New Titles Purchased

The Kitchen Daughter (purchased May 2012) - Jael McHenry

ISBN: 9781439191699

Publication Date: 2011-04-12

After the unexpected death of her parents, painfully shy and sheltered 26-year-old Ginny Selvaggio seeks comfort in cooking from family recipes. But the rich, peppery scent of her Nonna’s soup draws an unexpected visitor into the kitchen: the ghost of Nonna herself, dead for twenty years, who appears with a cryptic warning (“do no let her…”) before vanishing like steam from a cooling dish.

A haunted kitchen isn’t Ginny’s only challenge. Her domineering sister, Amanda, (aka “Demanda”) insists on selling their parents’ house, the only home Ginny has ever known. As she packs up her parents’ belongings, Ginny finds evidence of family secrets she isn’t sure how to unravel. She knows how to turn milk into cheese and cream into butter, but she doesn’t know why her mother hid a letter in the bedroom chimney, or the identity of the woman in her father’s photographs. The more she learns, the more she realizes the keys to these riddles lie with the dead, and there’s only one way to get answers: cook from dead people’s recipes, raise their ghosts, and ask them.

Fifty Shades of Grey (purchased May 2012) - E. L. James

ISBN: 9781612130286

Publication Date: 2011-05-26

When literature student Anastasia Steele is drafted to interview the successful young entrepreneur Christian Grey for her campus magazine, she finds him attractive, enigmatic and intimidating. Convinced their meeting went badly, she tries to put Grey out of her mind - until he happens to turn up at the out-of-town hardware store where she works part-time. Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.

Composing a Life (Donated 5/2/2012) - Mary Catherine Bateson

ISBN: 9780802138040

Publication Date: 2001-04-03

Mary Catherine Bateson has been called "one of the most original and important thinkers of our time" (Deborah Tannen). Grove Press is pleased to reissue Bateson's deeply satisfying treatise on the improvisational lives of five extraordinary women. Using their personal stories as her framework, Dr. Bateson delves into the creative potential of the complex lives we live today, where ambitions are constantly refocused on new goals and possibilities. With balanced sympathy and a candid approach to what makes these women inspiring, examples of the newly fluid movement of adaptation--their relationships with spouses, children, and friends, their ever-evolving work, and their gender--Bateson shows us that life itself is a creative process. "Well-formulated and passionate ... Offers nothing less than a radical rethinking of the concept of achievement." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Fascinating ... A masterwork of rare breadth and particularity." -- The Boston Globe

Unbroken (purchased 4/2012) - Laura Hillenbrand

ISBN: 9780375435010

Publication Date: 2010-11-16

On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War.

The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he’d been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.

Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and hum∨ brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will.

In her long-awaited new book, Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed inSeabiscuit. Telling an unforgettable story of a man’s journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.

From the Hardcover edition.

Clara and Mr. Tiffany (purchased 4/2012) - Susan Vreeland

ISBN: 9780812980189

Publication Date: 2012-03-20

The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Girl in Hyacinth Blue" creates a dynamic portrait of Clara Driscoll: lead designer for Louis Comfort Tiffany (famous for Tiffany lamps) and a woman conflicted between her desires for artistic recognition and romantic love.

The Dovekeepers (purchased 4/2012) - Alice Hoffman

ISBN: 9781451617481

Publication Date: 2012-04-03

The Dovekeepers is Alice Hoffman’s most ambitious and mesmerizing novel, a tour de force of research and imagination. Nearly two thousand years ago, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Based on this tragic and iconic event, Hoffman’s novel is a spellbinding tale of four extraordinarily bold, resourceful, and sensuous women, each of whom has come to Masada by a different path. Yael’s mother died in childbirth, and her father, an expert assassin, never forgave her for that death. Revka, a village baker’s wife, watched the murder of her daughter by Roman soldiers; she brings to Masada her young grandsons, rendered mute by what they have witnessed. Aziza is a warrior’s daughter, raised as a boy, a fearless rider and expert marksman who finds passion with a fellow soldier. Shirah, born in Alexandria, is wise in the ways of ancient magic and medicine, a woman with uncanny insight and power. The lives of these four complex and fiercely independent women intersect in the desperate days of the siege. All are dovekeepers, and all are also keeping secrets—about who they are, where they come from, who fathered them, and whom they love.

