If you like to read, Rodman Library has a book club for you – no matter your age.
Here's a look at future book club selections:
I READ YA DISCUSSION
The I Read YA Discussion, a book club for adults who like to read young adult literature, meets every first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Main Library. Registration is required to attend.
NOTE: September's meeting will be held on the second Monday due to the observance of Labor Day.
Future selections include:
- June 3 — An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
- July 1 — Lovely War by Julie Berry
- August 5 — Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
- September 9 — Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce
KIDS BOOK CLUB
SUMMER READING RUNS MAY 28 - JULY 27
During the Summer Reading Program, Kids Book Club will be held two times on the day of the meeting at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Summer Reading selections are:
- June 12 — The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
- July 17 — The Lightning Thief (either novel or graphic novel) by Rick Riordan
The Kids Book Club will return to its usual meeting time of 4:15 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month in August.
- August 21 — Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Book Club meetings include a brief discussion about the book, a fun activity, and a snack.
Books are available for extended checkout at the Children’s Department. Registration is required for each session at rodmanlibrary.evanced.info/signup, or contact the Children’s Department at 330-821-2665 ext. 223.
Click here for descriptions and registration links for the June 2024 through August 2024 selections.
TRUE CRIME JUNKIES
The True Crime Junkies meet at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month.
Selections for future meetings include:
- June 18 — Searching for Savanna: The Murder of One Native American Woman and the Violence Against the Many by Mona Gable
- July 16 — Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America by Harry N. MacLean
- August 20 — A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime by Casey Sherman
- September 17 — Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and My Life as a Woman in the FBI by Jana Monroe
Copies of each book are available at the Main Library, through the library’s catalog, or digitally through the Ohio Digital Library and Hoopla.
For more information about the True Crime Junkies, call 330-821-2665, ext. 215.
BOOKS AND COFFEE
The Books and Coffee Book Club usually meets at 6:30 p.m. every second Monday of the month at Rodman Branch Library.
Future selections include:
- June 10 — The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man by David Von Drehle
- July 8 — The Secret Wisdom of the Earth by Chris Scotton
- August 12 — The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
- September 9 — Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
- October 14 — How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
- November 11 — The Women by Kristen Hannah
- December 9 — A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evans
Copies of each book are available at the Main and Branch libraries, through the library’s catalog, or digitally through the Ohio Digital Library and Hoopla.
For more information, call 330-821-1313.
Click here for descriptions and links to place a hold on the January through June 2024 selections.
EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
The Evening Book Discussion Group meets at 6:00 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month.
NOTE: The December meeting will be held on the third Monday of the month due to the Christmas holiday.
The group has announced the following selections:
- June 24 — Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
- July 22 — The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
- August 26 — The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel
- September 23 — The Unkindness of Ravens by M.E. Hilliard
- October 28 — The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
- November 25 — Celine by Peter Heller
- December 16 — Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva
For more information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 107.
Click here for descriptions and a link to place a hold on the January - June 2024 selections.
MONDAY WOMEN'S BOOK GROUP
Meets every first and third Monday of the month at 1 p.m. at the Main Library.
- June 3 — Introduction and "Leaking Sacks of Chemicals" (Chapter 1) from An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden World Around Us by Ed Yong.
- June 17 — Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
- July 1 — "Endless Ways of Seeing" (Chapter 2) from An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden World Around Us by Ed Young.
- July 15 — North Woods by Daniel Mason
- August 5 — "Rurple, Gurple, Yurple" (Chapter 3) from An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden World Around Us by Ed Young.
- August 19 — Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelley Van Pelt
DAR BOOK GROUP
The DAR Book Group, facilitated by the Jain Bain Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, meets quarterly. The group, which is open to both men and women, meets at 3 p.m. on a selected Friday in the RPL conference room.
Registration is required to attend.
- August 2 — The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer.
- November — TBD
The Teen Book Club is on a break.
For more information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 217.