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Vineland Branch Library Book Clubs


Meetings and Location | Reading Schedule

Meetings and Location

Adult Mystery Book Club:
Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month at 6:45 p.m. in the Vineland Community Room. New members are welcome.

Evening Book Discussion Group:
Meetings are usually held on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Vineland Community Room. New members are welcome.

Morning Book Discussion Group (50+):
Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month at 10:15 a.m. in the Vineland Community Room. New members are welcome.

Saturday Sci-Fi Book Club:
Meetings are held on one Saturday each month at 2:00 p.m. in the Vineland Community Room. For ages 13 to 113! New members are welcome.

 Next Club Meetings:

Wed, Sep 10
6:45 PM - 7:45 PM

Mystery Book Club
Join us as we read Bootlegger's Daughter by Margaret Maron, the first in the "Imperfect" series featuring attorney Deborah Knott. We welcome guests and newcomers. Light refreshments are provided courtesy of the Friends of the Vineland Branch Library.
This event takes place in the Community Room


Sat, Sep 13
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Saturday Sci-Fi Book Club
Join us as we read The Children of Men by P.D. James, which follows Theo Faron and a group of dissidents challenging the status quo and their distopia. We usually meet the second Saturday each month. Guests are welcome.
This event takes place in the Community Room


Thu, Sep 25
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Morning Book Discussion Group
This month we read Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner (Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author), the tale of two couples, and their friendship that begins during the Great Depression. The morning book group meets the third Thursday each month. We welcome guests and newcomers.
This event takes place in the Community Room


Sat, Oct 11
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Saturday Sci-Fi Book Club
Join us as we read Postsingular by Rudy Rucker, a founder of the cyberpunk movement. We usually meet the second Saturday each month. Guests are welcome.
This event takes place in the Community Room


Thu, Oct 16
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Morning Book Discussion Group
This month we read The Age of Shiva by Manil Suri, which follows Meera Sawhney through her life in post-independence India. The morning book group meets the third Thursday each month. We welcome guests and newcomers.
This event takes place in the Community Room


Reading Schedule

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The Adult Mystery Book Club will discuss the following books on the following dates. Select any title to request it from our Library Catalog:

Month/Year Title Author
July 9, 2008 The Bookwoman's Last Fling John Dunning
August 13, 2008 Dead Wrong J.A. Jance
September 10, 2008 Bootlegger's Daughter Margaret Maron

The Evening Book Discussion Group will discuss the following books on the following dates. Select any title to request it from our Library Catalog:

Month/Year Title Author
July 15, 2008 Creek Walk and Other Stories Molly Giles
August 19, 2008 Enemies, a Love Story Isaac Bashevis Singer

The Morning Book Discussion Group will discuss the following books on the following dates. Click on any title to request it from our Library Catalog:

Month/Year Title Author
July 17, 2008 Shattered Dreams Irene Spencer
August 21, 2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter Kim Edwards
September 18, 2008 Crossing to Safety Wallace Stegner
October 16, 2008 The Age of Shiva Manil Suri
November 20, 2008 Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri
December 18, 2008 A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini

The Saturday Sci-Fi Book Club will discuss the following books on the following dates. Click on any title to request it from our Library Catalog:

Month/Year Title Author
July 12, 2008 Very Bad Deaths Spider Robinson
August 9, 2008 Forever Free Joe Haldeman
September 13, 2008 The Children of Men P.D. James
October 11, 2008 Postsingular Rudy Rucker
November 8, 2008 The Road Cormac McCarthy
December 13, 2008 A Civil Campaign Lois McMaster Buiold

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