In the Garden of Beasts - Erik Larson

ISBN: 9780307408846

Publication Date: 2011-05-10

“Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes.”-New York Times Book Review

Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the bestselling author ofDevil in the White Cityturns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler’s rise to power.

The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history.

A mild-mannered professor from Chicago, Dodd brings along his wife, son, and flamboyant daughter, Martha. At first Martha is entranced by the parties and pomp, and the handsome young men of the Third Reich with their infectious enthusiasm for restoring Germany to a position of world prominence. Enamored of the “New Germany,” she has one affair after another, including with the suprisingly honorable first chief of the Gestapo, Rudolf Diels. But as evidence of Jewish persecution mounts, confirmed by chilling first-person testimony, her father telegraphs his concerns to a largely indifferent State Department back home. Dodd watches with alarm as Jews are attacked, the press is censored, and drafts of frightening new laws begin to circulate. As that first year unfolds and the shadows deepen, the Dodds experience days full of excitement, intrigue, romance-and ultimately, horror, when a climactic spasm of violence and murder reveals Hitler’s true character and ruthless ambition.

Suffused with the tense atmosphere of the period, and with unforgettable portraits of the bizarre Göring and the expectedly charming--yet wholly sinister--Goebbels,In the Garden of Beastslends a stunning, eyewitness perspective on events as they unfold in real time, revealing an era of surprising nuance and complexity. The result is a dazzling, addictively readable work that speaks volumes about why the world did not recognize the grave threat posed by Hitler until Berlin, and Europe, were awash in blood and terror.

From the Hardcover edition.

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W. Dale Clark Main Library | 215 S. 15th St. | 402.444.4800

Chat 'n Chew Book Club
When: 2nd Wednesdays, 12 pm
Where: Fourth Floor

August 2011 – The painted veil by W. Somerset Maugham – pick up July 13th
September 2011 – The tender bar by J.R. Moehringer – pick up August 10th
October 2011 – Bird by bird by Anne Lamott – pick up September 14th
November 2011 – The Raphael affair by Iain Pears – pick up October 12th
December 2011 – The hotel on the corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford – pick up November 9th
January 2012 – A tree grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith – pick up December 14th
February 2012 – The canning season by Polly Hovath – pick up January 11th
March 2012 – The ride of our lives by Mike Leonard – pick up February 8th
April 2012 – Blue shoe by Anne Lamott – pick up March 14th
May 2012 – In the woods by Tana French – pick up April 11th
June 2012 – The master butcher’s singing club by Louise Erdrich – pick up May 9th

Milton R. Abrahams Branch | 5111 N. 90th St. | 402.444.6284

Abrahams Wednesday Book Club (4th Wednesdays, 1 pm)

When: 4th Wednesdays, 1pm
Where:

June 2012 - I am a man by Joe Sarita
July - Montana 1948 by Larry Watson
August - I know just what you mean by Ellen Goodman
September - Rainwater by Sandra Brown
October - Girl Sleuth by Melanie Rehack

Abrahams Thursday Night Book Club

When: 4th Thursdays, 6:30 pm
Where:
January 26, 2012 Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
February 23, 2012 How to be an American Housewife by Dilloway, Margaret.
March 22, 2012 Rainwater by Brown, Sandra
April 26, 2012 The lighthouse by James, P. D.
May 24, 2012 Still Alice : a novel by Genova, Lisa.
June 28, 2012 The 19th wife : a novel by Ebershoff, David
July 26, 2012 Room by Donoghue, Emma
August 23, 2012 Sarah's key
September 27, 2012 A reliable wife by Goolrick, Robert, 1948-
October 25, 2012 One thousand white women by Fergus, Jim.
November 22, 2012 The zookeeper's wife by Ackerman, Diane.
December 26, 2012 The river wife by Agee, Jonis

Benson Branch Library| 6015 Binney St. | 402.444.4846

Benson Mystery Book Club
When: 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 pm
Where: Meeting Room

