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 through March.
Check PPL's Calendar for ongoing schedule.
The group will be reading the following books in the upcoming months:
June 2 — The Passion of Anne Hutchinson: An Extraordinary Woman, the Puritan Patriarchs, and the World They Made and Lost by Marilyn J. Westerkamp
July 7 — The Pequot War by Alfred A. Cave
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:
June 30, 2025 — The Martian by Andy Weir
July 28 — Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
August 25 — Orbital by Samantha Harvey
September 29 — Mickey7 by Edward Ashton
October 27 — Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
November 24 — Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
December 15 — The Employees by Olga Ravn
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:
June 10 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
July 08 - The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
August 12 - Past Tense by Lee Child
September 9 - The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
October 14 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
November 12 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
December 9 - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Romantasy Book Club
If you are someone interested in dragons, shirtless men and a little spice this is the book club for you! The Romantasy Book Club will be meeting on the third Saturday of each month at 2 pm in PPL's Trustees Room, 3rd Floor to discuss fae, vampires, and warrior book boyfriends alike. If you have any questions, please email Reina at rkirkendall@provlib.org.
The group will be reading these books:
June 21 - When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
July 26 - The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
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: May 28, 5:30 - 6:45 pm | PPL's Trustee Room, 3rd Floor
We will discuss Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, which shares the themes of Trinity's production of Blues for an Alabama Sky.
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."
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.
Any questions, please email ibrunelle@provlib.org, subject "Play Series."