Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Ames Free Library Book Club and Mystery Book Club are now meeting online! The Council on Aging Book Club and Ames Free Library Nonfiction Book Club have been suspended until further notice.
Welcome to the Ames Free Library's Book Clubs page! We have a number of book clubs to suit many reading tastes:
Ames Free Library Book Club | Council on Aging Book Club | Mystery Book Club | Ames Free Library Nonfiction Book Club
Ames Free Library Book Club
Meets ONLINE every month, on the 2nd Wednesday at 1:30 pm.
We welcome all new members! Subscribe to the "AFL Book Club" e-newsletter to receive book club reminders, updates, and meeting invitations.
2020 Titles
*Denotes rescheduled date due to holiday
| January 8 & 13 | February 10 & 12 | March 9 & 11 |
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by Imbolo Mbue |
by Min Jin Lee |
by Dani Shapiro |
| May 13 | June 10 | |
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by Colson Whitehead |
by Penelope Fitzgerald |
by Doris Payne |
| July | August | September 9 & 14 |
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| NEW! Bring Your Own Book Club | NEW! Bring Your Own Book Club |
by Lisa Wingate |
| October 14 & 19 | November 9 & 18* | December 9 & 14 |
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by Sy Montgomery |
by Fredrik Backman |
by Kathleen Rooney |
Council on Aging Book Club - The Council on Aging Book Club has been suspended until further notice.
Meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 1:00 pm, Frothingham Hall, 15 Barrows Street. We welcome all new members! Subscribe to the "Council on Aging Book Club" e-newsletter to receive book club reminders and updates.
2020 Titles
*Denotes rescheduled date due to holiday
| January 28 | February 25 | March 24 |
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by Imbolo Mbue |
by Min Jin Lee |
by Dani Shapiro |
| May 26 | June 23 | |
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by Colson Whitehead |
by Pam Jenoff |
by Michelle Obama |
| July | August | September 22 |
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| No COA Book Club this month | No COA Book Club this month |
by Lisa Wingate |
| October 27 | November 24 | December 22 |
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by Sy Montgomery |
by Fredrik Backman |
by Kathleen Rooney |
Mystery Book Club
Meets ONLINE on the last Thursday of every month at 3:00 pm. We welcome all new members! Subscribe to the "Mystery Book Club" e-newsletter to receive book club reminders, updates, and meeting invitations.
2020 Titles
Mysteries from around the world!
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Italy |
Australia |
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by Andrea Camilleri |
by Kerry Greenwood |
No Mystery Book Club this month |
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England |
Greece |
Canada |
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by Peter Robinson |
by Jeffrey Siger |
by A.J. Devlin |
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Italy |
France |
India |
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by Donna Leon |
by Fred Vargas |
by Sujata Massey |
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United States |
Russia |
Cuba |
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Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of His Rendezvous with American History by Yunte Huang |
by Sam Eastland |
by Peggy Blair |
Ames Free Library Nonfiction Book Club - The Ames Free Library Nonfiction Book Club has been suspended until further notice.
Meets the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m., 1st Floor Presentation Room, Queset House, 51 Main Street. We welcome all new members!
2020 Titles
| January 9 | February 13 | March 12 |
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by Tara Westover |
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali |
by Adrienne Brodeur |
| April 9 | May 14 | June 11 |
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
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by Michael Pollan
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The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates |
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The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel |
Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children's Literature as an Adult by Bruce Handy |
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeannette Winterson |
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by Jeannette Walls |
by Sy Montgomery |
by Dani Shapiro |