January 10, 2012 The Spellman files by Lutz, Lisa.
February 14, 2012 Winter study by Barr, Nevada.
March 13, 2012 The sweetness at the bottom of the pie by Bradley, C. Alan, 1938-
April 10, 2012 Billy Boyle : a World War II mystery by Benn, James R.
May 8, 2012 The house without a key : a Charlie Chan mystery by Biggers, Earl Derr
June 12, 2012 Chasing the devil's tail by Fulmer, David.
July 10, 2012 Harlem redux : a novel by Walker, Persia
August 14, 2012 A beautiful place to die : a novel by Nunn, Malla.
September 11, 2012 I am the Only Running Footman by Grimes, Martha.
October 9, 2012 Iron Lake by Krueger, William Kent
November 13, 2012 Inspector and Silence by Hakan Nassar
December 11, 2012 Roseanna by Sjowall, Maj
January 8, 2013 Iron House by Hart, John

Benson's 4th Tuesday Book Club
When: 4th Tuesdays, 6:30 pm
Where: Meeting Room
February 28, 2012 - Always looking up by Fox, Michael J.
March 27, 2012 - When will there be good news? by Atkinson, Kate.
April 24, 2012 - Cleopatra's daughter by Moran, Michelle.
May 22, 2012 - Water, stone, heart by North, Will.
June 26, 2012 - My Own Country by Verghese, Abraham
July 24, 2012 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Skloot, Rebecca

Benson's Books and Bagels
When: 1st Thursdays, 10:30 am
Where: Study Room Large

June 2012 - A Vintage Affair
July 2012 - Always looking up by Michael J. Fox
August 2012 - The Home Place
September 2012 - Little Heathens
October 2012 - The Forgotten Garden
November 2012 - Sarah's Key
December 2012 - The Friday Night Knitting Club
January 2013 - A Dog Year

Bess Johnson Elkhorn Branch | 2100 Reading Plz. | 402.289.4367

Afternoon Book Discussion Group
When: 1st Thursdays, 1:30 pm
Where: Meeting Room
February 2, 2012 - The invisible wall
March 1, 2012 - Jane Eyre
April 5, 2012 - A dirty, wicked town : tales of 19th century Omaha
May 3, 2012 - Murder on K Street : a Capital crimes novel
June 7, 2012 - The sunflower : on the possibilities and limits of forgiveness
July 5, 2012 - When will there be good news?
August 2, 2012 - Black boy : (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth
September 6, 2012 - The 19th wife
October 4, 2012 - Picking Cotton : our memoir of injustice and redemption
November 1, 2012 - Dark Matter: the private life of Sir Isaac Newton
December 6, 2012 - Cleopatra's Daughter
January 3, 2013 - Still Alice

Florence Branch | 2920 Bondesson St. | 402.444.5299

Women & Finance Book Club

When: 2nd Tuesdays, 6:30 pm
Where:
A non-fiction book club with a focus on money-related matters for women.

Florence Mystery Book Club
When: 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:00
Where:
Wednesday Night Book Club
When: 4th Wednesdays, 4:30 pm
Where:
March 2012 – Murder must advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers
April 2012 – Black orchids by Rex Stout
May 09, 2012 -The Cocaine Blues by Greenwood, Kerry
June 13, 2012 -Iron Lake by Krueger, William Kent
July 11, 2012 -Poisoner's Handbook by Blum, Deborah
August 08, 2012 - Inspector and Silence by Nesser, Hakan

January 2012 – Truth and beauty by Ann Patchett
February 2012 – A dog year by Jon Katz
March 2012 – I am a man by Joe Starita
April 2012 – I know just what you mean by Ellen Goodman
May 2012 – The home place by Wright Morris
June 2012 – Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
July 2012 – The forgotten garden by Kate Morton
August 2012 - Lust for Life by Irving Stone

Millard Branch | 13214 Westwood Ln. | 402.444.4848

Last Wednesday Millard Book Club
When: last Wednesdays, 6:30 pm
Where:

Feb. 29,2012 - Abraham by Feiler, Bruce
March 28, 2012 - Whistle Blower by Bolkovac, Kathryn
April 25, 2012 - The Kitchen House - by Grissom, Kathleen
May 30, 2012 - Breakfast with Buddha - by Merullo, Roland
June 27, 2012 - A reliable wife by Goolrick, Robert
July 25, 2012 - One True Thing by Quindlen, Anne
August 29, 2012 - Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Dorris, Michael
September 26, 2012 - The girl with the dragon tattoo by Larsson, Stieg
October 24, 2012 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Skloot, Rebecca

