Hotchkiss Library Book Group
A dedicated group of readers has been meeting in the Reading Room the first Tuesday of each month since 2000. We have read over 250 books together, both fiction and nonfiction. Every fall, we host a facilitated discussion series moderated by scholar Mark Scarbrough. All are welcome. Copies of books are available from the Library. Meetings are currently in-person in the Hayes Family Community Room. Be sure to check our frequently updated calendar for each month’s book pick.
Mark Scarbrough’s Memory in Story discussion series currently meets on Tuesdays at 3:30.
The Wilderness by Samantha Harvey (October 6)
Audition by Katie Kitamura (November 10)
Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov (December 15)
American History Book Club
Our American History Book Group, founded in the summer of 2019, has in-depth conversations about work covering a broad range of historical figures, events and movements. Meeting monthly, in-person on the third Thursday at 2 pm in the Reading Room. Be sure to check our frequently updated calendar for each month’s book pick.
The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan (October 15)
The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue by Mike Tidewell (November 19)
Reading with Deeper Eyes Book Group
A Book Group exploring the intersection of literature and spirituality. Led by Anne Cameron, retired psychologist and Presbyterian minister, we will read excellent literature (fiction and nonfiction; classic and current) to explore spiritual themes through the words of gifted writers. We will consider literature which touches on various traditions, as well as no formal tradition at all. Meets the last Monday of the month at 3:30 in the Buckley Family Conference Room.
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls & Clear by Carys Davies (October 26)
Up Home: One Girl’s Journey by Ruth Simmons (November 30)
The Time of the Child by Niall Williams (December 28)
The Guild: The Library’s New Volunteer Organization
The Guild was formed in Spring 2023 in anticipation of the reopening of the restored and expanded Library. Their volunteers were very helpful at the 25th Annual Sharon Summer Book Signing and at our grand opening celebrations. The Guild holds regular meetings and all are invited to learn more about how to support the Hotchkiss Library and to join the Guild and to attend their programming.
