Travels with George By Nathaniel Philbrick Tuesday September 20, 2022 6:30 pm When George Washington became president in 1789, the United States of America was still a loose and quarrelsome confederation and a tentative political experiment. Washington undertook a tour of the ex-colonies to talk to ordinary citizens about his…
September’s Theme: A 2022 Release You May Have Missed Thursday, September 1, 2022 6:30 pm Come join us and tell us about what you read! Mercer County Library offers a book club with a very different style! We choose a theme for the meeting, YOU choose the book YOU…
The Tobacco Wives By Adele Myers Tuesday August 16, 2022 6:30 pm Myers makes a sparkling debut with a coming-of-age tale about the limited opportunities available to the women of a tobacco town. In the spring of 1947, 15-year-old Maddie Sykes assists her seamstress aunt in Bright Leaf, N.C. When…
Our Adult Services Coordinator Connie G. works hard to find book suggestions for you. Place holds for your desired format through one of the library’s apps, the online catalog, or by calling any of our library locations. Check out her bi-monthly lists here: COMING SOON – Pre-publication 2022-July/Aug 2022-May/June 2022-Mar/Apr…
August’s Theme: A British Crime Mystery Thursday, August 4, 2022 6:30 pm Come join us and tell us about what you read! Mercer County Library offers a book club with a very different style! We choose a theme for the meeting, YOU choose the book YOU want to read…
The Good Sister By Sally Hepworth Tuesday July 19, 2022 6:30 pm Fern Castle works in her local library. She has dinner with her twin sister Rose three nights a week. And she avoids crowds, bright lights and loud noises as much as possible. Fern has a carefully structured life…
July’s Theme: A Book Set Somewhere You Want to Visit Thursday, July 7, 2022 6:30 pm Come join us and tell us about what you read! Mercer County Library offers a book club with a very different style! We choose a theme for the meeting, YOU choose the book…
News of the World By Paulette Jiles Tuesday June 21, 2022 6:30 pm It is 1870 and Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in…
June’s Theme: A Book You’ve Been Meaning to Try Again It happens all the time, we hear about a good book but just can’t get into it. Here’s your chance to give it another try! Thursday, June 2, 2022 6:30 pm Come join us and tell us about what…
Tuesday May 17, 2022 6:30 pm James Patterson – with over 425 million copies of his 200+ titles sold, Patterson is the undisputed bestselling author in the world. Whether you love his work or hate it, pick up one of his books in the many series: Alex Cross,…