Book Clubs

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! Use these links to jump to each club:

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.

2021 Titles

*Denotes rescheduled date due to holiday

January 13	February 10	March 10
Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips	Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens	The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel
April 14	May 12	June 9
Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis by Patti Callahan	The Exiles: A Novel by Christina Baker Kline	TBD
July 14*	August 11*	September 8
TBD	TBD	TBD
October 13	November 10	December 8
TBD	TBD	TBD

Council on Aging Book Club - The Council on Aging Book Club has been suspended until further notice.

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.

2021 Titles

*Denotes rescheduled date due to holiday

January 28	February 25	March 25
The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths	Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear	The Other Woman by Daniel Silva
April 29	May 27	June 24
Wolf Pack by C.J. Box	The Last Wild Men of Borneo by Carl Hoffman	Exposed by Lisa Scottoline
July 29	August 26	September 30
Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson	The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey	Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
October 28	November 18*	December 30
Crimson Shore by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child	Nemesis by Jo Nesbø	Tied Up in Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh

Ames Free Library Nonfiction Book Club  -  The Ames Free Library Nonfiction Book Club has been suspended until further notice.