Saddlebrook Branch | 14850 Laurel Ave. | 402.884.7473

Guys Book Club

When: 2nd Saturday, 11:30 am
Where: Meeting Room

May 12, 2012 - The Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a boy soldier by Ishmael Beah
June 9, 2012 - Unbroken by Hillenbrand, Laura

The Wednesday Night Book Club

When: 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 pm
Where: Meeting Room

May 16, 2012 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Skloot, Rebecca
June 20, 2012 - Lady and the Unicorn (The) by Chevalier, Tracy
July 18, 2012 - Waltzing at the Piggly Wiggly by Dalby, Rob.
August 15, 2012 - Unbroken by Hillenbrand, Laura
September 19, 2012 - Snow flower and the secret fan by See, Lisa.
October 17, 2012 - Room by Donoghue, Emma,
November 21, 2012 - In the Garden of Beasts by Larsen, Eric
December 19, 2012 - The Blood of Flowers by Amirezvani, Anita
January 16, 2013 - Forgotten garden by Morton, Kate

Thursday Night Book Club
When: 4th Thursday, 6:30 pm
Where: Meeting Room
January 2011 – Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
February 2011 – Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
March 2011 – Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
April 2011 – The American home front, 1941-1942 by Alistair Cooke
May 2011 – Little heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
June 2011 – The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
July 2011 – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
August 2011 – Whistling season by Ivan Doig
September 2011 – The yellow-lighted bookshop by Lewis Buzbee
October 2011 – A tree grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
November 2011 – Truman by David McCullough
December 2011 – A dirty, wicked town by David Bristow
January 2012 – Holidays on ice by David Sedaris
February 2012 – The zookeeper’s wife by Diane Ackerman
March 2012 – Truth and Beauty: a Friendship by Ann Patchett

Tuesday Book Club
When: 1st Tuesday, 10:30 am
Where: Meeting Room
June 5, 2012 - Rainwater by Brown, Sandra
July 3, 2012 - I am the Only Running Footman by Grimes, Martha.
August 7, 2012 - Iron Lake by Krueger, William Kent
September 4, 2012 - Murder on London Bridge by Gregory, Susanna
October 2, 2012 - Honeymoon to Nowhere by Takagi, Akimitsu
November 6, 2012 - Pavilion of Women by Buck, Pearl S.
December 4, 2012 - By a Slow River by Claudel, Philippe
January 8, 2013 - How to be an American Housewife by Dilloway, Margaret

If you are 50+, this book club is for you!

A.V. Sorensen Branch | 4808 Cass St. | 402.444.5274

Under the Dundee Sun Book Club
When: 1st Tuesdays, 4:30 pm
Where: Rec Center Art Room
Join us for laughter, conversation, refreshments and fun as the month's book is discussed.

January 03, 2012 Bel Canto by Patchett, Ann
February 07, 2012 - I know just what you mean by Goodman, Ellen.
March 06, 2012 Black boy : (American hunger)by Wright, Richard
April 03, 2012 Some Girls Bite by Neill, Chloe
May 01, 2012 A reliable wife by Goolrick, Robert
June 05, 2012 Book Thief by Zusak, Markus
July 03, 2012 The echo maker by Powers, Richard
August 07, 2012 Perfect match / Picoult, Jodi, 1966-
September 04, 2012 I am a man : Chief Standing Bear's journey for justice by Starita, Joe.
October 02, 2012 The Friday night knitting club by Jacobs, Kate
November 06, 2012 Tears of the giraffe by McCall Smith, Alexander
December 04, 2012 The dogs of Riga : a Kurt Wallander mystery by Mankell, Henning
January 01, 2013 Rainwater by Brown, Sandra
February 05, 2013 Necklace by Jarvis, Cheryl
March 05, 2013 It is Well with my soul Johnson by Ella Mae Cheeks
April 02, 2013 The Camel Bookmobile by Hamilton, Mark

