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 - after hours in the Great Room. Enter through the back door with stairs going up.
![4 - April - Lessons in Chemistry.jpg 4 - April - Lessons in Chemistry.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/4-april-lessons-in-chemistry.jpg/@@images/4250f212-b9df-42e1-9980-ff5d3df220fa.jpeg)
April 2, 2024
Lessons in Chemistry
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![5 - May - The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell.jpg 5 - May - The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/5-may-the-extraordinary-life-of-sam-hell.jpg/@@images/12965283-ae88-4627-bec3-2bb03a139f4d.jpeg)
May 7, 2024
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
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![6 - June - The House is on Fire.jpg 6 - June - The House is on Fire.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/6-june-the-house-is-on-fire.jpg/@@images/1ab28773-ee2c-473a-9680-ab097736dd43.jpeg)
June 4, 2024
The House is on Fire
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![7 - July - The Secret Book of Flora Lea.jpg 7 - July - The Secret Book of Flora Lea.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/7-july-the-secret-book-of-flora-lea.jpg/@@images/cb0bd3d1-6281-4588-a380-2af3b2dff7a8.jpeg)
July 2, 2024
The Secret Book of Flora
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![8 - August - The Seven of Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna.jpg 8 - August - The Seven of Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/8-august-the-seven-of-eight-deaths-of-stella-fortuna.jpg/@@images/d89deb71-87e9-4152-8c2d-68421df74df4.jpeg)
August 6, 2024
The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
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![9 - September - Weyward.jpg 9 - September - Weyward.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/9-september-weyward.jpg/@@images/be06c0f9-6a68-49d3-9ff0-db9cec2e379d.jpeg)
September 2, 2024
Weyward
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Past Book Club Selections, since October 2000
Just Another Book Club
- Monthly
- Third Wednesday of the month
- 10:00am - before hours in the Great Room. Enter through the back door with stairs going up.
![4 - April - The House of Eve.jpg 4 - April - The House of Eve.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/4-april-the-house-of-eve.jpg/@@images/14f0a694-1c2d-4a7f-bd60-8a7f66ff06fd.jpeg)
April 17, 2024
The House of Eve
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![5 - May - The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois.jpg 5 - May - The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/5-may-the-love-songs-of-w-e-b-du-bois.jpg/@@images/bc3499ad-440b-4ab1-abbf-e92ba7e7fc18.jpeg)
May 15, 2024
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
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![6 - June - The Paris Wife.jpg 6 - June - The Paris Wife.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/6-june-the-paris-wife.jpg/@@images/e12bd368-b746-405e-9d73-e8ce0aa401af.jpeg)
June 12, 2024
The Paris Wife
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![7 - July - Bel Canto.jpg 7 - July - Bel Canto.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/7-july-bel-canto.jpg/@@images/e36932d8-315c-4b26-926a-4ab9cbe3c543.jpeg)
July 17, 2024
Bel Canto
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![8 - August - Drowning.jpg 8 - August - Drowning.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/8-august-drowning.jpg/@@images/9b1d17f4-4706-48cd-832f-fc7fe3351d2a.jpeg)
August 21, 2024
Drowning
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![9 - September - The Sun Also Rises.jpg 9 - September - The Sun Also Rises.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/9-september-the-sun-also-rises.jpg/@@images/57e27acc-0da7-4f66-b4f3-083bc0111ab2.jpeg)
September 18, 2024
The Sun Also Rises
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Past Book Club Selections, since June 2022
True Crime Book Club
- Monthly
- First Thursday of the Month
- 6:00pm - after hours in the Great Room. Enter through the back door with stairs going up.
![4 - April - The Feather Thief.jpg 4 - April - The Feather Thief.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/4-april-the-feather-thief.jpg/@@images/4e70ad61-a3f0-4638-9866-e5289ab132ed.jpeg)
April 4, 2024
The Feather Thief
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![5 - May - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.jpg 5 - May - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/5-may-midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil.jpg/@@images/284c8e2d-3dce-4a51-b4bb-3bdd8d732dbb.jpeg)
May 2, 2024
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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![6 - June - Lost Girls_An Unsolved American Mystery.jpg 6 - June - Lost Girls_An Unsolved American Mystery.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/6-june-lost-girls_an-unsolved-american-mystery.jpg/@@images/7dcb4cd2-4b25-407b-8604-087de2e777ed.jpeg)
June 6, 2024
Lost Girls
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![7 - July - The Indifferent Stars Above.jpg 7 - July - The Indifferent Stars Above.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/7-july-the-indifferent-stars-above.jpg/@@images/72dcb66c-4b94-44e1-90cc-e0f4a2302045.jpeg)
July 11, 2024
The Indifferent Stars Above
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![8 - August - Missoula_Rape and The Justice System in a Small Town.jpg 8 - August - Missoula_Rape and The Justice System in a Small Town.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/8-august-missoula_rape-and-the-justice-system-in-a-small-town.jpg/@@images/a84bd96b-fc42-43c8-b833-b8f17c39934d.jpeg)
August 1, 2024
Missoula
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![9 - September - A Stolen Life.jpg 9 - September - A Stolen Life.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/9-september-a-stolen-life.jpg/@@images/cdd32d27-f734-4b2d-a1bf-f5447a0daaa2.jpeg)
September 5, 2024
A Stolen Life
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Not Your Mother's Book Club
- Periodically
- For Teens and Young Adults
- Times vary
![July - The Grace Year.jpg July - The Grace Year.jpg](https://www.bethaltolibrary.org/adults/july-the-grace-year.jpg/@@images/c3a2bd5b-ac27-4401-8de1-917c87f4d3cf.jpeg)
July 14, 2023
The Grace Year
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Past Book Club Selections, since July 2023