Join a Book Discussion Group at Your Nearest Local Library!

The Charles County Public Library offers book discussion groups in two of our branches. All are welcome. Anyone interested in joining can contact their library with the information below or visit the reference desk at their nearest branch.

La Plata Book Discussion Group:
The La Plata Book Group meets at 7:00 pm on the second Thursday of every month.  Contact the group at jaustin@somd.lib.md.us or visit the La Plata reference desk to put a hold on a club book.  Our books for the next few months will be:

May 8: "Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

June 12: "My Antonia" by Willa Cather

July 10: "The Zookeeper's Wife" by Diane Ackerman

August 14: "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Waldorf Book Discussion Group:
The Adult Book Discussion Group meets the first Saturday of every month from 9:30 - 10:30 AM.  Anyone interested in joining the Waldorf Book Discussion group can call  301-645-2864 or email us at pdbrownref@ccplonline.org with your library card number and we will place a copy of the book on reserve for you.  Our books for the next few months will be:

May 3: "Airframe" by Michael Crichton

June 7: "The Color of Water" by James McBride

July 5: "Fried Green Tomatoes" by Fannie Flagg

August 2: "The Good Earth" by Pearl Buck

Waldorf’s The Jane Austen Book Club: A Classic Encounter.

What is all the fuss and excitement about Jane Austen? Come to the Jane Book Discussion in Waldorf and find out! Austen wrote over 200 years ago but her popularity only continues to grow. Numerous film versions of her books and life have recently been released. Anyone interested call 301-645-2864 or contact cthornley@somd.lib.md.us with your library card number to reserve a book. Come for an unforgettable, classic encounter! Our meeting will be:

Sunday, April 13: Organizational meeting with the theme “If Jane Austen was on Myspace or Facebook”. Austen’s background and books will be discussed.

Sunday, May 4: Northanger Abbey

There will be no meeting during the summer. In September, Pride and Prejudice will be the book of the month.