Book Clubs
The library sponsors multiple book clubs and new members are always welcome in all clubs! Please see details below for book club selections and instructions on how to join each program.
Books and Bubbly Book Club
West – First Monday of the month at 7pm
Join staff member Jennifer Gotcher for our first book club at West! Please email Jennifer at [email protected] for more information or join us in the West meeting room.
See Books and Bubbly Book Club Selections
Date: April 7th
Book: The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
Date: May 5th
Book: Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Date: June 2nd
Book: The First Ladies by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Date: July 7th
Book: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Date: August 4th
Book: West with the Night by Beryl Markham
BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) Talk
Online – Fridays at 2pm
Join a staff member for a drop in casual group chat about what you’re currently reading, want to read, or just your favorite books! Please register for this group using Zoom.
Classics Book Club
Lakeway – Third Friday of the month at 10:30am
This book club explores what it means for a book to be considered a “classic.” Please email club leader Margaret Berggren at [email protected] for more information.
See Classics Book Club Selections
Date: April 18th
Book: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Date: May 16th
Book: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Friends Book Club
Lakeway – First Tuesday of the month at 10am
All are welcome to join us for the monthly Friends of the Library book club! Please email club leader Margaret at [email protected] for more information.
See Friends Book Club Selections
Date: April 1st
Book: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Date: May 6th
Book: Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea
Date: June 3rd
Book: Family Family by Laurie Frankel
Date: July 1st
Book: Go as a River by Shelley Read
Date: August 5th
Book: The Last Gangster in Austin by Jesse Sublett
Glass of Wine Book Club
Hybrid at Lakeway – Last Monday of the month at 7pm
One of the library’s longest running book clubs, the Glass of Wine book club selects popular, bestselling titles for discussion every month. Please email club leader Sandra at [email protected] for the unique Zoom link or join us in the Lakeway meeting room.
See Glass of Wine Book Club Selections
Date: March 31st
Book: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Date: April 28th
Book: Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
Date: May 19th
Book: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Date: June 30th
Book: Small Things like These by Claire Keegan
Date: July 28th
Book: The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
Date: August 25th
Book: The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush
Date: September 29th
Book: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
Date: October 27th
Book: Starter Villain by John Scalzi
Date: November 17th
Book: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Date: December 29th
Book: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Silent Book Club at Hops & Thyme
Hops & Thyme – First Thursday of the month from 5pm to 7pm
Silent Book Club is a global community of readers and introverts whose members gather in public to read together in quiet camaraderie. At Silent Book Club, there’s no assigned reading. All readers are welcome—eBooks, audiobooks, textbooks, comic books, etc. Please email Mariah for more information or join us at Hops & Thyme (2125 Lohmans Crossing #400, Lakeway, 78734)!
This book club reads titles that deal with current and historical social justice topics. Please email Morgan McMillian at [email protected] for more information and the unique Zoom link.
See Social Justice Book Club Selections
Date: April 3rd
Book: Mr. Texas by Lawrence Wright
Leader: Emilie
Date: May 1st
Book: An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Leader: Gene and Nancy
Date: June 5th
Book: The Ground Breaking: The Tulsa Race Massacre and an American City’s Search for Justice by Scott Ellsworth
Leader: Morgan
Date: July 3rd
Book: The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism by Tim Alberta
Leader: Fred
Texas My Texas Book Club
Hybrid at Lakeway – Second Monday of the month at 7pm
Explore the rich history and culture of the Lone State state with the Texas My Texas book club! Please email Elizabeth Walden at [email protected] for the unique Zoom link or join us in the Lakeway meeting room.
See Texas My Texas Book Club Selections
Date: April 14th
Book: Lost in Austin: The Evolution of an American City by Alex Hannaford
Leader: Karen B.
Date: May 12th
Book: The King of Diamonds: The Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief by Rena Pederson
Leader: Nancy A.
Date: June 9th
Book: Someone Always Nearby by Susan Wittig Albert
Leader: Helen K.
Date: July 14th
Book: Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S.C. Gwynn
Leader: Kathy B.
Date: August 11th
Book: Guide Me Home by Attica Locke
Leader: Jan W.
Date: September 8th
Book: Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations by William H. McRaven
Leader: Linda S.
Date: October 13th
Book: The Dalhart Girls by Sandra Fox Murphy
Leader: Elizabeth W.
Date: November 10th
Book: The Lifeguards by Amanda Eyre Ward
Leader: Marcie H.
Date: December 8th
Book: Sundance, Butch, and Me: A Novel About Etta Place by Judy Alter
Leader: Chris F.
Social Justice Book Club
Hybrid at Lakeway – First Thursday of the month at 1pm