All book club meetings have been suspended until further notice, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Please check back later on our home page for any updates.
Welcome to the Ames Free Library's Book Clubs page! We have a number of book clubs to suit many reading tastes:
Ames Free Library Book Club | Council on Aging Book Club | Mystery Book Club | Ames Free Library Nonfiction Book Club
Ames Free Library Book Club
Meets every month, except July & August, on the 2nd Monday at 6:30 pm and the 2nd Wednesday at 1:30 pm, Learning Commons at Queset House, 51 Main Street.
We welcome all new members! Subscribe to the "AFL Book Club" e-newsletter to receive book club reminders and updates.
2020 Titles
*Denotes rescheduled date due to holiday
| January 8 & 13 | February 10 & 12 | March 9 & 11 |
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by Imbolo Mbue |
by Min Jin Lee |
by Dani Shapiro |
| May 11 & 13 | June 8 & 10 | |
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by Colson Whitehead |
by Pam Jenoff |
by Michelle Obama |
| July | August | September 9 & 14 |
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| No AFL Book Club this month | No AFL Book Club this month |
by Lisa Wingate |
| October 14 & 19 | November 9 & 18* | December 9 & 14 |
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by Sy Montgomery |
by Fredrik Backman |
by Kathleen Rooney |
Council on Aging Book Club
Meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 1:00 pm, Frothingham Hall, 15 Barrows Street. We welcome all new members! Subscribe to the "Council on Aging Book Club" e-newsletter to receive book club reminders and updates.
2020 Titles - Please check back soon for additional titles!
*Denotes rescheduled date due to holiday
| January 28 | February 25 | March 24 |
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by Imbolo Mbue |
by Min Jin Lee |
by Dani Shapiro |
| May 26 | June 23 | |
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by Colson Whitehead |
by Pam Jenoff |
by Michelle Obama |
| July | August | September 22 |
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| No COA Book Club this month | No COA Book Club this month |
by Lisa Wingate |
| October 27 | November 24 | December 22 |
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by Sy Montgomery |
by Fredrik Backman |
by Kathleen Rooney |
Mystery Book Club
Meets the last Thursday of every month at 3:00 pm, 1st Floor Presentation Room, Queset House, 51 Main Street. We welcome all new members! Subscribe to the "Mystery Book Club" e-newsletter to receive book club reminders and updates.
2020 Titles
Mysteries from around the world!
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Italy |
Australia |
England |
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by Andrea Camilleri |
by Kerry Greenwood |
by Peter Robinson |
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Cuba |
Dominican Republic |
Canada |
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by Peggy Blair |
by Robert Kurson |
by Giles Blunt |
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Australia |
Nigeria |
India |
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MEMBERS' CHOICE - The Bat by Jo Nesbø |
by Oyinkan Braithwaite |
by Sujata Massey |
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United States |
Russia |
Greece |
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Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of His Rendezvous with American History by Yunte Huang |
by Sam Eastland |
by Jeffrey Siger |
Ames Free Library Nonfiction Book Club
Meets the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m., 1st Floor Presentation Room, Queset House, 51 Main Street. We welcome all new members!
2020 Titles - Please check back soon for additional titles!
| January 9 | February 13 | March 12 |
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by Tara Westover |
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali |
by Adrienne Brodeur |
| April 9 | May 14 | June 11 |
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
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by Michael Pollan
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The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates |
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The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel |
Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children's Literature as an Adult by Bruce Handy |
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeannette Winterson |
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by Jeannette Walls |
by Sy Montgomery |
by Dani Shapiro |
