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Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Niskayuna Meeting Room at Niskayuna Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join the Niskayuna book club for a discussion of The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead.Elwood Curtis has taken the words of Dr Martin Luther King to heart: he is as good as anyone. A...

Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join the Niskayuna book club for a discussion of The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead.

Glenville Book Club

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Glenville Book Club Corner at Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Perfect Horse by Elizbeth Letts.From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion, the remarkable true story of the valian...

Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Book Club Corner
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Perfect Horse by Elizbeth Letts.

Library Closed - Thanksgiving

All Day
All Locations, Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library, Glenville Branch Library, Mont Pleasant Branch Library, Niskayuna Branch Library, Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center, Quaker Street Branch Library, Rotterdam Branch Library, Scotia Branch Library, Woodlawn Branch Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
All Locations, Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library, Glenville Branch Library, Mont Pleasant Branch Library, Niskayuna Branch Library, Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center, Quaker Street Branch Library, Rotterdam Branch Library, Scotia Branch Library, Woodlawn Branch Library, Off Site

Book Club

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonIn this Goodreads Choice Awards Winner, Jacqueline Woodson tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizi...

Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Book Club

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Woodlawn Meeting Room at Woodlawn Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Story by James McBride.In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development...

Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library
Room: Woodlawn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Story by James McBride.

Book Club

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
KBJ Program Room 1 at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. In 1901, the word ‘Bondmaid’ was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the s...

Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Program Room 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. 

Book Club

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Quaker Street Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us at the Quaker Street book club for a discussion of TBDNew book club members are always welcome. Request a copy of the books online or at any SCPL location.

Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us at the Quaker Street book club for a discussion of TBD

New book club members are always welcome. Request a copy of the books online or at any SCPL location.

Book Club

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Niskayuna Meeting Room at Niskayuna Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join the Niskayuna book club for a discussion of The Women by Kristin Hannah.An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.Women ca...

Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join the Niskayuna book club for a discussion of The Women by Kristin Hannah.

Library Closed - Christmas Eve

All Day
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library, Glenville Branch Library, Mont Pleasant Branch Library, Niskayuna Branch Library, Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center, Quaker Street Branch Library, Rotterdam Branch Library, Scotia Branch Library, Woodlawn Branch Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library, Glenville Branch Library, Mont Pleasant Branch Library, Niskayuna Branch Library, Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center, Quaker Street Branch Library, Rotterdam Branch Library, Scotia Branch Library, Woodlawn Branch Library, Off Site

Library Closed - Christmas Day

All Day
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library, Glenville Branch Library, Mont Pleasant Branch Library, Niskayuna Branch Library, Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center, Quaker Street Branch Library, Rotterdam Branch Library, Scotia Branch Library, Woodlawn Branch Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library, Glenville Branch Library, Mont Pleasant Branch Library, Niskayuna Branch Library, Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center, Quaker Street Branch Library, Rotterdam Branch Library, Scotia Branch Library, Woodlawn Branch Library, Off Site

Glenville Book Club

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Glenville Book Club Corner at Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander.A heartwarming literary-themed novel about a woman who turns an ordinary red phone box into the littlest library...

Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Book Club Corner
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander.

Library Closed - New Year's Day

All Day
All Locations, Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library, Glenville Branch Library, Mont Pleasant Branch Library, Niskayuna Branch Library, Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center, Quaker Street Branch Library, Rotterdam Branch Library, Scotia Branch Library, Woodlawn Branch Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
All Locations, Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library, Glenville Branch Library, Mont Pleasant Branch Library, Niskayuna Branch Library, Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center, Quaker Street Branch Library, Rotterdam Branch Library, Scotia Branch Library, Woodlawn Branch Library, Off Site

Book Club

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesIn a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most inti...

Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Book Club

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
KBJ Program Room 1 at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See. Set on the Korean island of Jeju, The Island of Sea Women follows Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls from very di...

Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Program Room 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See. 

Library Closed - Martin Luther King Day

All Day
All Locations, Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library, Glenville Branch Library, Mont Pleasant Branch Library, Niskayuna Branch Library, Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center, Quaker Street Branch Library, Rotterdam Branch Library, Scotia Branch Library, Woodlawn Branch Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
All Locations, Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library, Glenville Branch Library, Mont Pleasant Branch Library, Niskayuna Branch Library, Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center, Quaker Street Branch Library, Rotterdam Branch Library, Scotia Branch Library, Woodlawn Branch Library, Off Site

Book Club

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of West With Giraffes by Lynda RutledgeAn emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hea...

Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

Book Club

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
KBJ Program Room 1 at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol. Nikolai Gogol founded realism in Russian literature. His works include The Overcoat (1842) and Dead Souls (1842). Hi...

Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Program Room 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol. 

Books On Tap

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Great food, great drink, even better company. Join an awesome group of people in this book club discussing The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.Ages 21+

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Great food, great drink, even better company. Join an awesome group of people in this book club discussing The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.

Ages 21+

Book Club

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo MbueJende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for hims...

Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

Books On Tap

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Great food, great drink, even better company. Join an awesome group of people in this book club discussing The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton.Ages 21+

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Great food, great drink, even better company. Join an awesome group of people in this book club discussing The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton.

Ages 21+