE: The May meeting will be held on the third Monday due to Memorial Day.

The group has announced the following selections:

  • March 24Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures by Robert K. Wittman
  • April 28How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
  • May 19 White Magic by Elissa Washuta
  • June 23How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley

For more information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 204.

Click here for descriptions of the January-June 2025 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.

  • April 7 —  "Living Batteries" (Chapter 10) of An Immense World : How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
  • April 21 — No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister
  • May 5 "They Know the Way" (Chapter 11) of An Immense World : How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
  • May 19 — Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson

 

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.

  • May 9 — First Ladies of the Republic:. Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, and the Creation of an Iconic American Role by Jeanne E. Abrams.