All PPLD Book Clubs

Briargate Book Club - General Interest

A general interest book club for all ages and backgrounds at Library 21c. New members welcome and registration is not required. Book selection may change due to availability.

This book club is meeting online via Zoom due to the pandemic.

Meeting Date/Time:

2^nd Wednesdays at 10 a.m.

Schedule:

January 8, 2020 - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See

February 12, 2020 - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

March 11, 2020 - Extraordinary Women of the Rocky Mountain West by PPLD Special Collections

April 8, 2020 - Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat

May 13, 2020 - Orange Mint and Honey by Carleen Brice

June 10, 2020 - Strum by Nancy Young

July 8, 2020 - The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

August 12, 2020 - An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

September 9, 2020 - Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell

October 14, 2020 - The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue - (APPR 2020 Adult Selection)

November 11, 2020 - Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout

December 9, 2020 - The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg

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Cheyenne Mountain Fiction Book Club

Until further notice, Cheyenne Mountain Fiction Book Club is meeting by Zoom, same date and times. Contact czimmer@ppld.org for an invitation.

Meeting Date/Time:

1^st Thursdays at 2 p.m.

Schedule:

October 1, 2020 - The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

November 5, 2020 - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

December 3, 2020 - How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez

January 7, 2021 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Contact:

Call (719) 531-6333, x6091 for more information.

Genres:

Fiction

Falcon Book Club

The Falcon Book Club meets every fourth Tuesday at High Prairie Library at 6 p.m. New members are always welcomed and registration is not required.

Meeting Date/Time:

4^th Tuesdays, 6 p.m.

Contact:

Please email Karen Wood at krwoodco@msn.com for more information and schedule.

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Fountain Library Book Club

Each month we'll read a book from a different genre to expand our literary minds! Copies will be available for checkout at the Fountain Library.

Schedule:

Contact the Fountain Library for the date and time of the monthly meeting, or check out our Facebook page.

Contact:

Tessy Walker - twalker@ppld.org

Manitou Springs Undercover Book Club

The Undercover Book Club meets the 3^rd Wednesday of every month from 4 - 5 p.m. Fiction and non-fiction books are discussed. Guests and new members are welcome.

Meeting Date/Time:

3^rd Wednesdays, 4 - 5 p.m.

Schedule:

The books to be discussed are available at the Manitou Springs Library one month in advance.

Contact:

Call (719) 531-6333 for more information.

Genres:

Fiction

Nonfiction

Monumental Bookworms

Until further notice, Monumental Bookworms is meeting by Zoom, same date and times. Contact eturner@ppld.org for an invitation.

Meeting Date/Time:

2nd Tuesdays 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Schedule:

September 8, 2020 - Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demmick

October 13, 2020 - Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

November 10, 2020 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

December 8, 2020 - Loving Frank by Nancy Horan

January 12, 2021 - A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

February 9, 2021 - Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

March 9, 2021 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

April 13, 2021 - The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

May 11, 2021 - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Richardson

Contact:

Call (719) 531-6333 for more information.

Genres:

Fiction

Monumental Readers

Located at the Monument Library, new members are always welcome and registration is not required.

Monumental Readers will read and discuss one of the following titles. Please call the Monument Library at (719) 531-6333, x7005 to find out the book for this month.

Meeting Date/Time:

3^rd Fridays at 10 a.m.

Schedule:

The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin

Extraordinary Women of the Rocky Mountain West by PPLD Staff

Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez

The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott

Two Nuts in Italy by Sue Ellen Haning

Faithful Place by Tana French

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen

Legends, Labors & Loves: William Jackson Palmer by PPLD Staff

Contact:

Call (719) 531-6333 for more information.

Mystery Book Club

Until further notice, Cheyenne Mountain Mystery Book Club is meeting by Zoom, same date and times. Contact czimmer@ppld.org for an invitation.

Meeting Date/Time:

3^rd Wednesdays at 2 p.m.

Schedule:

November 18, 2020 - J.A. Jance

December 16, 2020 - Holiday Mysteries

January 20, 2021 - Asian Mysteries

February 17, 2021 - Detecting Duos

Contact:

Call (719) 531-6333, x6091 for more information.

Genres:

Fiction

Mystery

Mystery Lovers Book Group at Library 21c

A book group for mystery lovers. All ages are welcome. A wide variety of mysteries will be provided. Registration is not required.

Until further notice, Mystery Lovers Book Group is meeting by Zoom, same date and times. Contact bkeiser@ppld.org for an invitation.

Meeting Date/Time:

3^rd Thursdays at 7 p.m. (except for December, which is 2^rd Thursday) in room B4

Schedule:

January 16, 2020 - Lethal White by Robert Galbraith

February 20, 2020 - Force of Nature by Jane Harper

March 19, 2020 - The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

April 16, 2020 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

May 21, 2020 - The Witch Elm by Tara French

June 18, 2020 - Night Moves by Jonathan Kellerman

July 16, 2020 - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

August 20, 2020 - Wolf Pack by C. J. Box

September 17, 2020 - Quantum by Patricia Cornwell

October 15, 2020 - What Rose Forgot by Nevada Barr

November 19, 2020 - The Never Game by Jefferey Deaver

December 10 (2^nd Thursday), 2020 - A celebration & favorite books (details later!)

January 20, 2021 - Land of Wolves by Craig Johnson

Contact:

Barb Keiser at 531-6333, x6704

Genres:

Fiction

Mystery

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Old Colorado City Book Group

Until further notice, Old Colorado City Book Group is meeting by Zoom, same date and times. Contact drasmussen@ppld.org for an invitation.

Meeting Date/Time:

4^th Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. (except for November and December, which is 3^rd Thursdays)

Schedule:

December 17, 2020 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

January 28, 2021 - The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

February 25, 2021 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

March 25, 2021 - The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

April 22, 2021 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Palmer Lake Book Group

The Palmer Lake Book Group meets at the Palmer Lake Library and welcomes new members.

Meeting Date/Time:

1^st Fridays at 9 a.m.

Contact:

Call (719) 531-6333 for more information and to request a copy of the current selection.

Rockrimmon Mostly Fiction Book Group

This book club is meeting online via Zoom due to the pandemic. Please contact smiller@ppld.org for instructions.

Meeting Date/Time:

1^st Tuesdays from 1 - 2 p.m.

Schedule:

September 1, 2020 - Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly

October 6, 2020 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

November 3, 2020 - The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

December 1, 2020 - Readers' Choice - Women’s Suffrage Non-Fiction

Contact:

Call (719) 531-6333 for more information.

Genres:

Fiction

Sand Creek Book Club

Sand Creek will be having it's first virtual book club meeting on Thursday, October 29 from 10-noon. We will be discussing all three of the All PIkes Peak Reads titles. Click here to register.

Meeting Date/Time:

Last Thursdays at 10 a.m.

Schedule:

January 30, 2020 - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

February 27, 2020 - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

March 26, 2020 - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

April 30, 2020 - Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

May 28, 2020 - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See

June 25, 2020 - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

July 30, 2020 - Faking It by Jennifer Crusie

August 27, 2020 - Gold! Madness, Murder, and Mayhem... by Paul Neligh

September 24, 2020 - I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon