Welcome to RSA Bookgroups
The Resource Sharing Alliance (RSA) is a consortium of libraries in Central Illinois that share a common library automation system. RSA facilitates sharing of materials among its member libraries providing you with access to materials from up to 193 different libraries. RSA's website is http://alsi.sdp.sirsi.net/client/RSAwebsite
SInce we share our material, we try to coordinate our bookgroups through this wiki. Please post your library's schedule if it's available. Thanks!
Libraries A-Z
Fondulac District Library in East Peoria
YA For All Book Club (YA book discussion for teens and adults), meets second Tuesday of every month at 7pm
2015
January 13th - Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
February 10th - The Devil's Intern by Donna Hosie
March 10th - Vicious by V.E. Schwab
April 14th - Bumped by Megan McCafferty
May 12th - The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Teen Space Book Club (YA book discussion for grades 8 through 12), meets third Tuesday of every month at 7pm
2015
January 20th - Grave Mercy by Robin LeFevers
February 17th - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
March 17th - The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
April 21st - The Chapel Wars by Lindsey Leavitt
May 19th - Jackaby by William Ritter
Galesburg Public Library
Tuesday/Thursday Book Clubs (tentative list)
January 2015 – Promise Land: My Journey through America’s Self-Help Culture by Jessica Land-Shapiro
February 2015 – A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
March 2015 – The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale (tie-in to Big Read of The Maltese Falcon)
April 2015 – The Maltese Falcon (Big Read selection)
May 2015 – Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink
June 2015 –Last Night at the Blue Angel by Rebecca Rotert
July 2015 – Drama High by Michael Sokolove
August 2015 – Confessions of Frances Godwin by Robert Hellenga
September 2015 – Flight 232 Laurence Gonzalez
October 2015 – A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
November 2015 – Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman
December 2015 – The Awakening of Miss Prim by Natalia Fenollera
Tome Raiders Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Club (tentative list)
Food for Thought Book Club (tentative list)
The Spring Bay Bookies, will celebrate 13 years in Jan. We meet once a month at our branch library. We did have two conflicts this past year of not being able to get our selection because not available when the time came to place holds. We take turns selecting books and hosting that meeting. Here is our list for 2015. Lyn Wiegand
MONTH READING DISCUSSING
Jan 11/22163: A Novel by Stephen King Feb 2nd
Feb The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon Mar 2nd
Mar Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple Apr 6th
Apr Fall From Grace by Richard North Patterson May 4th
May Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts June 1st
June Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn July 6th
July The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler Aug 3rd
Aug Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline Sep 3rd
Sep The Wedding Gift by Marlen Suyapa Bodden Oct 5th
Oct The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty Nov 2nd
Nov Comfort and Joy by Kirstin Hannah Dec 7th
We don’t have our selection for Dec. 2015 yet.
Usually meets last Monday of the month at 3 pm in Turner Room
2015 (Our 12th year!)
January 26
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
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Zevin, Gabrielle
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February 23
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Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
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Reiss, Tom
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March 30
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Invention of Wings
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Kidd, Sue Monk
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April 27
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A Man Called Ove
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Backman, Fredrik
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May 18*
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Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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Brown, Daniel James
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June 29
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Rosie Project
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Simsion, Graeme
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July 27
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Gemini
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Cassella, Carol
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August 31
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The Hurricane Sisters
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Frank, Dorothea Benton
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September 28
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One Summer: America, 1927
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Bryson, Bill
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October 26
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I am Having So Much Fun Here Without You
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Maum, Courtney
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November 23
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A Star for Mrs. Blake
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Smith, April
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December 14th @ 3pm —Coffee Chat about your favorite books of 2015
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*Please note: Due to a holiday, our May meeting will be a week earlier than usual.
Bookgroup blog is at: http://talkaboutagoodbook.blogspot.com/
Contact Beth Duttlinger lill@lmelibrary.org for more information.
Held at the Morton Public Library at 315 W. Pershing St in Morton, IL
January 15th 7 p.m. - The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
February 19th 7 p.m. - Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
March 19th 7 p.m. - The Awakening of Miss Prim by Natalie Sanmartin Fenorella
April The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
Contact John Howard mortonlibrarypc@gmail.com for more information.
January 7: Rosie Project by Grame Simisnon
February 4: A Star For Mrs. Blake by April Smith
March 4: Last Days of Potelmy Gray by Walter Mosely
April 1: Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell
No Meeting in May or June
Questions about this wiki?
Contact Beth Duttlinger
bethd@lmelibrary.org
Lillie M. Evans Library District
207 N Walnut, PO Box 349
Princeville, IL 61559
lmelibrary.org
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