Bethalto Public Library

BOOK CLUBS

The Bethalto Public Library has three Book Clubs. They are informal discussion groups. Copies of selected books may be checked out at the Library beginning approximately four weeks before the discussion date. Everyone is welcome.

Original Book Club

  • Monthly
  • First Tuesday of the month
  • 6:30pm - in the Great Room

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April 1, 2025

Lady Tan's Circle of Women

by Lisa See

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May 6, 2025

The Ferryman

by Justin Cronin

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June 3, 2025

Horse

by Geraldine Brooks

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July 1, 2025

The Only One Left

by Riley Sager

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August 5, 2025

The Homecoming

by Kate Morton

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September 2, 2025

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

by Gabrielle Zevin

Past Book Club Selections, since October 2000

Just Another Book Club

  • Monthly
  • Third Wednesday of the month
  • 10:00am - in the Great Room

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April 16, 2025

The Push

by Ashley Audrain

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May 21, 2025

Black Cake

by Charmaine Wilkerson

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June 18, 2025

Circe

by Madeline Miller

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July 16, 2025

Babel

by R.F. Kuang

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August 20, 2025

Nothing to See Here

by Kevin Wilson

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September 17, 2025

Good Material

by Dolly Alderton

Past Book Club Selections, since June 2022

True Crime Book Club

  • Monthly
  • First Thursday of the Month
  • 6:00pm - in the Little House. Enter through the ramp door at the back of the house.

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April 3, 2025

Killers of the Flower Moon

by David Grann

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May 1, 2025

Small Sacrifices

by Ann Rule

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June 5, 2025

My Story

by Elizabeth Smart

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July 3, 2025

My Time to Stand

by Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

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August 7, 2025

Furious Hours

by Casey Cep

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September 4, 2025

The Good Nurse

by Charles Graeber

Past Book Club Selections, since November 2023

Not Your Mother's Book Club

  • For Teens and Young Adults
  • This book club is not currently meeting. Please let us know if you have an interest in it.

Past Book Club Selections, since July 2023