Book Clubs  

For information about joining any of the Omaha Public Library's book clubs, call April at 402.444.4800.

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

Abraham's Monday Night Book Club (4th Mondays, 6:30 pm)  BRAND NEW BOOK CLUB STARTING JANUARY 28TH, 2013

December 31 – First Book will be available to pick up to discuss at the first meeting Jan. 27th.
January 28, 2013 The Alienist by Carr, Caleb
February 25, 2013 Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte
March 25, 2013 The Blind Assassin by Atwood, Margaret
April 22, 2013 Middlesex by Eugenides, Jeffrey
May 27, 2013 Anne Frank: Diary of a young girl by Frank, Ann
June 24, 2013 Giants of the Earth by Rolvaag, O.E.
July 22, 2013 The Bookseller of Kabul by Seierstad, Asne
August 19, 2013 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by Boyne, John
September 23, 2013 (OMAHA READS)
October 28, 2013 Dialogues of the Dead or Paronomaia! Reginald Hill
November 25, 2013 The Hobbit by Tolkien J.R.R.
December 23, 2013 Devil in a Blue Dress by Mosley, Walter

Abrahams Wednesday Afternoon Group Book Club - WAG'S (4th Wednesdays, 1 pm)

(Book club does not meet in November, December and January)

When:  4th Wednesdays, 1pm

September 2012 - Rainwater by Sandra Brown
October 24, 2012 - Girl sleuth : Nancy Drew and the women who created her by Rehak, Melanie

February 27, 2013 - The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway, Ernest
March 27, 2013 - A Room with a View by E. M. Forster.
April 24, 2013 - A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Dorris, Michael.
May 22, 2013 - It is Well with My Soul by Johnson, Ella Mae Cheeks
June 26, 2013 - Kitchen House  (The) by Grissom, Kathleen
July 24, 2013 - Pavilion of Women by Buck, Pearl S.
August 28, 2013 - Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
September 25, 2013 - The Camile Bookmobile by Mark Hamilton
October 23, 2013 - Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

Abrahams Thursday Night Book Club

When:  4th Thursdays, 6:30 pm
 

March, 28, 2013 - Black Boy by Richard Wright
April 25, 2013 - Three Bodies Burning by Brian Bogdanoff
May 23, 2013 - Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett
June 27, 2013 - The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
July 25, 2013 -  An  Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
August 22, 2013 - Four Blue Stars in the Window by Barbara Mohrman
September 26, 2013 - Mennonite in a LIttle Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen
October 24, 2013 - Company of LIars by Karen Maitland
November 28, 2013 - The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
December 5, 2013 - The Tigers Wife by Tea Obreht
Januarary 23,2014 - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
February 27, 2014 -  Wild: from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail
March 27,2014 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
April 24, 2014 - To Be scheduled
May 24, 2014 -  The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman 

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

September 11, 2012 - I am the Only Running Footman by Grimes, Martha.
October 09, 2012 - Iron Lake by Krueger, William Kent
November 13, 2012 - Inspector and Silence by Nesser, Hakan
December 11, 2012 - Roseanna by Sjowall, Maj
January 8, 2013 - Iron House by by Hart, John
February 12, 2013 - The Poisoner's Handbook by Blum, Deborah
March 12, 2013 - Zoo Station by Downing, David
April 09, 2013 -One True Thing by Quindlen, Anna
May 14, 2013 - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Franklin, Tom
June 11, 2013 - Death in the Venetian Quarter by Gordon, Alan
July 09, 2013 - Cocaine Blues by Greenwood, Kerry
August 13, 2013 - Murder on London Bridge by Gregory, Susanna
September 10, 2013 - Envious Casca by Heyer, Georgette
October 08, 2013 - By a Slow River by Claudel, Philippe
November 12, 2013 - Three Bodies Burning by Bogdanoff, Brian
December 10, 2013 - The Montmartre Investigation by Izner, Claude

Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club

When: Last Wednesday of every month at 6:30

Where: Large Study Room

November 28, 2012 – The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

December 26, 2012 – Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

January 30, 2013 – Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

February 27, 2013 – Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

March 27 2013 – The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper

April 24, 2013 – Graceling by Kristin Cashore

May 29, 2013 – The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

June 26, 2013 - Redshirts by John Scalzi

July 31, 2013 - Wicked by Gregory Maguire

August 28, 2013 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

September 25, 2013 - Eragon by Christopher Paolini

October 30, 2013 - The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

November 27, 2013 - American Gods by Neil Gaiman

December 18, 2013 - Time Machine by H.G. Wells

January 29, 2014 - 1984 by George Orwell

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

March 7, 2013 Breakfast with Buddha by Roland Mercullo
April 4, 2013 The Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry
May 2, 2013 Room by Emma Donoghue
June 6, 2013 Rainwater by Sandra Brown
July 3, 2013 The American Heiress by Dorothy Eden
August 1, 2013 An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff
September 5, 2013 The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
October 3, 2013 Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck
November 7, 2013 Lust for Life by Irving Stone
December 5, 2013 The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
January 23, 2014 The Necklace by Cheryl Jarvis

