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!
PLEASE NOTE: THIS PAGE IS FOR 2019
Libraries A-Z
Alpha Park Public Library in Bartonville
We meet the 2nd Thursday of the Month
January 10th, 2019- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
February 14th, 2019- Before We Were Young by Lisa Wingate
Our book club meets the 3rd Monday of each month at 5 p.m.
Brimfield Book Club meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 1pm
January 22nd-
February 26-
March 26-
April 23-
May 28-
June 25-
July 23-
August 27-
September 24-
October 22-
November 26-
December T.B.D.-
For more information, contact Abby at 309-446-9575 or amiles@brimfieldlibrary.org.
Books+Tea @ the Library meets on the 4th Monday of the month (book club webpage)
For more information, contact Catherine at 309-274--2719 or cbarnett@chillicothepubliclibrary.org.
Reader's Group meets the first Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in the Don O'Hara Reading Room at the Library.
January The German Girl Armando Lucas Correa
February The Hidden Girl Camilla Lackberg
March Half Broke Horses Jeanette Walls
April Silver Star Jeanette Walls
May Girls of Atomic City Denise Kiernan
June Silent Sisters Diane Chamberlain
July Alice Network Kate Quinn
August Chilbury Ladies Choir Jennifer Ryan
September Winter Garden Kristen Hannah
October Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate
November The Story Keeper Lisa Wingate
December Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann
Our book club (RIOT ACT - Readers In Our Town Are Coming Together) meets on the 4th Thursday of the month at 7 pm.
January - The Awakening of HK Derryberry by Jim Bradford
Musings on Main
Farmington Area Public Library District
Second Monday Book Group (Second Monday each month at 6:30pm)
January 14th- Chosen by a Horse by Susan Richards
February 11th- The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks
March 11th- The Lake House by Kate Morton
April 8th- Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City by Kate Winkler Dawson
May 13th- The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
June 10th- Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern
July 8th- Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case that Propelled Him to the Presidency by Dan Abrams
August 12th- A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
September 9th- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
October 14th- Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
November 11th- Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict
December 9th- Clock Dance by Anne Tyler
For more information contact the Library at 309-245-2175309-245-2175
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
Teen Space Book Club (YA book discussion for grades 8 through 12), meets third Tuesday of every month at 7pm
To Be Continued Book Club (A series book club for 5-8th graders), meets the third Thursday of every month at 6:30pm
Galesburg Public Library
Please note: we DO loan our book club kits to other libraries for book discussions. Contact Jane (jane.easterly@galesburglibrary.org or 309-343-6118) if you want to borrow one of our kits.
Tuesday/Thursday Book Clubs
January – Nomadland
February – Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart (includes skype with author)
March – The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton
April – When the Emperor Was Divine (Big Read)
May – Spying on Whales by Nick Pyenson
June – Virgil Wander by Leif Enger
Tome Raiders Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Club
January – End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov
February – Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
March – Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis
April – Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan (Big Read companion When the Emperor Was Divine)
May – Ringworld by Larry Niven
June – The Big Sheep by Robert Kroese
Food for Thought Book Club
February - Blackout by Marc Elsberg
March - Lights Out by Ted Koppel
April - The Seasons of My Mother by Marcia Gay Harden (Big Read companion to When the Emperor Was Divine)
May - The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman – LP available
June – Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood
Turning Pages Book Club
The Spring Bay Bookies celebrated 15 years in January. Meeting are held once a month at the Spring Bay Branch. We hope to avoid conflicts with other book clubs in getting our selections, and the past year proved successful. We take turns selecting books and hosting that meeting.
Usually meets last Monday of the month at 3 pm in Turner Room
2019(Our 16th year)
January 28
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Cuckoo's Calling
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Galbraith, Robert
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February 25
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Almost Sisters
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Jackson, Joshilyn
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March 25
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Celine
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Heller, Peter
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April 29
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Hidden Figures
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Shetterly, Margot Lee
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May 20
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Story of Arthur Truluv
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Berg, Elizabeth
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June 24
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Bluebird, Bluebird
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Locke, Atttica
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July 29
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Educated
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Westover, Tara
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August 26
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Between You and Me
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Wiggs, Susan
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Sept 30
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IQ
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Ide, Joe
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October 28
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Last Castle
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Kiernan, Denise
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November 25
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Great Alone
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Hannah, Kristin
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December 9th @ 3pm —Coffee Chat about your favorite books of 2019
& get our new list for 2020
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Blog available online at: http://talkaboutagoodbook.blogspot.com/
Contact Beth Duttlinger lill@lmelibrary.org for more information.
Great Reads
Great Reads Book Club is an adult reading/discussion group sponsored by the Friends of the Macomb Public Library. It meets from September through May (except for December) on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. The book club will meet at the Macomb Public library multi-purpose room.
Date |
Title |
Author |
January 9, 2019
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Killers of the Flower Moon
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David Grann |
February 13, 2019
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A Gentleman in Moscow
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Amor Towles
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March 13, 2019
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Little Fires Everywhere
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Celeste Ng
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April 10, 2019 |
The Great Alone
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Kristin Hannah
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May 8, 2019
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Before We Were Yours
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Lisa Wingate
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Mystery Book Club
Mystery Book Club is an adult reading/discussion group sponsored by the Friends of the Macomb Public Library. It meets the fourth Wednesday every month from August to May at 7:00 pm (*with slight deviations for November and December to accommodate holidays). The book club will meet at the Macomb Public library multi-purpose room.
