Book Clubs
 The library sponsors four adult book clubs and one teen book
club. New members are always welcome in all clubs!
The Bottle of Wine Book Club usually meets
the last Wednesday of the month at 7 PM.
Selections are listed below. Please contact Susan Million for more
information and location details at (512) 266-8630.
The Classics Book Club usually
meets the second Monday of every other month at 1 PM at 1 PM at Panera Bread in
the Hill Country Galleria. Upcoming selections are
listed below. For more
information, contact Edie Tonnesen at (512)
264-3022.
The Friends Book Club meets the first
Tuesday of each month at 10 AM at Lake Travis United
Methodist Church (1502 Ranch Road 620 North).
The club takes a break in July and August and will
reconvene the first Tuesday in September. For more
information about the group, please contact Joanne
Hough at (512) 921-3660.
The Glass of Wine Book Club
usually meets the
last Monday of the month at 7 PM. Selections
are listed below. Contact Helen Kott at (512)
382-1227 for more information about the group and
meeting location.
The Teen Book Club meets periodically on
Sunday afternoons at 4 PM. See
Teen Programs for more
information or call (512) 263-2885.
Upcoming Selections for the Bottle of Wine Book Club
| Date |
Titles |
Authors |
| August 25 |
Half Broke Horses |
Jeannette Walls |
| September 22 |
A Reliable Wife |
Robert Goolrick |
| October 27 |
Post-American World |
Fareed Zakaria |
Upcoming Selections for the Classics Book Club
| Date |
Titles |
Authors |
| September 13 |
The Chosen |
Chaim Potok |
| November 8 |
A Room with a View |
E.M. Forster |
| January 10 |
Don Quixote |
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra |
Upcoming
Selections for the Friends Book Club
| Date |
Titles |
Authors |
Leader |
| September 7 |
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand |
Helen Simonson |
Sandy |
| October 5 |
Three Cups of Tea |
Greg Mortenson |
Pat |
| November 2 |
Saturday |
Ian McEwan |
Jeanie |
| December 7 |
The Moonflower Vine |
Jetta Carleton |
Dorothy |
| January 4 |
Catcher in the Rye |
J.D. Salinger |
Susan |
| February 1 |
The Stone Diaries |
Carol Shields |
Eileen |
| March 1 |
The Help |
Kathryn Stockett |
Carolyn |
| April 5 |
Lake Shore Limited |
Sue Miller |
Shirley |
| May 3 |
Now They Call Me Infidel and/or Abraham: A
Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths |
Nonie Darwish/Bruce Feiler |
Joanne |
| Alternate |
Wildflower |
Mark Seal |
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Upcoming
Selections for the Glass of Wine Book Club
| Date |
Titles |
Authors |
| August 2 |
The Namesake and/or The Reluctant Fundamentalist |
Jhumpa Lahiri/Mohsin Hamid |
| August 30 |
The Glass Castle and Half Broke Horses |
Jeannette Walls |
Here are some titles that have been popular with book clubs in
the area:
- Little Bee by Chris Cleave
- Lit by Mary Karr
- March by Geraldine Brooks
- Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup
- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by
Mary Ann Barrows and Annie Barrows
- I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
- The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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