Book Groups

We offer a variety of book groups for adults, and everyone is welcome to join, even if you don’t have a Bailey Library card. Please note that book requests through our interlibrary loan lending program are available to Bailey cardholders only. If you don’t have a a Bailey card, your local library will be happy to request a copy of the book.

Title Waves

Join us on the third Friday of every month for a lively discussion with the Title Waves book club. Each month we choose a recent notable fiction title to read and discuss. For more information including this month’s title and to sign up to participate, please email adult librarian Michael Stanley at mstanley@baileylibrary.org.

January Book / "Three Days in June" by Anne Tyler

February Book / “Lawn Boy” by Jonathan Evison

March book / “Absolution” by Alice McDermott

Bailey Fright Club

Looking for a spooky reading group? Join our Bailey Fright Club, Bailey Library’s horror book club. We meet on the first Saturday of each month to discuss a chilling read, ranging from timeless classics to modern horror favorites. If you’re interested in joining or would like more information, email Michael at mstanley@baileylibrary.org.

January Book / “The Only Good Indians” by Stephen Graham Jones

February book / “What Moves the Dead” by T. Kingfisher

March book / “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson

Crooked House

Join us on the third Saturday of each month for a social hour with Shane Billings dissecting the work of Agatha Christie, the bestselling novelist of all time. Each month a different specific work of the Queen of Mystery will be picked for the group to read and then discuss. Email sbillings@baileylibrary.org for more information.