Sorensen Readers' Book Club
When: 1st Saturdays, 1 pm
Where: Rec Center Art Room
Join us for laughter, conversation,and refreshments while discussing this month's book.
November 2011 – A mercy by Toni Morrison
December 2011 – The echo maker by Richard Powers
Saturday, January 07, 2012 - Movie Day
Saturday, February 04, 2012 - Winterdance : the fine madness of running the Iditarod by Paulsen, Gary.
Saturday, March 03, 2012 -Olive Kitteridge by Strout, Elizabeth.
Saturday, April 14, 2012 - Sarah's key by Rosnay, Tatiana de
Saturday, May 05, 2012 - A Room with a view by Forster, E.M.
Saturday, June 02, 2012 - Leap of faith : memoirs of an unexpected life by Nur, Queen of Jordan
Saturday, July 07, 2012 Snow flower and the secret fan : a novel by See, Lisa
Saturday, August 04, 2012 The faith club by Idliby, Ranya,
Saturday, September 01, 2012 Murder at the Kennedy Center by Truman, Margaret
Saturday, October 06, 2012 The home place byMorris, Wright
Saturday, November 03, 2012 The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway, Ernest
Saturday, December 01, 2012 The turn of the screw by James, Henry

Historical Mystery Book Club
When: 2nd Saturdays, 10:30 am

January 14, 2012 - Dissolution by Sanson, CJ
February 11, 2012 The Cocaine Blues by Greenwood, Kerry
March, 10, 2012 A Fine Dark Line by Lansdale, Joe R.
April 14, 2012 A Death in the Venetian Quarter by Gordon, Alan
May 12, 2012 Poisoner's Handbook by Blum, Deborah
June 09, 2012 Zoo Station by Downing, David
July 14, 2012 Murder on London Bridge by Gregory, Susanna
August 11, 2012 Honeymoon to Nowhere by Takagi, Akimitsu
September 8, 2012 The Montmartre Investigation by Izner, Claude
October 13, 2012 By a Slow River by Claudel, Philippe
November 10, 2012 Envious Casca by Heyer, Georgette

Sorensen Plains Pages Book Club
When: 3rd Saturdays, 1 pm
Where: Rec Center Meeting Room
Conversation, laughter, and refreshments are enjoyed while discussing the boo k of the month.
September 2011 – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
October 2011 – Booked to die by John Dunning
November 2011 – The uncommon reader by Alan Bennett
December 2011 – Look me in the eye by John Elder Robison
January 2012 – The prize winner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan
February 2012 – Black Elk Speaks by John G. Neihardt
March 2012 – Crazy Horse by Mari Sandoz
April 2012 – Eventide by Kent Haruf
May 2012 – A lantern in her hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich
June 2012 – A dirty, wicked town by David Bristow
July 2012 – Atticus by Ron Hansen
August 2012 – Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
September 2012 – The turn of the screw by Henry James
October 2012 – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
November 2012 – Catcher in the rye by J.D. Salinger
December 2012 – Becoming Jane Eyre by Sheila Kohler
January 2013 – Agatha Raisin and the quiche of death by M.C. Beaton

South Omaha Library | 2808 Q St. | 402.444.4850

Young Professionals Book Club
When: Last Saturday of the month; 3 pm
This book club is a great way to meet other young professionals in a relaxing atmosphere.

April 28, 2012 - Thirteenth Tale by Setterfield, Diane
May 26, 2012 - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Franklin, Tom
June 30, 2012 - The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by McCall Smith, Alexander
July 28, 2012 - The Cleanup by Sean Doolittle
August 25, 2012 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
Sept. 29, 2012 - Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

W. Clarke Swanson Branch | 9101 W. Dodge Rd. | 402.444.4852

Swanson Tuesday Book Club (4th Tuesdays, 1 pm)

When: 4th Tuesdays , 1 pm
Where: Conference Room
March 2011 – Sarah’s key by Tatiana de Rosnay
April 2011 – Still Alice by Lisa Genova
May 2011 – no selection
June 2011 – The 19th wife by David Ebershoff
July 2011 – The yellow raft in blue water by Michael Dorris
August 2011 – no selection
September 2011 – A dirty, wicked town by David Bristow
October 2011 – The heart is a lonely hunter by Carson McCullers
November 2011 – The ladies of Covington send their love by Joan Medlicott

