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Drop in with your current read and make new friends who love books like you do! Enjoy comfy chairs, a cozy fire, and yummy snacks.
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Both the Hedberg Public Library main branch, and Express branch will be closed from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM for staff training.
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Title: Two Old Women by Velma Wallis
LOCATION: Janesville Senior Center - 69 S Water, Janesville WI 53545
Book Club in a Bag
Whether you've always wanted to get a book club started but just didn't know how or your existing book discussion group is looking for an easier way to select books, Hedberg Public Library's Book Club in a Bag may be just what you need. Bags are typically checked out to one library cardholder for a six-week period. Due dates can be adjusted to meet the needs of your discussion group schedule. Visit the Checkout Desk for details.
Each BCIAB is packaged in a canvas tote and includes:
- 7-8 copies of the selected title (books, audiobooks, and/or DVDs)
- Discussion questions
- Biographical information on the author
- A selection of book reviews and a list of read-alikes
View a list of BCIAB titles.
Book Club in a Bag was updated through the support of the Friends of HPL and Plahn Canvas.
Pages & Positivi-Tea UnBook Club
Get the community of a book club without the homework!
Make new friends who love to read like you do! Drop in with your current book and enjoy some silent sustained reading and light snacks. End by chatting about your book and exchanging reading recommendations.
Pages & Positivi-Tea meets on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. in the Fireplace Room.
UPCOMING DATES
February 4
Reading on the Rock
Our contemporary fiction book club meets on the 4th Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
UPCOMING TITLES
January 23: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
February 27: James by Percival Everett
March 27: Absolution by Alice McDermott
April 24: Weyward by Emilia Hart
May 22: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
Non-Fiction Knows No Bounds
Our non-fiction book club meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month (time varies), often at a new location throughout the community.
UPCOMING TITLES
January 15 at 6 p.m.
McDonald's: Behind the Arches by John Love
February 19 at 10 a.m.
Two Old Women by Velma Wallis
March 19 at 6 p.m.
After the Ivory Tower Falls by Will Bunch
April 16 at 10 a.m.
Eiffel's Tower by Jill Jonnes
May 14 at 6 p.m.
Studying Wisconsin by Martha Bergland
Mondays are Murder
Our mystery book club meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m.
UPCOMING TITLES
January 20: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
February 17: The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
March 17: The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths
April 21: The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
May 19: Better the Blood by Michael Bennett
Wellness Book Club
Our Wellness Book Club for teens and adults explores topics from science and spirituality to health and habits, and everything in between. Copies of the books will not be reserved. Please place holds early.
The Wellness Book Club meets on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. in the Fireplace Room.
UPCOMING TITLES
February 3: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Conversations and the Language of Human Experience by Brene Brown
March 3: Gut: The Inside Story of our Body's Most Underrated Organ by Guilia Enders
April 7: Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode-and into a Life of Connection and Joy by Aundi Kolber
May 5: Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before by Julie Smith
Book Club Resources
Library Reads
LitLovers
Discussion questions, book reviews and recommendations, tips on starting a book club, book club recipes and more.
NoveList Plus
Search for fiction and nonfiction titles by author, plot, theme, and more-for readers of all ages! Hedberg cardholder exclusive.
