Events: Book Club
Book Club: "Three Weeks to Say Goodbye"
Wed., 4/25/18, 11am - 12pm @ MCPL Rothschild Adult Event Stop by the Rothschild Branch to discuss C.J. Box's novel about family dealing with an unexpected surprise surrounding the adoption of their daughter.
Readers of Classic Lit: "Oedipus Rex" or "Oedipus the King"
Wed., 4/25/18, 12pm - 1pm @ MCPL Wausau Adult Event Drop-in Take part in a lively discussion of classic novels, plays and other stories each month!
Book Club: "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers"
Tue., 5/8/18, 2pm - 3pm @ MCPL Hatley Adult Event Join our Hatley Branch Book Club in May to discuss the book "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers" by Mary Roach!
Book Club: "Running With Scissors"
Thu., 5/10/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Athens Adult Event Join us for a lively discussion of this memoir, which chronicles Burroughs' unconventional upbringing as he is raised by his mother's psychiatrist.
Book Club: Silent Spring
Mon., 5/14/18, 5:45pm - 6:45pm @ MCPL Marathon City Adult Event Take part in a lively discussion of this landmark environmental book at our Marathon Branch!
Tween Book Club: "One Crazy Summer"
Thu., 5/17/18, 4pm - 4:45pm
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Children's Event Tweens can discuss "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia and compete in some fun "Minute to Win It"-style challenges!
Book Club: "State of Wonder"
Mon., 5/21/18, 1pm - 2pm @ MCPL Mosinee Adult Event Join us for a discussion of "State of Wonder," about a researcher at a drug manufacturer who travels to the Brazilian jungle to investigate a supposed miracle drug and the death of a co-worker.
Book Club: "Alice's Tulips"
Mon., 5/21/18, 1pm - 2pm @ MCPL Stratford Adult Event In Civil War-era Iowa, Alice Bullock is a young newlywed whose husband has just joined the Union Army. Her life is filled with quilting bees, the rigors of farm life, ... (read more)
Book Club: "Britt-Marie Was Here"
Mon., 5/21/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Spencer Adult Event Join us for a discussion of the book "Britt-Marie Was Here," about a woman who leaves her cheating husband, gets a new job and rediscovers the joys in life.
Women's Night Out: "A Gentleman in Moscow"
Mon., 5/21/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Wausau Adult Event Take part in a lively discussion of an eclectic mix of fiction and non-fiction, including Towles' novel about an unrepentant Russian aristocrat!
Book Club: "The Woman in Cabin 10"
Wed., 5/23/18, 11am - 12pm @ MCPL Rothschild Adult Event Take part in a lively discussion of Ware's suspenseful novel about a cruise ship mystery!
Readers of Classic Lit: "The Count of Monte Cristo"
Wed., 5/23/18, 12pm - 1pm @ MCPL Wausau Adult Event Take part in a lively discussion of this classic tale, about a man who assumes a new identity and seeks revenge on those who got him wrongly imprisoned.
Book Club: "The Circle"
Mon., 6/11/18, 5:45pm - 6:45pm @ MCPL Marathon City Adult Event Join us for our monthly book club at MCPL Marathon City! For the month of June, we'll be reading "The Circle" by Dave Eggers! Free, with new members always welcome! Call 715-443-2775 for more information.
Book Club: "Death Stalks Door County"
Tue., 6/12/18, 2pm - 3pm @ MCPL Hatley Adult Event Join our Hatley Branch Book Club in June to discuss the novel "Death Stalks Door County" by Patricia Skalka!
Book Club: "The Other Einstein"
Thu., 6/14/18, 11:30am - 12:30pm @ MCPL Edgar Adult Event Join us for a lively discussion of Benedict's novel, which offers us a window into a brilliant, fascinating woman whose light was lost in Einstein's enormous shadow.
Book Club: "Me Before You"
Thu., 6/14/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Athens Adult Event Join us for a lively discussion of this best-selling book, about a woman who takes a job caring for a quadriplegic man who is struggling to find the will to live.
Book Club: "Before the Fall"
Mon., 6/18/18, 1pm - 2pm @ MCPL Stratford Adult Event Join us at our Stratford Branch to discuss our June book club pick, "Before the Fall" by Noah Hawley!
Book Club: "The Lake House"
Mon., 6/18/18, 1pm - 2pm @ MCPL Mosinee Adult Event Drop by the Mosinee Branch and take part in a lively discussion of a wide variety of books every month!
Women's Night Out: "Life in Motion"
Mon., 6/18/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Wausau Adult Event Take part in a lively discussion of this memoir by Misty Copeland, the first African-American principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre history!
Book Club: "The Stars are Fire"
Wed., 6/27/18, 11am - 12pm @ MCPL Rothschild Adult Event Stop by the Rothschild Branch for a lively discussion of a wide variety of books and novels!
Readers of Classic Literature: "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
Wed., 6/27/18, 12pm - 1pm @ MCPL Wausau Adult Event Take part in a lively discussion of this classic tale, about a boy and his friends growing up along the banks of the Mississippi in the 1800s.
Book Club: "Keeping The Castle"
Mon., 7/9/18, 5:45pm - 6:45pm @ MCPL Marathon City Adult Event Join us for our monthly book club at MCPL Marathon City! For the month of July, we'll be reading "Keeping the Castle" by Patrice Kindl! Free, with new members always welcome! Call 715-443-2775 for more information.
Book Club: "Big Little Lies"
Tue., 7/10/18, 2pm - 3pm @ MCPL Hatley Adult Event Join our Hatley Branch Book Club in July to discuss the novel "Big Little Lies" by Liane Moriarty!