Date |
Title |
Author |
January 23, 2019
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TBA
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TBA
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February 27, 2019
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The Brass Verdict
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Michael Connelly
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March 27, 2019
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TBA
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TBA
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April 24, 2019
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TBA
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TBA
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May 22, 2019
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TBA
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TBA
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Patron-run book clubs
These groups use Macomb Public Library for interlibrary loan of book club titles, but these groups are not directly sponsored by our library.
Book Club 1
This group usually meets the final Friday of the month and selects the title for the next month on their meeting dates. Some exceptions are made for holidays with this schedule, though. This group usually requests 4-5 copies of a selection.
Book Club 2
This group meets on the first Friday of the month. The leader has expressed willingness to switch discussion dates of particular titles as needed to accommodate for conflicts with groups from other libraries. The group requests 8 copies for each discussion. All selections for this group are borrowed in large print format to accommodate more seasoned readers from a local nursing home.
Date
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Title |
Author |
January 4, 2019 |
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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Betty Smith
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February 1, 2019
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Beneath the Scarlet Sky
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Mark Sullivan
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March 1, 2019
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Little Women
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Louisa May Alcott
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April 5, 2019
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TBA
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TBA
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May 3, 2019
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TBA
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TBA
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June 7, 2019
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The Prodigal Summer
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Barbara Kingsolver
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July 5, 2019
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Mornings on Horseback
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David McCullough
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August 2, 2019 |
All Things Wise and Wonderful |
James Herriot |
September 6, 2019 |
TBA |
TBA |
October 4, 2019 |
TBA |
TBA |
November 1, 2019 |
Where the Crawdads Sing |
Delia Owens |
December 6, 2019 |
Anne of Green Gables |
L.M. Montgomery |
There are also book clubs affiliated with our local university, so a few patrons sometimes request titles for those as well. Those patrons usually place their requests on RSACat with no assistance, so I am usually unaware the titles are intended for book club use or how long they may be in use unless the patron expresses concern about being able to renew a title. These particular patrons are usually very responsible about their usage, though, and the titles are usually not in high demand at the time these patrons place their requests.
When we see there is a situation of a book club title not being easily available, we expand our searches to I-Share, SHARE Illinois libraries, and non-RSA libraries in our region.
Contact Carla Ainslie macomblib.carla@gmail.com or macomb.pld.rsa@gmail.com for more information.
January 3, 2019 -- To Kill a Mockingbird (movie) Harper Lee
February 7, 2019 -- What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw! Agatha Christie
March 7, 2019 -- The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins
April 4, 2019 -- Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman
May 2, 2019 -- Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
June 6, 2019 -- In Pieces, Sally Field
July 4, 2019 -- No Book Group due to holiday
August 1, 2019 -- A House Without Windows, Nadia Hashimi
September 5, 2019 -- The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje
October 3, 2019 -- Outlander, Diana Gabaldon
November 7, 2019 -- The Lost City of Z, David Grann
December 5, 2019 -- A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
Our Book Group meets the first Thursday of every month at 6:30 PM. New members and visitors are always welcome!
Held at the Morton Public Library at 315 W. Pershing St in Morton, IL
Contact Tahdra for more information: TahdraT@mortonlibrary.org
NPL Book Club at the Normal Public Library, 206 West College Avenue, Normal meets on the 3rd Wednesday every other month
January 16 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Hinton
March 20 - Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
May 15 - The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
July 17 - I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
September 18 - The President is Missing by Bill Clinton & James Patterson
November 20 - The Gift by Richard Paul Evans
Contact Pixie for more information: jfischer at normalpl.org
We meet the 1st Monday of the month at 2 and 6:45 (same book both times) I ORDER 35 BOOKS EACH MONTH (sorry to deplete the supply)
January - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
February - As Bright As Heaven
March - Rebecca
April - Educated by Tara Westover
May -
June - The Stars Are Fire
Meet at the Pleasant Plains location on the 4th Thursday of each month @ 7 pm
All are welcome
ABC book club
Meets at Ashland location on the third Tuesday of each month @ 6:30pm
Bookies--meet in the Library on the first Wednesday of each month at 1:30 PM
Renaissance Readers--meet in the library on the second Tuesday of each month at 10:15 AM
All Over the Page--meets at local restaurants on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM
Unshelved--meets in the library on the second Wednesday of each month at 1:00 PM
Pardon our Youth--meets in the library on the third Monday of each month at 6:00 PM. This is an adult group reading Young Adult titles.
Literary Angles--meet at the library on the third Tuesday each month at 1:30 PM
Third Thursday Bookclub -- Meet at Eli's coffee shop in Tremont at 12:30PM on the third Thursday of each month.
Young Adult Book Club -- Meets at Eli's coffee shop in Tremont at 7pm on the third Tuesday of each month.
January BYO Book (Swap Reading Recommendations with Others)
February Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
March
April
May Educated by Tara Westover
We meet the second Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM in the Main library study rooms. (We do not meet during June/July, due to Summer Reading.)
Meet at One Eleven Coffee at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month
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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