Book Discussion Groups

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Join New Cumberland Library's Book Discussion Groups! Book discussions are sponsored by the Friends of the New Cumberland Public Library and each group meets on a standing schedule.


 

Shelf Love

2nd Tuesday evenings
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Treat yourself to shelf love! This book discussion group is designed for busy, working individuals.  We understand – reading a book in one month’s time is not always possible.  We discuss a particular book every other month.  We still get together once a month, though.  On the off month, we check up on each other’s progress and talk about how we feel about the book “so far” in a casual, zero-pressure environment.
Meeting is held in the Library's 2nd Floor Meeting Room

Selections for the 2024-2025 Season:
August 13 - Shelf Love Social
September 10 - The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons
October 8 - Shelf Love Social
November 12 - Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
December 10 - Shelf Love Social
January 14 - Maame by Jessica George
February 11 - Shelf Love Social
March 11 - Lovers and Liars by Amanda Eyre Ward
April 8 - Shelf Love Social
May 13 - The Push by Ashley Audrain


 

Great Books Discussion Groups:

1st & 3rd Monday mornings
September 16, 2024 - May 19, 2025
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The selection of titles to be read and discussed is available at the Main Desk. 
Questions can be directed to Joan Short, 717-938-3494
Meeting is held in the Library's Dining Room

Selections for the 2023-2024 Season:
September 16   It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
October 7          History                       by Emerson: First Series essays
                           Compensation
                           Friendship
October 21        Night Flight by Antoine De Saint Exupery
November 4      The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
December 2      Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill
January 6         Pericles by William Shakespeare Rescheduled for February 18
January 21**    Haven               by Alice Munro: Dear Life short stories
                           Pride
                           Train
                           In Sight of the Lake

February 3        Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
February 18**    Pericles by William Shakespeare
March 3            The Masterpiece by Emile Zola
March 17          Winterset by Maxwell Andersen
April 7               The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
April 21             All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville West
May 5               The Road from Coorain by Jill Ker Conway
May 20             John Brown's Body, an epic poem in eight sections by Stephen Vincent Benet

**Tuesday

2nd & 4th Wednesday mornings
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The selection of titles to be read and discussed is available at the Main Desk.
Questions can be directed to Dan Tepsic, 717-319-1260
Meeting is held in the Library's 2nd Floor Meeting Room

Selections TBD:
February 12       Birth, Mrs. Meeks, of a Son by Charles Dickens
                           The Hills of Zion by H.L. Mencken
                           Aunt Helen by T.S. Elliot
February 26
March 12
March 26
April 9
April 23
May 14
May 28


 

Ruth's Mystery Discussion Group

1st Thursday of every month except July
10:30 a.m.
All lovers of good mysteries are invited to join our monthly discussion group.
Please call the Library at 717-774-7820 for more information
Meeting is currently held in Foundation House.

Ruth's Mystery Discussion Group members each report on a one book they've read on the selected reading topic. The reading topics for 2024 are:

November 7 - Mystery Published in the Last Five Years
December 5 - Christmas Mysteries
January 9 - Reader's Choice
February 6 - Historical Mystery before 1940
March 6 - End of Series
April 3 - European Mysteries
May 1 - Medical or Science Mystery
June 5 - Academic or Culinary Mystery
July - No Meeting
August 7 - My Vacation Read
September 4 - One Author: TBD
October 2 - Police Procedural
 

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2025-01-15