Book Club: "Hillbilly Elegy"
Thu., 7/12/18, 11:30am - 12:30pm @ MCPL Edgar Adult Event Drop by the Edgar Branch and take part in a lively discussion of Vance's best-selling book!
Book Club: "Wonder"
Thu., 7/12/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Athens Adult Event Drop by the Athens Branch for a lively discussion of R.J. Palacio's best-selling novel, as well as relevant issues raised in the book.
Book Club: "Kitchens of the Great Midwest"
Mon., 7/16/18, 1pm - 2pm @ MCPL Stratford Adult Event Drop by the Spencer Branch for a lively discussion of Stradal's novel!
Book Club: "Small Great Things"
Mon., 7/16/18, 1pm - 2pm @ MCPL Mosinee Adult Event Drop by our Mosinee Branch for a discussion of our monthly book club selection, "Small Great Things" by Jodi Picoult!
Women's Night Out: "Anything is Possible"
Mon., 7/16/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Wausau Adult Event Drop-in Take part in a lively discussion of this novel, which explores a wide range of human emotions through a collection of vignettes.
Book Club: "Before We Were Yours"
Wed., 7/25/18, 11am - 12pm @ MCPL Rothschild Adult Event Join us for the monthly book club at our Rothschild Branch! In July, we'll read and discuss "Before We Were Yours" by Lisa Wingate, and new people are always welcome!
Book Club: "One Thousand White Women"
Thu., 8/9/18, 11:30am - 12:30pm @ MCPL Edgar Adult Event Drop by the Edgar Branch each month for a lively discussion on a wide variety of books!
Book Club: "A Gentleman In Moscow"
Thu., 8/9/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Athens Adult Event Join us for a lively discussion of this best-selling book, about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel in 1920s Russia.
Book Club: "And Then There Were None"
Mon., 8/13/18, 5:45pm - 6:45pm @ MCPL Marathon City Adult Event Join us for our monthly book club at MCPL Marathon City! For the month of August, we'll be reading "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie! Free, with new members always welcome! Call 715-443-2775 for more information.
Book Club: "Troublemaker"
Tue., 8/14/18, 2pm - 3pm @ MCPL Hatley Adult Event Join our Hatley Branch Book Club in August to discuss the book "In the Unlikely Event" by Judy Blume!
Book Club: "Rosemary"
Mon., 8/20/18, 1pm - 2pm @ MCPL Mosinee Adult Event Drop by our Mosinee Branch for a discussion of our monthly book club selection. No need to register beforehand and new people are always welcome!
Women's Night Out: "Glass House"
Mon., 8/20/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Wausau Adult Event Drop-in Take part in a lively discussion of this nonfiction book, about a town in Ohio, which went from being middle class to run down over the past 40 years.
Book Club: "Ethan Frome"
Wed., 8/22/18, 11am - 12pm @ MCPL Rothschild Adult Event Join us for the monthly book club at our Rothschild Branch! In the month of August, we'll read and discuss Edith Wharton's 1911 novel about a tragic love triangle. New people are always welcome!
Book Club: "Life After Life"
Tue., 9/11/18, 2pm - 3pm @ MCPL Hatley Adult Event Join our Hatley Branch Book Club in September to discuss "Life After Life," about a woman who lives her life over and over again during the early 20th century.
Book Club: "The Paris Architect"
Thu., 9/13/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Athens Adult Event Join us for a discussion of this book, about an architect who is hired to design a secret hiding place for a wealthy Jewish citizen hiding from the Nazis.
Book Club: "A Man Called Ove"
Mon., 9/17/18, 1pm - 2pm @ MCPL Mosinee Adult Event Join us for a discussion about this novel, about a curmudgeon who finds an unexpected friendship among neighbors.
Book Club: "Wonder"
Tue., 10/9/18, 2pm - 3pm @ MCPL Hatley Adult Event Join our Hatley Branch Book Club in October to discuss "Wonder," about a young boy with facial differences who attends a public school for the first time after years of homeschooling.
Book Club: "The Bright Hour"
Thu., 10/11/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Athens Adult Event Drop by the Athens Branch for a lively discussion of "The Bright Hour," about a woman's journey living with a terminal cancer diagnosis.
Book Club: "Rebecca"
Mon., 10/15/18, 1pm - 2pm @ MCPL Mosinee Adult Event Join us for a discussion of "Rebecca," about a young woman who marries, but her husband and his staff cannot shake the memory of his former wife, Rebecca.
Book Club: "The Good Nurse"
Tue., 11/13/18, 2pm - 3pm @ MCPL Hatley Adult Event Join our Hatley Branch Book Club in November to discuss this book, about a nurse who killed hundreds of people over the course of 16 years.
Book Club: "Kiss Carlo"
Mon., 11/19/18, 1pm - 2pm @ MCPL Mosinee Adult Event Join us for a discussion of "Kiss Carlo," about a family whose lives change dramatically after the delivery of a telegram.
Book Club: "A Christmas Carol"
Tue., 12/11/18, 2pm - 3pm @ MCPL Hatley Adult Event Join our Hatley Branch Book Club in December to discuss this classic holiday tale!
Book Club: "An Irish Country Christmas"
Mon., 12/17/18, 1pm - 2pm @ MCPL Mosinee Adult Event Join us for a discussion of "An Irish Country Christmas," about a doctor who faces competition from a new physician in town during the holiday season.
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- Wausau
- Athens
- Edgar
- Hatley
- Marathon City
- Mosinee
- Rothschild
- Spencer
- Stratford
- Marathon County Public Library
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