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Jefferson County, Alabama, United States

The Jefferson County Public Library Association (JCPLA) was founded in 1974 for the improvement of librarianship and for the advancement of public libraries in Jefferson County. The public libraries of Jefferson County form our cooperative system, the Jefferson County Library Cooperative (JCLC). Membership in JCPLA provides an organizational structure for staff training countywide.

The Reader's Advisory Roundtable is open to all library workers in the JCLC Community. If you love reader's advisory, need help honing your skills, or are looking for new tools/ideas, please consider joining us. JCPLA and the Roundtables are a great way to share resources, connect with other libraries in the county, network with your colleagues, or just take a break from the daily grind and get some fresh perspective!

Questions? Send an email to jclcraroundtable [at] gmail [dot] com

Join JCPLA!

JCPLA is the local professional organization for libraries in Jefferson County, AL. Membership is $5 and is only open to those employed by a public library in Jefferson County. JCPLA manages the local Round Tables for professional connection and development in different areas of librarianship, and organizes workshops and professional development conferences annually. Click here for a membership application!

Saturday, September 17, 2022

JCLC Bookgroups

Hi there! This is a list of all the current local Book Clubs of Jefferson county libraries. Hope this is helpful to those looking for a new book group to join or to give patrons information. :)

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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