Book Clubs at PPL

Tuesday Brown Bag Book Club at PPL!

This group meets the last Tuesday of every month from 12 -1 pm. Beginning September 26, 2023, meetings will be held at the Library in our new Workshop Classroom. 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, unless otherwise noted.
Registration required.
5:30 - 6:45 pm 
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.

Check PPL's Calendar for ongoing schedule.

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

12/4/23 & 1/8/24 Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy by Larry Tye (608 pgs)

2/5/24 & 3/4/24 — Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin by John D’Emilio

4/1/24 — The Sword and the Shield by Peniel E. Joseph

5/6/24 & 6/3/24 — Vietnam: A History by Stanley Karnow

7/1/24 — 1968: The Year That Rocked The World by Mark Kurlansky

The Book Readers Guide To The Galaxy Book Club

Meets the last Monday of the month, unless otherwise noted.
5:45 - 7 pm 
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:

November 27— Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

December 18 — All Systems Red by Martha Wells

January 29, 2024 — Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

February 26, 2024 —The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S. A. Chakrobarty

March 25, 2024 — Mort by Terry Pratchett

April 29, 2024 — Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

May 27, 2024 — The Fifth Season by N. K Jemisin

June 24, 2024 — This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amaal El Mohtar

July 29, 2024 — Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

NEW!! 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, unless otherwise noted.
6 - 7 pm 
Meetings are held in person in PPL's Workshop Classroom, Ground 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:

November 20 -- The Maidens: A Novel by Alex Michaelides
January 15 -- Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence by R.F Kuang
February 12 -- Confessions by Kanae Minato
March 18 -- These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever
April 15 -- Bunny by Mona Awad
May 20 -- Yellowface by R.F Kuang

NEW Book Club Collaboration

Connecting Stories Book Club

Join the discussion at PPL, in conjunction with Trinity Repertory Company, for this latest collaborative book club.

First meeting

Wednesday, September 13   |   5:30 - 6:30 pm
PPL Seminar Room, 3rd Floor

In this club, you will read and discuss literature related to the plays being performed at Trinity for their 2023-24 season. Engage with Trinity's onstage work as we connect people to stories and stories to plays.

We’ll kick off this year's season with a discussion of I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem, a book that shares the themes of Trinity's upcoming productions of The Good John Proctor and Becky Nurse of Salem, running September through November. Participants will receive a discount code to use for purchasing tickets.