Stevens Point Book Clubs
Between Reads
For adults and teens (15 & up with parental permission) who love Young Adult literature (YA lit tends to feature teen protagonists and is typically marketed for young adults). Meets 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm. Meets at Grazies Italian Grill, in person in the Pinery Room of the Stevens Point Branch, or via Zoom. (Call for current month's location.) Whether you’re 15 or 115, YA lit has something great to offer! Vote, read, and discuss YA novels of a variety of genres.
Registration required – contact Youth Services (715) 346-1549. Current book club selection available at the Check Out Desk on the main level.
New Horizons Book Club (September - May)
All adults welcome!
Meets 2nd Wednesday of each month @ 1:30 PM in the Prairie Room & @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Both sessions discuss current book selection – you choose which session works best for you! Read and discuss books ranging from literature to mystery to nonfiction. See our current selections here.
No registration necessary. Contact Circulation (715) 346-1547 with questions.
Current book club selection available at the Check Out Desk on the main level.
Paging Through the Past
This book club is designed for people interested in exploring history and discussing its different aspects. Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month @ 6:30 PM at the Lincoln Center (1519 Water, Stevens Point). Each month's selections are available at the desk for checkout.
Other upcoming meeting dates:
Sep 17 - Four Lost Cities: a secret history of the urban age by Annalee Newitz
Oct 15 - We Were Soldiers Once-And Young: Ia Drang, the battle that change the war in Vietnam by Harold Moore
Nov 19 - Unworthy Republic: the dispossession of Native Americans and the road to Indian territory by Claudio Saunt
Dec 17 - Myth America: historians take on the biggest legends and lies about our past by Kevin Kruse
Jan 14 - The Boys in The Boat: nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel Brown
Plover Reflections Book Club
Meets the 4th Wednesday @ 2 p.m. each month. Meets in person at the Plover Library. This book club for adults selects a monthly shared read from a variety of genres, although historical fiction is a club favorite. Copies of the current book are available upon request at the Plover check out desk.
Upcoming meeting dates:
NOVEMBER 20th @ 2:00pm: Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
DECEMBER 18th @ 2:00pm: Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
JANUARY 22nd @ 2:00pm: James by Percival Everett & The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
FEBERUARY 26th @ 2:00pm: Horse by Geraldine Brooks
MARCH 26th @ 2:00pm: The Golden Gate by Amy Chua
No registration necessary. Contact the Plover Library at (715) 341-4007 with any questions.
Almond Journeys Book Club
Take a journey each month reading a great book as a group. Multiple copies of each book will be available at the Check out desk at the Almond Branch approximately four weeks prior to each discussion. This book club for adults selects a monthly shared read from a variety of genres. Meets the first Wednesday of the month at the Almond Municipal Center, next door to the library.
Upcoming meeting dates:
NOVEMBER 6th @1:00pm: In An Instant by Suzanne Redfearn
DECEMBER 4th @ 1:00pm: West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
JANUARY 8th @ 1:00pm: The Lost December by Richard Paul Evans
FEBRUARY 5th @ 1:00pm: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
>No registration necessary. E-mail almond [at] pocolibrary.org with questions.
Rosholt Choices Book Club
Want to join a book club but hate not having any say in the book you read? Join Rosholt Choices! Each month's book selections are based on a topic (History's Mysteries for example) but the choice of what book you want to read to fit the topic is up to you! Meet and discuss a plethora of topics with like minded readers. Meets at the Rosholt Library 137 N Main St, Rosholt, WI 54473
This book club for adults selects a monthly shared read from a variety of genres.
Current Selections
NOVEMBER: American Heroes
DECEMBER: Idiosyncratic Individuals
No registration necessary. E-mail rosholt [at] pocolibrary.org or Call at 715-677-4512