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Books & Bagels 2026
Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month in Meeting Room 3 at 10:30am
Date
January 14February 11
March 11
April 8
May 13
June 10
July 8
August 12
September 9
October 14
November 11
Title
JamesBlind Date with a Book
The Briar Club
City of Thieves
A Tale for the Time Being
The Lion Women of Tehran
Sandwich
Lady Tan's Circle of Women
One Italian Summer
All We Were Promised
Atmosphere
Author
Percival EverettKate Quinn
David Benioff
Ruth Ozeki
Marjan Kamali
Catherine Newman
Lisa See
Rebecca Serle
Ashton Lattimore
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Books & Corks 2026
Meetings are held the first Thursday of the month in Meeting Room 3 at 7pm
Date
February 5March 5
April 2
May 7
June 4
July 2
August 6
September 3
October 1
November 5
December 3
Title
Blind Date with a BookFirst Lie Wins
Miss Morgan's Book Brigade
A Woman of No Importance
The Measure
The Banned Books Club
How to Solve Your Own Murder
The Kennedy Debutante
Starling House
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
The Favorites
Author
Ashley Elston
Janet Skeslien Charles
Sonia Purnell
Nikki Erlick
Brenda Novak
Kristen Perrin
Kerri Maher
Alix E. Harrow
Michelle McNamara
Layne Fargo
For the Love of Books 2026
Meetings are held the third Thursday of the month in Meeting Room 3 at 7pm
Date
January 15February 19
March 19
April 16
May 21
June 18
July 16
August 20
September 17
October 15
November 19
Title
Passion ProjectBlind Date with a Book
Witch of Wild Things
A Spinster's Guide to Danger and Dukes
Charm City Rocks
Heartless Hunter
Just for the Summer
A Caribbean Heiress in Paris
How to End a Love Story
Bride
First-Time Caller
Author
London SperryRaquel Vasquez Gilliland
Manda Collins
Matthew Norman
Kristen Ciccarelli
Abby Jimenez
Adriana Herrera
Yulin Kuang
Ali Hazelwood
B.K. Borison
Mystery by the Book 2026
Meetings are held the last Thursday of the month in Meeting Room 3 at 12pm
Date
January 22February 26
March 26
April 23
May 28
June 25
July 23
August 27
September 24
October 22
November 19
Title
City Under One RoofThe House Across the Lake
All the Colors of the Dark
Presumed Guilty
The House in the Pines
The 6:20 Man
The Widow
Bad Liar
Death Below Stairs
The Sun Down Motel
The Quiet Librarian
Author
Iris YamashitaRiley Sager
Chris Whitaker
Scott Turow
Ana Reyes
David Baldacci
John Grisham
Tami Hoag
Jennifer Ashley
Simone St. James
Allen Eskens