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Start a Book Club! Start a Book Club!

By AL_PAMELAH
Do you like to keep up with the latest hot books? Want to read books you wouldn’t normally pick up? Consider starting a book club!
Do you like to keep up with the latest hot books? Want to read books you wouldn’t normally pick up? Consider starting a book club!
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Latest Book Club Kits From 2018 Latest Book Club Kits From 2018

recommended by ArapahoePamelaH
Need some fresh ideas for your discussions? Try one of our newest kits!
Need some fresh ideas for your discussions? Try one of our newest kits!
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May 2018 Early Birds Suggestions May 2018 Early Birds Suggestions

recommended by ArapahoeAlyson
Here's what the readers at the Southglenn Library's Early Bird Book Club recommended for May!
Here's what the readers at the Southglenn Library's Early Bird Book Club recommended for May!
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Mysteries for Your Book Club Mysteries for Your Book Club

recommended by ArapahoePamelaH
Think mysteries and book clubs don't mix? Try one of these!
Think mysteries and book clubs don't mix? Try one of these!
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Book Club Kits Added in 2018 Book Club Kits Added in 2018

recommended by ArapahoePamelaH
Keep up with the latest book club books—check out our latest kits.
Keep up with the latest book club books—check out our latest kits.
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2018 Edgar Award Nominees 2018 Edgar Award Nominees

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Check out some of the nominees for the 2018 Edgar Awards. The winners will be announced on April 26, 2018.
Check out some of the nominees for the 2018 Edgar Awards. The winners will be announced on April 26, 2018.
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Host a Book Swap Host a Book Swap

By ArapahoeKati
Have that feeling of too many books in your "to be read" pile? Bookshelves groaning under too much paper? Host a book swap!
Have that feeling of too many books in your "to be read" pile? Bookshelves groaning under too much paper? Host a book swap!
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From Page To Screen in 2018 From Page To Screen in 2018

recommended by ArapahoeSusan
Will you like the book better? There are SO many options for viewing book-to-screen adaptations. These are some favorites for 2018.
Will you like the book better? There are SO many options for viewing book-to-screen adaptations. These are some favorites for 2018.
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New Year, New Books New Year, New Books

recommended by ArapahoeAlyson
Try some of the hot new fiction titles for 2018!
Try some of the hot new fiction titles for 2018!
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Staff Picks the Best 2017 Nonfiction Staff Picks the Best 2017 Nonfiction

recommended by ArapahoeAnna
Arapahoe Library staff who love nonfiction suggest these 2017 books.
Arapahoe Library staff who love nonfiction suggest these 2017 books.
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Looking to Foster Good Discussions? Looking to Foster Good Discussions?

recommended by ArapahoePamelaH
Here are some books that prompted the best discussions in our book clubs in 2017, and a few books to avoid.
Here are some books that prompted the best discussions in our book clubs in 2017, and a few books to avoid.
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Keep an Eye out for These Books Keep an Eye out for These Books

recommended by ArapahoePamelaH
Here are some "big book club books" for the new year.
Here are some "big book club books" for the new year.
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Best Adult Fiction of 2017 Best Adult Fiction of 2017

recommended by ArapahoeAlyson
Our staff recommend these highlights from 2017. Do you agree with our choices?
Our staff recommend these highlights from 2017. Do you agree with our choices?
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October is National Reading Group Month October is National Reading Group Month

By ArapahoeKati
Do you love to read books and discuss them with your friends or coworkers? October is National Reading Group Month!
Do you love to read books and discuss them with your friends or coworkers? October is National Reading Group Month!
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Shake up Your Book Club Shake up Your Book Club

recommended by ArapahoeTina
Book club in a rut? Be the hero by showing up with an all-in-one book club kit and get the conversation going again!
Book club in a rut? Be the hero by showing up with an all-in-one book club kit and get the conversation going again!
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Is Your Book Club Missing Something? Is Your Book Club Missing Something?

recommended by ArapahoePamelaH
Looking for new ideas? Try these your book club may have missed.
Looking for new ideas? Try these your book club may have missed.

