Book Clubs

Request your copy of the books online through CountyCat, call the library at (414) 321-9595, or stop at the Reference Desk.

Adult Book Discussion

Second Wednesday of the Month, 7:00-8:00 PM

September 11, October 9, November 13

For the Zoom meeting link contact Emily at emilya@greenfieldwi.us or (414) 321-9595 ext. 4106.

 

October 9: The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel

November 13: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

History Book Club

Fourth Tuesday of the Month, 7:00-8:00 PM

September 24, October 22, November 26

The History Book Club is a critical, yet social conversation for those who enjoy learning about and discussing history. All are welcome, even those who did not read but enjoy history! Contact Phil at phils@greenfieldwi.us or (414) 321-9595 ext. 4116 for more details and to register.


September 24: Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West by Tom Clavin

October 22: Checkpoint Charlie: The Cold War, The Berlin Wall, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Iain MacGregor

November 26: Book Report! Read a history book and present it to the group.

Afternoon Book Talks

Second Thursday of the Month, 2:00-3:00 PM

September 12, October 10, November 14

We are offering a new book club for those who would rather hold discussion in the afternoon! Join us for Afternoon Book Talks featuring some of the best and most popular novels of today! Come prepared with questions and talking points, having read the novel before each meeting. Contact Gabriel for more info: gabriels@greenfieldwi.us or (414) 321-9595 ext. 4101.


September 12: I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
October 10: A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva
November 14: Eruption by Michael Crichton & James Patterson

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Widow For One Year

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A girl discovers her mother in bed with a teenage boy and later the mother abandons her. Meanwhile, her father is seducing young girls. So begins the story of Ruth Cole, a famous writer struggling to overcome childhood traumas and find love.

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June 1999
Loves Music Loves to Dance

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When Robin probes the disappearance of her close friend, Marcy, a young woman who answers an ad in a magazine "personals" section, she finds herself the prey of a serial killer with a special fetish.

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July 1999
The Lion, The Witch, And the Wardrobe

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by C.S. Lewis

Four English school children find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch who has cursed the land with eternal winter.

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August 1999
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October 1999
Book of Ruth

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Ruth, a young woman living in a rural Illinois town, looks back on the people who have shaped her life, including her runaway father, shrewish mother, and crazy husband.

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November 1999
A River Runs Through It

A River Runs Through It
by Norman Maclean

Based on Norman Maclean's childhood experiences, A River Runs Through It has established itself as one of the most moving stories of our time; it captivates readers with vivid descriptions of life along Montana's Big...

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December 1999
The Notebook

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by Nicholas Sparks

In a Southern nursing home, an 80-year-old man reads from his diary to his wife, suffering from Alzheimer's. It's the story of their teenage romance, followed by years of separation because he was from the wrong class, followed by her decision, on his...

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January 2000
The Kitchen God's Wife

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by Amy Tan

The mesmerizing story a Chinese emigre mother tells her daughter.

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February 2000
My Antonia

My Antonia
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March 2000