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The Library is happy to host a number of book group and book discussion options. These groups are led by both Library staff and volunteers.
These are the groups currently meeting at the Library:
Boozy Bookworms (Under 40)
- July 17, 2025 - The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
- May 15, 2025 - Making a Scene by Constance Wu
- March 27, 2025 - My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
- January 23, 2025 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
- November 21, 2024 - Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
- September 26, 2024 - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez
Celebrity Book Club (Hybrid)
- ON HIATUS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2025
- May 7. 2025 - Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman
- March 13, 2025 - The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
- January 16, 2025 - Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
- November 6, 2024 - Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
- September 12, 2024 - The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
- May 2, 2024 - Gangland by Chuck Hogan
- March 7, 2024 - Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner
- January 11, 2024 - The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion
- Full List of Previous Titles
Cookbook Club
- ON HIATUS UNTIL OCTOBER 2025
- June 4, 2025 - Cooking In Real Life by Lidey Heuck
- April 3, 2025 - Hot Sheet by Olga Massov & Sanae Lemoine
- February 26, 2025 - Vegetable Kingdom by Bryant Terry
- December 8, 2024 - Delish: Insane Sweets by Joanna Saltz & the editors of Delish
- October 3, 2024 - Lidia's From Our Family Table to Yours by Lidia Mattichio Bastianich & Tanya Bastianich Manuali
- June 5, 2024 - Watermelon & Red Birds by Nicole A. Taylor
- April 11, 2024 - Good Enough by Leanne Brown
- February 8, 2024 - The Mediterranean Dish by Suzy Karadsheh
- Full List of Previous Titles
Monday Night Book Club (Virtual; meets at 11:00 am via Zoom*)
- * contact jhlady@ocln.org to join the group
- Full List of Books for the 2024 - 2025 Season
- Full list of Books for the 2023 - 2024 season
- Full list of Books for the 2022 - 2023 season
- Full list of Books for the 2021 - 2022 season
- Full list of Books for the 2019 - 2020 season
- Full list of Books for the 2018 - 2019 season
- Full list of Books for the 2017 - 2018 season
- Full list of Books for the 2016 - 2017 season
- Full list of Books for the 2015 - 2016 season
MPL Lit Kit Club for Adults
- July 2025: By the Seaside
- June 2025: Vacationland
- May 2025: Mom's the Word
- April 2025: How Does Your Garden Grow
- March 2025: Pi Day
- February 2025: Groundhog Day
- January 2025: Happy New Year!
- December 2024: Cold & Snowy
- November 2024: Family Time
- October 2024: Spooky Stuff
- September 2024: Back to School
- August 2024: Beach Reads