The Ames Free Library has book clubs for readers of all ages!
Click on a book club name below to learn more about the club's reading list, meeting schedule, and more.
Book Clubs
Book Clubs for Adults
AFL Book Club
AFL Book Club
Meets every month, on the 2nd Monday at 6:30 p.m. & the 2nd Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. (except where noted*). See specific event dates for location information.
We welcome all new members! Subscribe to the "AFL Book Club" e-newsletter to receive book club reminders, updates, and meeting invitations. Copies of each month’s selection will be made available for check-out at the Circulation Desk. Click on the titles below for information on availability of digital editions.
| January 9 and 11 | February 8 and 13 | March 8 and 13 |
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by Marie Benedict |
by Xochitl Gonzalez |
by Sally Hepworth |
| April 10 and 12 | May 8 and 10 | June 12 and 14 |
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by Kevin Wilson |
by Suleika Jaouad |
by William Kent Krueger |
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(Wednesday ONLY in July)
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(Wednesday ONLY in August)
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September 11 and 13 |
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| Bring Your Own Book | Bring Your Own Book |
by Bonnie Garmus
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| October 11 and 16* | November 8 and 13 | December 11 and 13 |
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| Mad Honey
by Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan |
by John Steinbeck |
Small World
by Laura Zigman |
Frothingham Hall Book Club
Frothingham Hall Book Club
(formerly the Council on Aging Book Club)
Meets the 2nd Thursday of every month at 2:00 p.m.
Monthly meetings will take place at Frothingham Hall, located at 15 Barrows Street.
| January 12 | February 9 | March 9 |
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| Her Hidden Genius
by Marie Benedict |
Olga Dies Dreaming
by Xochitl Gonzalez |
by Sally Hepworth |
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by Kevin Wilson |
by Suleika Jaouad |
by William Kent Krueger |
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| Bring Your Own Book |
Bring Your Own Book |
by Bonnie Garmus |
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| Mad Honey
by Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan |
by John Steinbeck |
Small World
by Laura Zigman |
Mystery Book Club
Mystery Book Club
Meets the last Thursday of every month at 3:00 p.m. in the Queset House
We welcome all new members! Subscribe to the "Mystery Book Club" e-newsletter to receive book club reminders, updates, and meeting invitations. Click on the titles below for information on availability of digital editions.
| January 26 | February 23 | March 30 |
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| The Marlow Murder Club
by Robert Thorogood
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A Map of the Dark
by Karen Ellis
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The Bangalore Detectives Club
by Harini Nagendra
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| April 27 | May 25 | June 29 |
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| Gone for Good
by Joanna Schaffhausen
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The Eighth Sister
by Robert Dugoni
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Portrait of a Thief
by Grace D. Li
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| July 27 | August 31 | September 28 |
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| The Appeal
by Janice Hallett
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Thin Ice
by Paige Shelton
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This Might Hurt
by Stephanie Wrobel
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| October 26 | November 30 | December 28 |
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| The Bandit Queens
by Parini Shroff
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The Banker's Wife
by Cristina Alger
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Winter at the Door
by Sarah Graves
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Nonfiction Book Club
Nonfiction Book Club
Meets the 2nd Thursday of every month at 6:00 p.m.
We welcome all new members! Click on the titles below for information on availability of digital editions.
| January 12 | February 9 | March 9 |
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| Boy Erased by Garrard Conley
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Unbroken
by Laura Hillenbrand
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Dark Tide
by Stephen Puleo
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| April 13 | May 11 | June 8 |
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| Empire of Pain
by Patrick Radden Keefe
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A City So Grand
by Stephen Puleo
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Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson
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| July 13 | August 10 | September 14 |
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| The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson
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Bunker Hill
by Nathaniel Philbrick
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Washington: A Life
by Ron Chernow
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| October 12 | November 9 | December 14 |
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| The Outlaw Ocean
by Ian Urbina
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Title TBD
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Title TBD
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Young at Heart Book Club
Young at Heart Book Club
Meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm. (except where noted*)
Recapture the comfort, hope, and joy of your happiest childhood days spent reading. Join our brand-new book club for adults! We'll revisit old classics, find new favorites, and discover the unexpected, intellectual thrill of Children's Literature.
| January 25 | February 22 | March 22 |
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| Informational | The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo
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Ghost
by Jason Reynolds
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| April 26 | May 24 | June 28 |
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| Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret
by Judy Blume
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Pax
by Sarah Pennypacker
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Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Mongomery
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| July 26 | August 23 | September 27 |
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| Keeper
by Kathi Appelt
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Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbitt
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Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
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| October 25 | November 29* | December 27 |
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| Amari and the Night Brothers
by B.B. Alston
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I Can Make This Promise
by Christine Day
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Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
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