Book Clubs at PPL

Tuesday Brown Bag Book Club at PPL!

This group meets the last Tuesday of every month from 12 -1 pm. Meetings will be held at the Library in our Trustee Room, 3rd Floor. Join us...all are welcome! Contact Bonnie Lilienthal at 455-8025 to register or email blilienthal@provlib.org.

History Hijinks Book Club at PPL

Meets the 1st Monday of the month from 5:30 - 6:45 pm, unless otherwise noted.
Registration required.
Meeting in person in PPL's Mural Room*, 3rd Floor, and via Google Meet. All are welcome. To register and get a Meeting link, email or call Anne Mulready: annemulready@aol.com; 401-453-6163.

* The club will temporarily be meeting in PPL's Ship Room, 1st Floor until further notice.

Check PPL's Calendar for ongoing schedule.

The group will be reading the following books in the upcoming months:

September 9 & October 7 Richard Nixon: The Life by John A. Farrell

November 4 & December 2 The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter by Kai Bird.

The Book Readers Guide To The Galaxy Book Club

Meets the last Monday of the month from 5:45 - 7 pm, unless otherwise noted.
Meetings are held in person in PPL's Mural Room, 3rd Floor. Join us...all are welcome! Contact Reina Kirkendall at 455-8033 for information or email rkirkendall@provlib.org. Copies of these books will be placed on hold and may be picked up at PPL. Check PPL's Calendar for ongoing schedule and to register. The group will be reading the following books in the upcoming months:

October 28 — The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman

November 25 — Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor

December 16 — Starter Villan by John Scalzi (meeting early due to holiday closures)

The Dark Adademia Book Club

If you're interested in romanticizing the Greek classics, learning languages, or have a general air of existentialism, this is the book club for you!

Meets the third Monday of the month from 6 - 7 pm, unless otherwise noted. Meetings are held in person in PPL's Mural Room, 3rd Floor. Join us...all are welcome! Contact Reina Kirkendall at 455-8033 for information or email rkirkendall@provlib.org. Copies of these books will be placed on hold and may be picked up at PPL.

Check PPL's Calendar for ongoing schedule and to register.

The group will be reading the following books in the upcoming months:

October 21 — Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

November 18 — Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth

Mystery Book Club

Do you like detectives, whodunits, hidden agendas, and twisty plot lines? Join us for the Mystery Book Club and let the adventures begin! The book club will meet on the second Tuesday of each month from 5:30 - 6:30 pm in PPL's Trustees Room, 3rd Floor. Contact Tara Scopa at 455-8227 for information or email tscopa@provlib.org. Copies of these books will be placed on hold and may be picked up at PPL. Check PPL's Calendar for the ongoing schedule and to register.

The group will be reading these books:

October 8  — The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

November 12 — Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

December 10 — The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

Romantasy Book Club

Interested in dragons, shirtless men, and a little spice? This is the book club for you! Join us to discuss fae, vampires, and warrior book boyfriends alike! Meetings will be held in person the last Saturday of the month from 2 - 3 pm in PPL’s Mural Room, 3rd Floor, unless otherwise noted*. Contact Reina Kirkendall at 455-8033 or email rkirkendall@provlib.org for more information.  Copies of these books will be placed on hold and may be picked up at PPL. Check PPL's Calendar for ongoing schedule.

The group will be reading these books:

October 26 — Faebound by Saara El-Arifi - Seminar Room

November 30 — A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen  - Trustee's Room

Connecting Stories Book Club, in collaboration with Trinity Rep

Join the discussion at PPL, in conjunction with Trinity Repertory Company, for this latest collaborative book club. In this club, you will read and discuss literature related to the plays being performed at Trinity for their upcoming season. Connect with Trinity's onstage work as we connect people to stories and stories to plays.

Next meeting: TBA, 5:30 - 6:45 pm  |  PPL's Trustee Room, 3rd Floor

Participants will receive a discount code to use for purchasing tickets.

Copies will be available to pick up at the Library, 150 Empire Street, at the main desk. Tell them you're looking for the Connecting Stories Trinity book club book.

Contact Wensley Bynoe, director of community engagement at wbynoe@trinityrep.com if you have additional questions or if you need a modified book (i.e. audiobook, large print, braille, etc.)

Any questions, please contact Ivy at ibrunelle@provlib.org, Subject: "Connecting Stories."

Register Here

Play Discussion Group

In collaboration with The Gamm Theatre

If you're a theatre lover, join us for our Play Discussion Series featuring plays being performed at the Gamm Theatre during its regular season. In this series, we discuss the plays before you see them, so you can read the play before you see the play, but anyone interested in a play discussion is welcome.

Get more information about the plays at The Gamm Theatre. At each discussion, we will raffle a voucher for two tickets and participants will get an access code for discount tickets.

Get more details

Any questions, please email ibrunelle@provlib.org, subject "Play Series."