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 on hiatus until spring 2021.

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:

January 7, 2021 - When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole

February 4, 2021 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

March 4, 2021 - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

April 1, 2021 - Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji

May 6, 2021 - Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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:

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 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

June 8, 2021 - The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes

July 13, 2021 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

August 10, 2021 - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

September 14, 2021 - Afterlife by Julia Alvarez

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:

February 17, 2021 - Detecting Duos

March 17, 2021 - Locked Room

April 24, 2021 - Husband/Wife

May 19, 2021 - Between the Wars (takes place between 1919-1933)

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 21, 2021 - Land of Wolves by Craig Johnson

February 18, 2021 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

March 18, 2021 - The Witch Elm by Tana French

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 CANCELLED

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:

January 5, 2021 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

February 2, 2021 - Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah

March 2, 2021 - A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

April 6, 2021 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

May 4, 2021 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

June 1, 2021 - My Ántonia by Willa Cather

July 6, 2021 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

August 3, 2021 - The Girl With Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee

September 7, 2021 - Reader’s Choice of Colorado Springs History/Non-Fiction

October 5, 2021 - Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly

November 2, 2021 - All Pikes Peak Reads title (to be announced)

December 7, 2021 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Frederik Backman

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