The Hampstead Public Library hosts 2 book discussion groups regularly:
- The Third Thursday Book Club meets at 1 pm year round. They read fiction and the occasional non-fiction title. This group normally holds their discussion in the 2nd floor meeting room but has been meeting via Zoom online. See adult events calendar for specifics.
- The Non-Fiction Book Group meets September through June on the 1st Tuesday at 1 pm. This group usually holds their discussion in the Judi Crowley Seminar Room. More information about meetings in the fall to come.
All are welcome to join either group at any time. Books are available for check-out to HPL cardholders 1 month before the discussion date and will have a due date after the discussion.
Third Thursday Book Club
Date: Feb. 18, 2021
Book: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Date: March 18, 2021
Book: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
Date: April 15, 2021
Book: To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway
Date: May 20, 2021
Book: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
Date: June 17, 2021
Book: The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
Non-Fiction Book Group
Date: Feb. 2, 2021
Book: Never Caught: the Washington's Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slame Ono Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Date: March 2, 2021
Book: Evicted: Poverty & Profit in the American CIty by Matthew Desmond
Date: April 6, 2021
Book: Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink
Date: May 4, 2021
Book: A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Date: June 1, 2021
Book: Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II by Lynne Olson
NO Nonfiction Book Club Meetings in July & August
Date: September 7, 2021
Book: Caste: the Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Date: October 5, 2021
Book: Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose
Description & Links to the Upcoming Discussion Titles