Afternoon Book Discussion Group
When:  1st Thursdays, 1:30 pm
Where: Meeting Room
April 4, 2013 Winter Study by Barr, Nevada
May 2, 2013 Always looking up by fox, Michael J.
June 6, 2013 Listening Woman by Hillerman, Tony
July 11, 2013 The turn of the screw by James, Henry
August 1, 2013 Company of Liars by Maitland, Karen
September 5, 2013 Forgotten garden by Morton, Kate
October 3, 2013 Water, stone, heart by North, Will.
November 7, 2013 Appaloosa  by Parker, Robert
December 5, 2013 The Welsh girl by Davies, Peter Ho
January 2, 2014 I know just what you mean by Goodman, Ellen
February 6, 2014 The Friday night knitting club by Jacobs, Kate
March 6, 2014 Becoming Jane Eyre by Kohler, Sheila
April 3, 2014 Truth & beauty Patchett, Ann
May 1, 2014 A room with a view by Forster, E. M.
June 5, 2014 The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Bender, Aimee

Florence Mystery Book Club
When: 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:00
Where: Meeting Room
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
September 12, 2012 - We'll Always Have Parrots by Andrews, Donna
October 10, 2012 - Light thickens by Marsh, Ngaio
November 14, 2012 - Mystic River by Lehane, Dennis
December 12, 2012 - Brat Farrar by Tey, Josephine
January 9, 2013 - House without a key : a Charlie Chan mystery by Biggers, Earl Derr
February 13, 2013 - Blood shot by Paretsky, Sara
March 13, 2013 - A Morbid taste for bones by Peters, Ellis

Florence 4th Wednesday Book Club
When: 4th Wednesdays, 4:30 pm
Where: Meeting Room
September 26, 2012 - Billy Boyle: a world war II mystery by Benn, James R.
December 26, 2012 - Zoo Station by Downing, David
January 23, 2013 - Dark matter : the private life of Sir Isaac Newton by Kerr, Philip.
February 27, 2013 - Girl sleuth : Nancy Drew and the women who created her by Melanie Rehak
March 27, 2013 - In the garden of beasts by Larson, Erik.
April 24, 2013 - By a Slow River by Claudel, Philippe
May 22, 2013 - Pavilion of Women by Buck, Pearl S.
June 26, 2013 - The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway, Ernest
July 24, 2013 - Necklace by Jarvis, Cheryl
August 28, 2013 - Unbroken by Hillenbrand, Laura

The Wednesday Night Book Club

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.

November 06, 2012 Tears of the giraffe by McCall Smith, Alexander
December 4, 2012 - The dogs of Riga : a Kurt Wallander mystery by Mankell, Henning, 1948-
January 8, 2013 - Rainwater by Brown, Sandra
February 5, 2013 - Necklace by Jarvis, Cheryl
March 5, 2013 - It is Well with my soul by Johnson, Ella Mae Cheeks
April 2, 2013 - Camel Bookmobile, The by Hamilton, Mark
May 7, 2013 - Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Strout, Elizabeth.
June 4, 2013 - A dog year : twelve months, four dogs, and me by Katz, Jon.
July 2, 2013 - Forgotten garden by Morton, Kate
August 6, 2013 - The home place by Morris, Wright, 1910-1998.
September 3, 2013 - I'd know you anywhere by Lippman, Laura, 1959-
October 1, 2013 - Cleopatra's daughter by Moran, Michelle.
November 5, 2013 - A painted house by Grisham, John.
December 3, 2013 - John Brown's Body by Martin, Jack
January 7, 2014 - Montana 1948 by Watson, Larry
February 4, 2014 - Always looking up by fox, Michael J.

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.

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

Jan, 5, 2013 MOVIE DAY (The Great Gatsby)
February 2, 2013 - Company of Liars by Karen Maitland
March 2, 2013 - Truth & beauty : a friendship by Patchett, Ann.
April 6, 2013 - The body in the library by Christie, Agatha
May 4, 2013 - Billy Boyle: a world war II mystery by Benn, James R.
June 1, 2013 - Abraham : a journey to the heart of three faiths by Feiler, Bruce
July 6, 2013 - Camel Bookmobile by Hamilton, Mark
August 3, 2013 - Lust for Life by Stone, Irving
September 7, 2013 - Face of a stranger by Perry, Anne
October 5, 2013 - The Tin Drum by Grass, Gunter
November 2, 2013 - In the garden of beasts by Larson, Erik.

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

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.

