Book Discussion Groups

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Members of local book clubs can check out 10 copies of classic and contemporary titles, complete with study guides, for six weeks. Click here to see which titles are available.

Mystery Book Discussion Group

The Mystery Book Discussion Group enjoys sharing a variety of favorite mystery authors and books in an open discussion format. The group usually meets the third Wednesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. at the Cheyenne Mountain Branch and is open to all. Pre-registration is not required, but call 633-6278 for information.

2008 - 2009 Schedule:

• August 20 - Classic Mystery Author
• September 17 - Amateur Sleuth
• October 15 - Guest Speaker: Mara Purl - local author of the Milford-Haven series
• November 19 - Read a title from 100 Favorite Mysteries of The Century
• December 17 - 'Killer' Crafts
• January 21, 2009 - True Crime
• February 18, 2009 - Historical Mystery
• March 18, 2009 - British Mystery Author
• April 15, 2009 - Forensic Mystery
• May 20, 2009 - Rocky Mountain Mystery (take place in the West)

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The Fiction Book Club enjoys sharing a variety of authors and books in an open discussion format. The group usually meets the first Thursday of the month at 2:00 p.m. at the Cheyenne Mountain Branch and is open to all. Pre-registration is not required, but call 633-6278 for information.

2008 - 2009 Schedule:

• August 7 - March by Geraldine Brooks
• September 4 - The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
• October 2 - APPR 2008: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
• November 6 - The Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessan Boyle
• December 4 - Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
• January 8, 2009 - The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
• February 5, 2009 - Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian
• March 5, 2009 - Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
• April 2, 2009 - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
• May 7, 2009 - Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

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Old Colorado City Book Group

The Old Colorado City Book Group meets the fourth Thursday of the month (with the exception of November and December, when we meet the third Thursday of the month) in the community room at the Old Colorado City Branch.  The discussion takes place from 11:30 to 1:00 and those attending are welcome to bring their lunches.

2009 Schedule:

• January 22 - Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
• February 26 - American Home Front by Alistair Cooke
• March 26 - Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
• April 23 - I See You Everywhere by Julia Glass
• May 28 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
• June 25 - Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky

Palmer Lake Book Group

The Palmer Lake Book Group meets the first Friday of every month at 9:00 a.m. at the Palmer Lake Branch. The Palmer Lake Book Group welcomes new members. Call Palmer Lake Branch at 481-2587 for more information and to request a copy of the current selection.

Rockrimmon Mostly Fiction Book Club

The Rockrimmon Mostly Fiction Book Club meets the first Tuesday of the month from 1-2 p.m. at the Rockrimmon Branch and is open to all. Pre-registration is not required; call 593-8000 for information.

2008 schedule:

• January 8 - Rebecca (show film) by Daphne Du Maurier
• February 5 - Real Basket Case by Beth Groundwater - meet the author this month!!
• March 4 - Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
• April 1 - Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
• May 6 - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
• June 3 - Pick a Number 1 Ladies' Detective Agency book by Alexander McCall Smith
• July 1 - Breathing Lessons (show film) by Anne Tyler
• August 5 - Biographies of Mother Teresa
• September 2 - All Pikes Peak Reads 2008 selection
• October 7 - Pick a Banned Book
• November 4 - The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
• December 2 - Savannah Breeze by Mary Kay Andrews

Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Discussion Group

This book group meets the third Tuesday of the month from 6:45 - 8:45 p.m. at Penrose Library in the Adult Meeting Room (unless otherwise indicated). Pre-registration is not required; call 531-6333, x2082 for information.

2009 Schedule (January - June):

• January 20 - The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
• February 20 - M.Y.T.H Inc. in Action by Robert Asprin
• March 17 - The Host by Stephenie Meyer
• April 21 - The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
• May 19 - Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse edited by John Joseph Adams - Children's Meeting Room
• June 16 - Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn

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Discussions for adults take place at Penrose Library on the second Thursday of the month from 6:45 - 9:00 p.m. in the Conference Room/Board Room on the second floor. Discussions are free and open to the public. No registration required.

2009 Schedule:

• January 8 - A Defence of Poetry by Percy Bysshe Shelley
• February 12 - The Unknown Masterpiece by Honore de Balzac
• March 12 - Second Epilogue to War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
• April 9 - The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling
• May 14 - Six Characters in Search of An Author by Luigi Pirandello
• June 11 - The Open Boat by Stephen Crane
• July 9 - Death in the Woods by Sherwood Anderson
• August 13 - Reading or film to be announced
• September 10 - The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges
• October 8 - Introduction to The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
• November 12
• An Interest in Life by Grace Paley
• Selected Poems by Wislawa Szymborska
• December 10 - Leaders’ planning and training for 2010

Briargate Book Clubs

The Briargate Branch has 4 book clubs for all the book lovers in the Briargate area:

• A general interest book club meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m.
• The Briargate Page Turners meet the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
• Bridges Intergenerational Book Group is on hiatus until Fall 2007.
• Classics Cafe meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m.

New members are welcome. Registration is not required. Call the Branch at 260-6882 or check the Branch newsletter for the monthly selection.

Monumental Readers

The Monument Branch book group meets the third Friday of the month at 10:00 a.m. New members are always welcome. Please call the Branch at 488-2370 for further information.

2009 Schedule:

• January 16 - Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
• February 20 - Pope Joan by Donna Cross
• March 20 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• April 17 - Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos
• May 15 - Stolen Lives by Malika Oufkir
• June 19 - Girl with Braided Hair by Margaret Coel
• July 17 - Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
• August 21 - Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
• September 18 - Angela’s Choice
• October 16 - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
• November 20 - Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
• December 18 - Life & Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson

World Traveler Book Club

If you’re interested in other cultures and countries, this book club is for you. We will be exploring a multitude of places through the written word. Meeting at the East Library every third Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Call 531-6333, x1307 for details.

2009 Schedule:

• February 18 - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
• China
• April 15 - Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabrial Garcia Marquez
• Carribbean
• May 20 - A Good Year by Peter Mayle
• France
• June 17 - Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende
• Chile
• July 15 - Leap of Faith by Queen Noor
• Jordan