Monthly Book Clubs

Event

Adult Fiction Book Club Adult Fiction Book Club

Jun 26th | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Koelbel
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Event

Books on Tap at Halfpenny Brewing… Books on Tap at Halfpenny Brewing…

Jun 27th | 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Offsite Location: Halfpenny…
Join us for some brilliant books and bubbling brews. Each month we'll discuss a book chosen by the group and sample a custom beer.
Join us for some brilliant books and bubbling brews. Each month we'll discuss a book chosen by the group and sample a custom beer.
Event

Tell Me More About Books: Adult Russian… Tell Me More About Books: Adult Russian…

Jun 29th | 10:00am - 11:00am
Eloise May
We'll talk about books we've been reading and hear about new Russian books added to the collection.
We'll talk about books we've been reading and hear about new Russian books added to the collection.
Event

Adult Book Club Adult Book Club

Jul 2nd | 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Sheridan
The Gates of the Alamo by Stephen Harrigan.
The Gates of the Alamo by Stephen Harrigan.
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Adult Book Club Adult Book Club

Jul 2nd | 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Smoky Hill
Lilac Girls by Martha Kelly.
Lilac Girls by Martha Kelly.
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Adult Daytime Book Club Adult Daytime Book Club

Jul 3rd | 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Castlewood
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance.
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance.
Event

Adult Nonfiction Book Club Adult Nonfiction Book Club

Jul 5th | 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Koelbel
Beatles '66 by Steve Turner.
Beatles '66 by Steve Turner.
Event

Adult Sher-A-Book Club Adult Sher-A-Book Club

Jul 6th | 9:00am - 10:30am
Sheridan
We'll discuss books we've read.
We'll discuss books we've read.
Event

Adult Book Club Adult Book Club

Jul 10th | 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Kelver
The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson.
The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson.
Event

Talk and Walk: Summer Book Club Talk and Walk: Summer Book Club

Jul 11th | 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Smoky Hill
Join us at Smoky Hill's back porch to discuss a book. Wrap up the evening with a stroll. This month: The Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko.
Join us at Smoky Hill's back porch to discuss a book. Wrap up the evening with a stroll. This month: The Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko.
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LGBT Book Club and Social LGBT Book Club and Social

Jul 11th | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Eloise May
Like LGBT books? Want to meet others with similar interests? This is the club for you!
Like LGBT books? Want to meet others with similar interests? This is the club for you!
Event

Adult Evening Book Club Adult Evening Book Club

Jul 11th | 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Castlewood
Born A Crime by Trevor Noah.
Born A Crime by Trevor Noah.
Event

Adult Graphic Novel Book Club Adult Graphic Novel Book Club

Jul 12th | 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Koelbel
Hot Dog Taste Test by Lisa Hanawalt.
Hot Dog Taste Test by Lisa Hanawalt.
Event

Adult Book Club Adult Book Club

Jul 16th | 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Davies
Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford.
Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford.
Event

Urban Lit Group Urban Lit Group

Jul 17th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sheridan
Do gritty thrillers, steamy romances, radically vulnerable poetry or brave young adult fiction strike your interest? Join us to discuss!
Do gritty thrillers, steamy romances, radically vulnerable poetry or brave young adult fiction strike your interest? Join us to discuss!
Event

Adult Mystery Book Club Adult Mystery Book Club

Jul 18th | 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Koelbel
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Event

Early Birds Catch the Word Book Club Early Birds Catch the Word Book Club

Jul 19th | 9:00am - 10:30am
Southglenn
We'll discuss books we've read.
We'll discuss books we've read.
Event

Tell Me More About Books: Adult Russian… Tell Me More About Books: Adult Russian…

Jul 20th | 10:00am - 11:00am
Eloise May
We'll talk about books we've been reading and hear about new Russian books added to the collection.
We'll talk about books we've been reading and hear about new Russian books added to the collection.
Event

Adult Fiction Book Club Adult Fiction Book Club

Jul 24th | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Koelbel
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan.
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan.
Event

Books on Tap at Halfpenny Brewing… Books on Tap at Halfpenny Brewing…

Jul 25th | 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Offsite Location: Halfpenny…
Join us for some brilliant books and bubbling brews. Each month we'll discuss a book chosen by the group and sample a new custom beer.
Join us for some brilliant books and bubbling brews. Each month we'll discuss a book chosen by the group and sample a new custom beer.

