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,  for teens 12 to 18, will meet at 4 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month through June. Registration is required at attend.

Future selections include:

  • August 20 — This Splintered Silence by Kayla Olson
  • September 17 The Girl Who Kept the Castle by Ryan Graudin

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

Click here for book descriptions for the July through September selections, 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.

NOTE: The September meeting will be held on the second Monday of the month due to the Labor Day observance.

Future selections include:

  • August 4The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
  • September 8 All That's Left to Say by Emery Lord

Click here for descriptions of the July-September 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.

 

  • August 20Invisible Isabel by Sally J. Pla

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 June through August 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:

  • August 19Cults: Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them by Max Cutler
  • September 16 The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer by Dean Jobb

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.

Click here for descriptions of the July-September 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.

NOTE: October's meeting is being held a week later than usual due to a scheduling conflict.

Future selections include:

  • August 11Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II by Lena S. Andrews
  • September 8 The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin
  • October 20The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
  • November 10 James by Percival Everett
  • December 8Rock Crystal by Adalbert Stifter

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.

Click here for descriptions of the July through December 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.

The group has announced the following selections:

  • July 28The Book of Lost and Found by Lucy Foley
  • August 25The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
  • September 22The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
  • October 27Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
  • November 24The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
  • December 15Christmas in Paris by Anita Hughes

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.

Click here for descriptions of the July-December 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.

  • July 21 — The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict

 

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.