What: Have Book, Will Travel Book Club – June 2023
When: 6/17/23 @ 12pm
Where: In-Person
Who: Ages 18+
Registration Required
The “Have Book, Will Travel” book club features revolving themes, moderators, and locales. This club is meant to be about book discovery and discussion, as well as socializing with fellow readers who share common interests. There are a limited number of free copies of the book available at the library for those who register on a first come basis. Pick up your copy early before the book club!
In June, we will meet and discuss Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann.
This book is one of the all-time fictional best-selling works in publishing history.
What: Hot Springs/Cold Blood Book Club – June 2023
When: 6/3/23 @ 12pm
Where: In-Person
Who: Ages 18+
Registration Required
Join us for a bi-monthly deep dive into classic and contemporary true crime. Each meeting will focus on a true crime book, but discussion of podcasts, documentaries, cold cases, and cases in the news is encouraged! There are a limited number of free copies of the book available at the library for those who register on a first come basis. Pick up your copy early before the book club.
In May, we will discuss We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper.
According to the publisher’s description about this book named one of NPR’s Best Books of 2020, “We Keep the Dead Close is a memoir of mirrors, misogyny, and murder. It is at once a rumination on the violence and oppression that rules our revered institutions, a ghost story reflecting one young woman’s past onto another’s present, and a love story for a girl who was lost to history.”
What: Have Book, Will Travel Book Club -May 2023
When: 5/20/23 @ 12pm
Where: In-Person
Who: Ages 18+
Registration Required
The “Have Book, Will Travel” book club features revolving themes, moderators, and locales. This club is meant to be about book discovery and discussion, as well as socializing with fellow readers who share common interests. There are a limited number of free copies of the book available at the library for those who register on a first come basis. Pick up your copy early before the book club!
In May, we will meet and discuss Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier.
This book was recently chosen as A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick.
What: Have Book, Will Travel Book Club -April 2023
When: 4/15/23 @ 12pm
Where: In-Person
Who: Ages 18+
Registration Required
The “Have Book, Will Travel” book club features revolving themes, moderators, and locales. This club is meant to be about book discovery and discussion, as well as socializing with fellow readers who share common interests. There are a limited number of free copies of the book available at the library for those who register on a first come basis. Pick up your copy early before the book club!
In April, we will meet and discuss Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith.
According to the New York Times, “This excellent, all-embracing biography of Queen Elizabeth II is a magisterial study of the woman known only from a distance—and a captivating window into her decades-long reign.”
What: Hot Springs/Cold Blood Book Club – April 2023
When: 4/1/23 @ 12pm
Where: In-Person
Who: Ages 18+
Registration Required
Join us for a bi-monthly deep dive into classic and contemporary true crime. Each meeting will focus on a true crime book, but discussion of podcasts, documentaries, cold cases, and cases in the news is encouraged! There are a limited number of free copies of the book available at the library for those who register on a first come basis. Pick up your copy early before the book club.
In March, we will discuss Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann.
According to the publisher’s description, this National Book Award finalist is “A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Lost City of Z.”
What: Fantasy Book Club
When: 03/29/2023 | 4 PM
Where: Garland County Library
Who: Ages 8-12
Registration is required and begins 2/15 at 9:00 a.m.
Join Ms. Chanan to read and discuss a fantasy book and have book-themed snacks and crafts.
This month’s book is The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo. Some free copies of the book
are available to registered patrons on a first-come, first-served basis.
If registration is full, call 501-623-4161 to join the wait list.
What: Teen Book Club
When: 03/28/2023 | 4 PM
Where: Garland County Library Multi-Purpose Room
Who: Ages 13-18
Registration is required and begins 2/15 at 9:00 a.m.
This month’s book: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Some free copies of the book are available to patrons registered. First come, first served.
*If you register online for this program you are not guaranteed a free book.
If registration is full, call 501-623-4161 to join the wait list.
What: YA Thriller Club
When: 03/21/2023 | 4 PM
Where: Garland County Library
Who: Ages 13-18
Registration is required and begins 2/15 at 9:00 a.m.
This month’s book: How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine
Some free copies of the book are available to patrons registered. First come, first served.
*If you register online for this program you are not guaranteed a free book.
If registration is full, call 501-623-4161 to join the wait list.
What: Have Book, Will Travel Book Club -March 2023
When: 3/18/23 @ 12pm
Where: In-Person
Who: Ages 18+
Registration Required
The “Have Book, Will Travel” book club features revolving themes, moderators, and locales. This club is meant to be about book discovery and discussion, as well as socializing with fellow readers who share common interests. There are a limited number of free copies of the book available at the library for those who register on a first come basis. Pick up your copy early before the book club!
In March, we will meet and discuss The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.
According to the publisher’s description, “In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case. As the bodies begin to pile up, can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it’s too late?”
What: Bookish Box Book Club
When: 03/16/2023 | 4 PM
Where: Garland County Library
Who: Ages 13-18
Registration is required and begins 2/15 at 9:00 a.m.
Join Mr. Brett for a new kind of book club – one where you win stuff! Thanks to a Bookish Box YA subscription, each month will feature a new book plus a variety of book-themed goodies – t-shirts, accessories, special-edition books, and more – to give away to participants. This month’s title TBA.
If registration is full, call 501-623-4161 to join the wait list.
