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Library Closed Monday, July 4The library will be closed on Monday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. Mask Requirements & New Library Hours
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| Date & Time | Discussion | Contact |
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| Wed June 8 @ 7 pm |
Wednesday Evening Book Group Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit STATUS: Meets in-person (Upper Level Conference Room) |
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| Mon June 13 @ 7 pm |
Nonfiction Book Discussion Group Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic by Ben Westoff STATUS: Meets on Zoom |
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| Tue June 14 @ 7 pm |
Great Books Foundation Discussion Series The Criterion of a Good Form of Government (from Considerations on Representative Government) by John Stuart Mill STATUS: Meets on Zoom |
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| Thurs July 7 @ 2 pm |
New Yorker Discussion Group
by Jia Tolentino STATUS: Meets on Zoom |
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| ** View ALL upcoming book discussions in our Library Calendar |
A "Great Books" discussion concentrating on literary classics (both traditional and modern) meeting at 7 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Open to all and no registration required. View the complete schedule (with book selections) for 2021-2022. (In November and December this group only meets once a month, on the 2nd Tuesday).
Come in, get cozy and enjoy a group discussion of some of the classic and lesser known authors of mystery and suspense from the Golden Age of Mysteries. Meetings will be held every other month.
The Nonfiction Book Discussion Group is tailored to curious readers who are interested in expanding their general knowledge of topics, writing styles, and forms across a variety of subject matters that include, but are not limited to: investigative journalism, technology, environmentalism and the outdoors, politics, science, and psychology. The group meets on the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend. View reading list for January-June 2002.
A discussion group for rising grades 6 through 8 held during the school year. Registration required; limited copies of the book are available at the Youth Services Desk each month. For more information please call 703-248-5034 (TTY 711) or stop by the Youth Services Desk.
Enjoy reading The New Yorker but wish you had someone to chat about it with? Drop into the monthly New Yorker reading group to share your thoughts on what you’ve read in a variety of articles. The group meets on the first Thursday of the month from 2-3 pm. Pick up the articles at the senior center or at the circulation desk of the Mary Riley Styles Public Library. A librarian will coordinate the discussions. (This group normally meets in the Falls Church Senior Center at 223 Little Falls Street.)
A general book discussion held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7 pm. Books are usually selected by the group 3 to 6 months in advance and alternate between fiction and nonfiction. Open to all and no registration required. Visit the Wednesday Evening Book Group website, which lists a complete schedule (with book selections) of upcoming discussions as well as additional info about the group.
A general book discussion held roughly every 6 weeks from September through June, usually on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Focuses on a variety of fiction and nonfiction titles selected in advance (over the summer) by the group. Open to all and no registration required. View the complete schedule (with book selections) for the 2021-2022.
All library book discussion groups meet in the library’s Conference Room (unless otherwise noted) and light refreshments are usually served.
Advance registration is required for the Middle School Book Club. Please call 703-248-5034 (TTY 711) or stop by the Youth Services Desk for more information.
A limited number of paperback copies of discussion books are available on a "first-come, first-serve" basis at the Circulation Desk or (for teen discussion groups) at the Youth Services Desk. You can also search our online catalog for any of the titles. And ebook and eaudiobook copies are frequently available in Overdrive.
Thinking about starting your own book club with friends? Check out the Book Club To Go Kits, which include 10 paperback copies of a book, discussion questions, and more!