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
January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8, May 13

Meet us at the library to talk about books, or join the discussion on Zoom! For the Zoom meeting link, contact Emily at emily.alford@greenfieldwi.gov or (414) 321-9595 ext. 4106.

January 14: Book Report! Choose a book you recently read and enjoyed to present to the group. This meeting will start at 6:30 PM.
February 11: The Names by Florence Knapp
March 11: How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
April 8: The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
May 13: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

History Book Club

Once a the Month, 7:00-8:00 PM

December 2, January 27, February 24, March 24, April 28, May 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! We will be meeting onsite, but you can participate virtually through Zoom if you prefer as well. Contact Phil at phil.spitzer@greenfieldwi.gov or 414-321-9595 ext. 4116 for more details and to register for the Zoom option.


December 2: BOOK REPORT! Read a history book and present to to the group! (This session starts at 6:30 PM.)
January 27: Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World by Edward Dolnick
February 24: American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis by Adam Hochschild
March 24: Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea and the Shipwreck of the Titanic by Daniel Stone
April 28: Enemy of All Mankind: A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt by Steven Johnson
May 26: The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip by Jeff Guinn

Afternoon Book Talks

Third Thursday of the Month, 2:00-3:00 PM
January 15, February 19, March 19, April 16, May 21

Join us for Afternoon Book Talks featuring some of the best and most popular novels of today! Same book club format that you love, different time slot and titles! Come prepared with questions and talking points, having read the novel before each meeting. Contact Gabriel for more information or to request a copy of the book at gabriel.scuglik@greenfieldwi.gov or (414) 321-9595 ext. 4101.

January 15: Twice by Mitch Albom
February 19: The Librarians by Shelley Thomas
March 19: What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown
April 16: When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen
May 21: We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter

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The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip

The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip
by Jeff Guinn

A brilliant portrait of two American giants, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, and America entering the automobile age, told through the fascinating...

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May 26, 2026
Enemy of All Mankind: A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt

Enemy of All Mankind: A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
by Steven Johnson

How did a single manhunt spark the modern era of multinational capitalism? Henry Avery was the seventeenth century's...

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April 28, 2026
Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea and the Shipwreck of the Titanic

Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea and the Shipwreck of the Titanic
by Daniel Stone

On a frigid April night in 1912, the world's largest-and soon most famous-ocean liner struck an iceberg and slipped beneath the waves....

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March 24, 2026
American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis

American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis
by Adam Hochschild

A character-driven look at a pivotal period in American history, 1917-1920: the tumultuous...

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February 24, 2026
Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World

Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World
by Edward Dolnick

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January 27, 2026
We Are All Guilty Here

We Are All Guilty Here
by by Karin Slaughter

Welcome to North Falls-a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think. Until the night of the fireworks. When two teenage girls vanish, and the town ignites. For Officer Emmy Clifton, it's personal....

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May 21, 2026
When the Cranes Fly South

When the Cranes Fly South
by Lisa Ridzen

"Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he's got left. These days, his quiet existence is broken up only by daily visits from his home care team. Fortunately, he still has his beloved elkhound Sixten to keep him company ... though no

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April 16, 2026
What Kind of Paradise

What Kind of Paradise
by Janelle Brown

Growing up in an isolated cabin in Montana in the mid-1990s, Jane knows only the world that she and her father live in: the woodstove that heats their home, the vegetable garden where they try to eke out a subsistence existence, the books of ...

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March 19, 2026
The Librarians

The Librarians
by Shelley Thomas

"Murder disrupts the peaceful, predictable daily routine of life for four quirky librarians who must protect their life-altering secrets.

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February 19, 2026
Twice

Twice
by Mitch Albom

When he is eight years old, Alfie Logan discovers the magical ability to get a second chance at everything. He can undo any moment and live it again. The one catch: he must accept the consequences of his second try -- for better or worse. He grows up...

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January 15, 2026