Swanson Swingers Book Club

When: 2nd Thursdays, 11 am
Where: Conference Room
March 2011 – Little heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
April 2011 – Samurai’s garden by Gail Tsukiyama
May 2011 – March by Geraldine Brooks
June 2011 – A dirty, wicked town by David Bristow
July 2011 – Black Elks speaks by John G. Neihardt
August 2011 – A tree grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
September 2011 – Dead until dark by Charlaine Harris
October 2011 – No Selection
November 2011 – My grandfather’s son by Clarence Thomas
December 2011 – The mystery of Hunting’s End by Mignon Eberhart
January 2012 – The yellow-lighted bookshop by Lewis Buzbee
February 2012 – The hotel on the corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
March 2012 – Birds of a feather by Jacqueline Winspear
April 2012 – Snow Flower and the secret fan by Lisa See
May 2012 – The American Home Front, 1941-1942 by Alistair Cooke
June 2012 – Three cups of tea by Greg Mortenson
July 2012 – Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

Witty Whimsical Women
When: 3rd Wednesdays, 6 pm
Where: Panera Bread in Beverly Plaza, 7825 Dodge St.
November - Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
December - Gang of One by Fang Shen
January - Princess of Burundi by Kjell Eriksson
February - Canning Season by Polly Horvath
March - Virgin of the Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
April - The Ride of Our Lives by Mike Leonard
May - The Faith Club by Ranya Idliby
June - Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin
July - Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott
August - That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proulx

Charles B. Washington Branch | 2868 Ames Ave. | 402.444.4849

Sisters to Sisters
When: 2nd Saturdays, 1pm
Where: Meeting Room A
June 2011 - Devil is a lie by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
July 2011 – Congratulations by Darrin Lowery
August 2011 – Mr. High Maintenance by Nishawnda Ellis
September 2011 – Both sides of the fence, parts 1 & 2 by M. T. Pope
October 2011 – What’s his is mine by Daaimah S. Poole
November 2011 – My son’s ex-wife by Sheilia E. Lipsey
December 2011 – Smooth operator by Risqué

January 2012 – Reverend Feelgood by Lutishia Lovely
February 2012 – Material girl by Keisha Ervin
March 2012 – The millionaire wives’ club by Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker
April 2012 – Unexpected interruptions by Trice Hickman

Diva Sisters Book Club
When: 4th Saturdays, 3 pm
Where: Meeting Room B
Join us each month as we discuss the latest title of urban fiction. Food and beverages provided.

June 23, 2012 - Moth to a flame by Ashley
July 28, 2012 - Black Friday : exposed byAshley
August 25, 2012 - Unexpected interruptions by Hickman, Trice
September 22, 2012 - Baltimore chronicles. Volume 1 - Hernandez, Treasure
October 27, 2012 - Eye for an eye by Joseph, Dwayne S.
November 24, 2012 - Knee deep in the game by George, Boston
December 22, 2012 - 'Til death by Miasha, 1981-
January 26, 2013 - Can I Get a Witness by Reshonda Tate Billingsley

Willa Cather Branch | 1905 S. 44th St. | 402.444.4851

Willa Cather Book Club
When: 4th Tuesdays, 6:30 pm
Where: Meeting Room
January 24, 2012 Leaving Mother Lake : a girlhood at the edge of the world / Yang Erche Namu
February 28, 2012 Lottery / Wood, Patricia
March 27, 2012 Cutting for stone : a novel / Verghese, A. (Abraham)
April 24, 2012 Little heathens : hard times and high spirits on an Iowa farm during the Great Depression / Kalish, Mildred Armstrong.
May 22, 2012 Color me butterfly : a true story of courage, hope, and transformation / Marlow, L. Y. (Lydia Y.)
June 26, 2012 Gang of one : memoirs of a Red Guard / Shen, Fan
July 24, 2012 The girl with the dragon tattoo / Larsson, Stieg
August 28, 2012 A thread of grace : a novel / Russell, Mary Doria
September 25, 2012 The painted veil / Maugham, W. Somerset
October 23, 2012 The Persian Pickle Club / Dallas, Sandra

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