Good morning! I like to keep a list of county book groups current for staff as well as customers who may be looking for a book group in their community. This list is current as of September 2022.
Bookgroups in the public libraries of Jefferson County:
BESSEMER
Page Turners Book Club meets at the library on 3rd Tuesdays
at 11am. Deidre P. Sims (205-428-7882 or bessemerlibrary@gmail.com) www.bessemerlibrary.org/adultservices
BOTANICAL GARDENS
Thyme to Read explores gardening, nature, food, the
environment, horticulture, botany, plants, and pretty much anything that is outside. They
meet 1st Tuesdays each month at 4:30pm. For more information, contact Hope
Long at hlong@bbgardens.org or
205-588-4593) https://bbgardens.org/programs/thyme-to-read-book-club/
CENTER POINT
As the Page Turns meets via Zoom the last Tuesday of each
month at 7pm, discussing both fiction and nonfiction. Cara Wilhelm (cara.wilhelm@centerpointlibrary.org)
GARDENDALE
The Gardendale Book Club meets 2nd Mondays each
month at 6pm. Contact Irma LaBorde for
more information at Irma.laborde@gardendalelibrary.org
or 205-631-6639.
HOMEWOOD
Better Than Therapy Book Club meets the last Wednesday of
each month at 2pm in-person in the Library Boardroom (or on Zoom). Leslie West
(205-332-6620 or leslie.west@homewoodpubliclibrary.org
https://www.homewoodpubliclibrary.org/book-clubs
The Educator Book Club meets one Monday a month at 4pm at the
library and/or on Zoom to discuss a different juvenile or YA title. Contact Joi
Mahand for more information (205-332-6636 or joi.mahand@homewoodpubliclibrary.org)
Visit https://www.homewoodpubliclibrary.org/book-clubs to
register.
Not Your Mama’s Book Club meets 1st Tuesdays at 2pm
at the library and/or on Zoom. Leslie
West (205-332-6620 or leslie.west@homewoodpubliclibrary.org
https://www.homewoodpubliclibrary.org/book-clubs
Oxmoor Page Turners meets 2nd Tuesdays at 6:30pm
in the library’s Boardroom. Contact the library for more information at info@homewoodpubliclibrary.org.
Read It & Eat Book Club meets at Homewood Urban
Cookhouse (1920 29th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35209) on 1st
Wednesdays each month at 6:30pm. Food is not provided, but participants are
encouraged to purchase food/beverages to enjoy during the meeting. Contact Ellie Hagar, (205)332-6625 or ellie.hagar@homewoodpubliclibrary.org.
https://www.homewoodpubliclibrary.org/book-clubs
Senior Center Book Club meets one Thursday a month at the library
or at Homewood Senior Center. Leslie West (205-332-6620 or leslie.west@homewoodpubliclibrary.org
https://www.homewoodpubliclibrary.org/book-clubs
Social Justice Book & Film Club meets 2nd Tuesdays each
month at 6:30pm via Zoom. To sign up for meeting information, email Leslie West
at Leslie.west@homewoodpubliclibrary.org.
https://www.homewoodpubliclibrary.org/book-clubs
HOOVER
Beyond Words Fiction Book Club meets 1st
Thursdays and is hybrid. Patrons vote for 12 selections each year. Shannon
Haddock, shannon.haddock@hooverlibrary.org
(205) 444-7820. https://www.hooverlibrary.org/book-groups/first-thursday
Insatiable Readers explores nonfiction titles based on a
different theme each month with no reading required before the
meeting. They meet one Saturday each month at
10:30am. Pam Bainter (205-444-7840 or pam.bainter@hooverlibrary.org )
NovelTea meets one Sunday afternoon each month at 3pm. Tea
and cookies provided and there are frequent author interviews. Amy Harrell (amy.harrell@hooverlibrary.org )
or Lea Davis (lea.davis@hooverlibrary.org
)
True Crime Book Club engages armchair detectives and those
fascinated by cold cases. They meet the last Tuesday of each month
at 6:30pm in the Allen Board Room. Meetings are currently hybrid
(in-person and Zoom). Carrie Steinmehl (carrie.steinmehl@hooverlibrary.org
)
True Stories Nonfiction Book Club meets one Thursday
afternoon each month at 2pm. Pam Bainter, pam.bainter@hooverlibrary.org (205)
444-7840. https://www.hooverlibrary.org/book-groups/nonfiction/day
Hoover library is also starting another book club in March
2023 to held monthly at the East 59 Café at Lee Branch. More information to
come.
