Book Clubs
Middle School Book Club
The Middle School Book Club is for grades 5-8 and meets the fourth Thursday of each month June-August and the fourth Monday of each month September-May at 5:00 pm.
Selections for 2018
Minnesota Book Club
The Minnesota Book Club meets at Hardwood Creek Library on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. The club focuses on books written by Minnesota authors or on books set in Minnesota.
Selections for 2018
- September 26 - Stalking Susan by Julie Kramer
- October 24 - The Florist’s Daughter by Patricia Hampl
- November 28 - Spilling Clarence by Anne Ursu
- December - No meeting
Teen Book Club
The Teen Book Club is recommended for ages 13-18 and meets the second Tuesday of every month at 5:00 pm.
Selections for 2018
- September 11 - Watched by Marina Budhos
- October 9 - Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
- November 13 - How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon
Third Tuesday Book Club
Meets the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Hardwood Creek Library.
Selections for 2018
- September 18 - Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
- October 16 - The New Annotated Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- November 20 - The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott
- December 18 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Third Thursday Book Club
Meets the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Hardwood Creek Library.
Selections for 2018
- September 20 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- October 18 - Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
- November 15 - Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
- December 20 - Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a world that can’t stop talking by Susan Cain
Babes Reading Books Book Club
The Babes Reading Books Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at Oakdale Library.
Babes Reading Books is on GoodReads.
Selections for 2018
- September 19 - When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors
- October 17 - The Lobster Chronicles by Linda Greenlaw
- November 21 - Fire & Fury by Michael Wolff
- December 19 - Cold Comfort, Life at the Top of the Map by Barton Suttor
Selections for 2019
- January 16 - Hiding in Plain Sight by Nuruddin Farah
B.O.B Book Club
You're invited to the Brains on Books (B.O.B.) book club for 6th-12th graders! From 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month, we'll read and discuss books from an assigned theme. You can read a recommended book or one of your choice. All 6th-12th graders welcome to join at any time. No registration required.
Daytime Book Club
The Daytime Book Club meets from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at Oakdale Library.
Selections for 2018
- September 12 - Through No Fault of My Own by Coco Irvine
- October 3 - The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
meeting date moved up one week - November 14 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
- December 12 - Librarian’s choice: Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
Men's Book Club
Men's Book Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Oakdale Library.
Selections for 2018
- September 5 - Unsolved by Craig Bauer
- October 3 - First half of Grant by Rob Chernow
- November 7 - Second half of Grant by Rob Chernow
- December 5 - A History of the United States in Five Crashes by Scott Nations
Minnesota Book Club
The Minnesota Book Club meets to discuss books by Minnesota authors and books that take place in Minnesota. The group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at Oakdale Library and reads on Kindles provided by the library.
Selections for 2018
- September 18 - The dark descending by Allen Eskens
- October 16 - Dying to live by Michael Stanley
- November 20 - Future home of the living God by Louise Erdrich
- December 18 - Marcel’s Letters by Carolyn Porter
Mystery Book Club
Mystery Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Oakdale Library.
Selections for 2018
- September 26 - Glass Houses by Louise Penny
- October 24 - Any book by Elizabeth Gunn
- November 28 - Lockdown by Laurie R. King
- December 26 - No meeting in December
Selections for 2019
- January 23 - Nothing Stays Buried by P.J. Tracy
- February 27 - The Dry by Jane Harper
Teen Alliance
Have fun, learn, and make a difference at Oakdale Library’s Teen Alliance, a service club, book club, and advisory board for high-school-aged teens. The group meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 4-5:15 p.m. for a new book discussion and service project. Join anytime!
Wellness 50+ Book Club
Wellness 50+ Book Club meets from 6:30-8 p.m. every other month at Oakdale Library. The group discusses books with a health and wellness theme for those fifty and older. Everyone is welcome. Just read the book, come, and discuss.
Selections for 2018
- September 25 - A Guide to Conscious Eating with More than 75 Recipes by Mark Bittman
Adult English Language Learner Book Club
The Adult English Language Learner Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Park Grove Library. Adults learning English as a second language are invited to attend for a book reading, discussion, and activities that will strengthen English language skills. Attendees will also learn tips for using the library.
Selection for 2018 - 2019
- October 1 - The Giver by Lois Lowry
- November 5 - The Giver continued
- December 3 - The Giver continued
- February 4, 2019 - The Giver continued
- March 4 - The Giver continued
- April 1 - The Giver continued
- May 6 - The Giver continued
Club de Lectura en Español
¡Reunámonos para la próxima reunión del club de lectura en español! Join us for the next meeting of our Spanish Book Club! Conducted in Spanish, Club de Lectura en Español meets at 10:30 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month at Park Grove Library.
Selection for 2018
- 8 de septiembre - Aura escrito por Carlos Fuentes
- 13 de octubre - Aura escrito por Carlos Fuentes
- 10 de noviembre - Travesuras de la niña mala escrito por Mario Vargas Llosa
- 8 de diciembre - Travesuras de la niña mala escrito por Mario Vargas Llosa
Park Grove Library Book Club
The Park Grove Library Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at Park Grove Library. Read the club's blog!
Selections for 2018
- August 28 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
- September 25 - The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck
- October 23 - The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea
- November 27 - The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang
- December 18 - Rhyolite Run: Truth be the Whisperer by Starlynn Costa
Park Grove Library Daytime Book Club
The Park Grove Library Daytime Book Club meets at 1 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at Park Grove Library.
Selections for 2018
- September 12 - Everything I Never Told You by Celest Ng
- October 3 - Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
meeting date moved up one week - November 14 - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
- December 12 - Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
- January 9 - Inside the O’Briens by Lisa Geneva
Friday Morning Senior Book Club
The Friday Morning Senior Book Club meets at 10:30 a.m. the second Friday of each month.
Selections for 2018
- October 12 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Tores
- November 9 - The Homesman by Glendon Swartout
R.H. Stafford Library Book Club
The R.H. Stafford Library Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month.
A list of Stafford Book Club selections, past and present (PDF).
Selections for 2018
- September 4 - The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
- October 2 - The Homesman by Glendon Swarthout
- November 6 - Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart
- December 4 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Book Ballots Book Club
The Book Ballots Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Teens can read any of this year’s book ballot titles and join the discussion! Recommended for ages 13-17.
Valley Library Book Club
Meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 5 p.m. at Valley Library in Lakeland.
Selections for 2018
- September 27 - The Chilberry Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan
- October 25 - The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
- December 1 - Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine F. Weiss
Moved one week forward due to Thanksgiving - January 24 - Winter Garden by kristin Hannah
- February 28 - Marcel’s Letters: A Font and the Search for One Man’s Fate by Carolyn Porter
Monday Night Book Club
The new Monday Night Book Club meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Wildwood Library.
Selections for 2018
- September 10 - Shadow Baby by Alison McGhee
- October 8 - In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
- November 19 - Note date change
Born a Crime: stories from a South African childhood by Trevor Noah - December 10 - Sachiko: a Nagasaki bomb survivor's story by Caren Barzelay Stelson
Wednesday Afternoon Book Club
Meets the second Wednesday of each month at 2 p.m. at Wildwood Library.
Selections for 2018
- September 12 - Radio Free Vermont by Bill McKibben
- October 3 - Note date change
The stranger in the woods: the extraordinary story of the last true hermit by Michael Finkel - November 14 - Nomadland: surviving America in the twenty-first century by Jessica Bruder
- December 12 - Give a Girl a Knife by Amy Thielen