New Kits

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Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy
Vance, J. D.
Exit West
Exit West
Hamid, Mohsin
Less
Less
Greer, Andrew Sean
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Ward, Jesmyn
Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians
Kwan, Kevin
American Fire
American Fire
Hesse, Monica
Rabbit Cake
Rabbit Cake
Hartnett, Annie
The Radium Girls
The Radium Girls
Moore, Kate
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
See, Lisa
The Reluctant Fortune-teller
The Reluctant Fortune-teller
Frost, Keziah
We Were the Lucky Ones
We Were the Lucky Ones
Hunter, Georgia
Magpie Murders
Magpie Murders
Horowitz, Anthony
Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon
Grann, David

Fiction Kits

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Exit West
Exit West
Hamid, Mohsin
Less
Less
Greer, Andrew Sean
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Ward, Jesmyn
Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians
Kwan, Kevin
Rabbit Cake
Rabbit Cake
Hartnett, Annie
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
See, Lisa
The Reluctant Fortune-teller
The Reluctant Fortune-teller
Frost, Keziah
We Were the Lucky Ones
We Were the Lucky Ones
Hunter, Georgia
Magpie Murders
Magpie Murders
Horowitz, Anthony
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
Whitehead, Colson
The Bartender's Tale
The Bartender's Tale
Doig, Ivan
Small Great Things
Small Great Things
Picoult, Jodi
A Piece of the World
A Piece of the World
Kline, Christina Baker
Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo
Saunders, George
Pachinko
Pachinko
Lee, Min Jin
Beartown
Beartown
Backman, Fredrik
Ginny Moon
Ginny Moon
Ludwig, Benjamin
American War
American War
El Akkad, Omar
The Dry
The Dry
Harper, Jane
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
Sullivan, Matthew

Non-Fiction Kits

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Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy
Vance, J. D.
American Fire
American Fire
Hesse, Monica
The Radium Girls
The Radium Girls
Moore, Kate
Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon
Grann, David
Trainwreck
Trainwreck
Doyle, Sady
Born to Run
Born to Run
Springsteen, Bruce
The Rainbow Comes and Goes
The Rainbow Comes and Goes
Cooper, Anderson
The Sound of Gravel
The Sound of Gravel
Wariner, Ruth
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
Lee Shetterly, Margot
I Am Malala
I Am Malala
Yousafzai, Malala
Lab Girl
Lab Girl
Jahren, Hope
Forty Autumns
Forty Autumns
Willner, Nina
The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers
McCullough, David G.
The Residence
The Residence
Brower, Kate Andersen
Pirate Hunters
Pirate Hunters
Kurson, Robert
Negroland
Negroland
Jefferson, Margo
A House of My Own
A House of My Own
Cisneros, Sandra
Future Crimes
Future Crimes
Goodman, Marc
Being Mortal
Being Mortal
Gawande, Atul
Just Mercy
Just Mercy
Stevenson, Bryan

Children/Teen Kits

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I Am Malala
I Am Malala
Yousafzai, Malala
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
Ness, Patrick
A Snicker of Magic
A Snicker of Magic
Lloyd, Natalie
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Grabenstein, Chris
El Deafo
El Deafo
Bell, Cece
The One and Only Ivan
The One and Only Ivan
Applegate, Katherine
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars
Green, John
Mockingjay
Mockingjay
Collins, Suzanne
If I Stay
If I Stay
Forman, Gayle
The 5th Wave
The 5th Wave
Yancey, Richard
Code Name Verity
Code Name Verity
Wein, Elizabeth
Out of My Mind
Out of My Mind
Draper, Sharon M.
Divergent
Divergent
Roth, Veronica
Paper Towns
Paper Towns
Green, John
Uglies
Uglies
Westerfeld, Scott
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Boyne, John
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Riggs, Ransom
How to Train your Dragon
How to Train your Dragon
Cowell, Cressida
Edgar Allan's Official Crime Investigation Notebook
Edgar Allan's Official Crime Investigation Notebook
Amato, Mary
Unwind
Unwind
Shusterman, Neal
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