HUEYTOWN
Hueytown Public Library Book Club meets at 2pm on the last
Thursday of each month, January through October, and the 3rd Thursday of
November. December's meeting is a holiday luncheon. Sue Hodges (sue.hodges@hueytownlibrary.org
)
IRONDALE
IPL Book Club meets 2nd Mondays at 2pm January to
October. Newcomers always welcome. Book selections are voted on by regular
attendees. Contact Del Wilson at 205-951-1415 or librarian@irondalelibrary.org.
NORTH BIRMINGHAM
Fully Booked Book Club meets 2nd Tuesdays at
2:30pm in the library auditorium. Come join us for interesting book discussions
and snacks! Contact Samantha Gaston for more information at 205-226-4027 or Samantha.gaston@cobpl.org.
O'NEAL (MOUNTAIN BROOK)
Bookies Book Club meets 2nd Tuesdays at 10am in the Conference
Room. Contact Katie Moellering (205-445-1118 or kmoellering@oneallibrary.org)
for more info. https://oneallibrary.org/adults---book-clubs
Books & Beyond allows members to read, listen to, or
watch the media of their choice within a given topic and then discuss their
selections with other participants. They meet the last Tuesday of each month at
6:30pm in the Conference Room. Meetings are hybrid (in-person and
Zoom). Holley Wesley (205-445-1117 or hwesley@oneallibrary.org ) https://oneallibrary.org/adults---book-clubs
Great Short Stories meets 2nd Mondays at 6:30pm in the
Conference Room. Meetings are hybrid (in-person and
Zoom). Holley Wesley (205-445-1117 or hwesley@oneallibrary.org ) https://oneallibrary.org/adults---book-clubs
PLEASANT GROVE
The Pleasant Grove PL Book Club meets 3rd
Wednesdays at 10am in the library. Refreshments provided. Our saying is “What happens in book club
stays in book club.” Contact Annette Holsomback (205-744-1731/Annette.holsomback@jclc.org)
or Jennie Patterson (205-744-1742/jennie.patterson@jclc.org)
for more information.
SMITHFIELD
Smithfield Book Club meets 2nd Tuesdays at
2:30pm. For more information, contact the library at (205)324-8428.
SPRINGVILLE ROAD
Beyond Your Ordinary Book Club (BYOB) allows members to
read, listen to, or watch the media of their choice within a given topic and
then discuss their selections with other participants. They meet 3rd
Tuesdays at 2pm. Meetings are currently hybrid (in-person and Zoom).
Samuel Rumore (205-226-4083 or samuel.rumore@cobpl.org
)
Fiction Book Club meets 2nd Tuesdays at
2pm. Meetings are currently hybrid (in-person and Zoom). Laura
Gentry (205-226-4083 or laura.gentry@cobpl.org
)
TITUSVILLE
The Adult Book Club meets on 2nd Wednesdays at
11am and discusses both fiction and nonfiction.
For more details, contact the library at 205-322-1140.
TRUSSVILLE
The Adult Book Club meets on the third Wednesday of
each month at 2PM in the library. We will read a variety of selections, both
fiction and nonfiction. For more details, contact the Adult Dept
(205-655-2022 or tr.adult@jclc.org ) or
visit our website https://www.trussvillelibrary.com/adult-2/
Books & Brews is an evening adult book club from the
Trussville Public Library! Share your thoughts about this month's book while
enjoying delicious food and drinks at Ferus Artisan Ales in Trussville. We will
meet each month on the second Monday of the month at 7:15 PM in the event room
at Ferus. For more details, contact the Adult Dept (205-655-2022 or tr.adult@jclc.org ) or visit our
website https://www.trussvillelibrary.com/adult-2/
VESTAVIA LIBRARY IN THE FOREST
Read & Feed meets on 1st Thursdays after hours at 6pm in
the library for lively discussions of both fiction and nonfiction. Refreshments
provided. Terri Leslie (205-978-4678 or terri.leslie@vestavialibrary.org
)
WYLAM
Wylam Book Club meets 3rd Wednesdays each month at 11am to
discuss novels. Selina Johnson (205-785-0349 or selina.johnson@cobpl.org )
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