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.

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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 2025-2026 Season:
August 12 - Shelf Love Social
September 9 - The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
October 14 - Shelf Love Social
November 11 - Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
December 9 - Shelf Love Social
January 13 - Pearl by Sian Hughes
February 10 - Shelf Love Social
March 10 - The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop
April 14 - Shelf Love Social
May 12 - The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea

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Great Books Discussion Group

1st & 3rd Monday mornings
September 15, 2025 - May 18, 2026
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 2025-2026 Season:
September 15   Germinal by Emile Zola
October 6          Civil Disobedience              by Henry David Thoreau
                           Life Without Principle
                           Walden (Selections only: Ch1 Economy & Ch 2 Where I Lived)
October 20        The Tenth Man by Graham Greene
November 3      Galileo by Bertolt Brecht
December 1      The March by E. L. Doctorow
December 15     Holiday
January 5          King Lear by William Shakespeare
January 20**     A Little Cloud               by James Joyce: Dubliners short stories
                           Ivy Day in the Committee Room
                          The Dead 
February 2        Washington Square by Henry James
March 2            The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
March 16          1984 by George Orwell
April 6               An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen
April 20             Absolution by Alice McDermott
May 4               My Antonia by Willa Cather
May 18             Poetry Selections by Seamus Heaney

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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 held in the Library's 2nd Floor Meeting Room

Ruth's Mystery Discussion Group members each report on a one book they've read on the selected reading topic. The reading topics for 2025-2026 are:

November 6 - Cozies
December 4 - Christmas Mysteries
January 8 - Reader's Choice
February 5 - Detective Couples
March 5 - Senior Sleuths
April 2 - Culinary/Wine
May 7 - Books to Film or TV
June 4 - Mysteries with Pets
July - No Meeting
August 6 - My Vacation Read
September 3 - One Author: TBD
October 1 - Book I'll Never Forget