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

When:  4th  Tuesdays , 1 pm
Where:  Conference Room
July 24, 2012 - Cleopatra's daughter by Moran, Michelle.
August 28, 2012 - Pavilion of Women by Buck, Pearl S.
September 25, 2012 - The body in the library by Christie, Agatha
October 23, 2012 - An Invisible Thread by Schroff, Laura
November 27, 2012 - Truth & beauty by Patchett, Ann

January 22, 2013 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows.           

February 26, 2013- Becoming Jane Eyre by Kohler, Sheila
March 26, 2013 - Reading Lolita in Tehran: a memoir in books by Nafisi, Azar
April 23, 2013 - The Sunflower by Wiesenthal, Simon
May 28, 2013 - Bold spirit by Hunt, Linda
June 25, 2013 - The Long way gone by Beah, Ishmael
July 23, 2013 - Snow flower and the secret fan : a novel by See, Lisa.
August 27, 2013 - The glass castle : a memoir by Walls, Jeannette.
September 24, 2013 - Look me in the eye : my life with Asperger's by Robison, John Elder.
October 22, 2013 - Lottery by Wood, Patricia
November 27, 2013 - How to be an American Housewife by Dilloway, Margaret

Swanson Swingers Book Club

When:  2nd Thursdays, 10 am
Where:  Conference Room
July 12, 2012 - Housekeeping by Robinson, Marilynne
August 9, 2012 - Giants in the Earth by Rolvaag, D.E.
September 13, 2012 - Sarah's Quilt by Turner, Nancy
October 11, 2012 - Three Bodies Burning by Bogdanoff, Brian
November 8, 2012 - Devil in the white city by Larson, Erik
December 13, 2012 - Restoring the burnt child  by Kloefkorn, William
January 10, 2013 - Heart is a lonely hunter (The) by  McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967.
February 14, 2013 - Kitchen House  (The) by Grissom, Kathleen
March 14, 2013 - Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (The) by Skloot, Rebecca
April 11, 2013 - Unbroken by Hillenbrand, Laura
May 9, 2013 - The zookeeper's wife by Ackerman, Diane.
June 13, 2013 - 1984 by Orwell, George
July 11, 2013 - Lost : a novel  by Robotham, Michael, 1960-
August 8, 2013 - The Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in heaven by Alexie, Sherman, 1966-
September 12, 2013 - Test of Wills (A) by Todd, Charles

Witty Whimsical Women
When:  3rd Wednesdays, 6 pm
Where: Panera Bread in Beverly Plaza, 7825 Dodge St.
July 18, 2012 - The help by Stockett, Kathryn.
August 15, 2012 - Unbroken by Hellenbrand, Laura
September 19, 2012 - Uncommon Reader by - Bennett, Alan
October 17, 2012 - Purgatory Ridge by Krueger, William Kent.
November 21, 2012 - Still Alice by Genova, Lisa.
December 19, 2012 - Holidays on ice by Sedaris, David.
January 16, 2013 - Animal, vegetable, miracle by Kingsolver, Barbara

Sisters to Sisters
When: 2nd Saturdays, 1pm
Where: Meeting Room A
December 8, 2012 - Eye for an eye by Joseph, Dwayne S
January 12, 2013 - Knee deep in the game by George, Boston
February 9, 2013 - Fly on the Wall by Trista Russell
March 9, 2013 - Come Get Some by Nane Quartay
April 13, 2013 - Coca Kola: The Baddest Chick by Nisa Santiago
May 11, 2013 - Platinum by Aliya S. King                                                                                                  
June 8, 2013 - Diamond Life by Aliya S. King
July 13, 2013 -Natural Born Liar by Noire
August 10, 2013 -  Sexy Little Liar by Noire

Diva Sistaz 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 - Fly on the Wall by Trista Russell
January 26, 2013 - Can I Get a Witness by Reshonda Tate Billingsley                                                                                                                                                             
February 23, 2013 - Platinum by Aliya S. King
March 23, 2013 - Diamond Life by Aliya S. King
April 27, 2013 - Natural Born Liar by Noire
May 25, 2013 - Sexy Little Liar by Noire
June 22, 2013 - Come Get Some by Nane Quartay

July 27, 2013 - Coca Kola: The baddest Chick by Nisa Santiago

Willa Cather Book Club
When:   4th Tuesdays, 6:30 pm
Where:  Meeting Room
Book Club does not meet in November and December

January 22, 2013 - I Know Just What You Mean: the Power of Friendship in Women's Lives by Ellen Goodman and Pat O'Brien
February 26, 2013 - The Echo Maker by Richard Powers
March 26, 2013 - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
April 23, 2013 - Company of Liars by Karen Maitland
May 28, 2013 - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine by Deborah Blum
June 25, 2013 - The River Wife by Jonis Agee
July 23, 2013 - The Whistleblower: Sex Trafficking, Military Contractors, and One Woman's Fight for Justice by Kathryn Bolkovac
August 27, 2013 - Room by Emma Donoghue
September 24, 2013 - Without a Net by Michelle Kennedy
October 22, 2013 - A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick