Ames Free Library

"Where the Community Connects"

The Ames Free Library will be closed on Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day.

Book Clubs

 
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 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
     

 Her Hidden Genius

by Marie Benedict

 Olga Dies Dreaming

by Xochitl Gonzalez

 The Family Next Door

by Sally Hepworth

April 10 and 12  May 8 and 10  June 12 and 14
     

 Now Is Not the Time to Panic

by Kevin Wilson

 Between Two Kingdoms

by Suleika Jaouad

 This Tender Land

by William Kent Krueger

 July 12

(Wednesday ONLY in July)

August 9

(Wednesday ONLY in August)
September 11 and 13
     
 Bring Your Own Book Bring Your Own Book 

Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

 

 October 11 and 16* November 8 and 13 December 11 and 13
     
 Mad Honey

by Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan

Travels with Charley

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
   
 Her Hidden Genius

by Marie Benedict

 Olga Dies Dreaming

by Xochitl Gonzalez

 The Family Next Door

by Sally Hepworth

April 13 May 11

June 8

Now Is Not the Time to Panic

by Kevin Wilson

Between Two Kingdoms

by Suleika Jaouad

This Tender Land

by William Kent Krueger

 July 13

August 10

 September 14

 

Bring Your Own Book

Bring Your Own Book

Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

October 12

November 9

December 14

 

Mad Honey

by Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan

Travels with Charley

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
   
 The Marlow Murder Club
by Robert Thorogood
 A Map of the Dark
by Karen Ellis
 The Bangalore Detectives Club
by Harini Nagendra
April 27 May 25  June 29
     
 Gone for Good
by Joanna Schaffhausen
 The Eighth Sister
by Robert Dugoni
 Portrait of a Thief
by Grace D. Li
 July 27  August 31  September 28
     
 The Appeal
by Janice Hallett
 Thin Ice
by Paige Shelton
 This Might Hurt
by Stephanie Wrobel
 October 26 November 30  December 28
     
 The Bandit Queens
by Parini Shroff
 The Banker's Wife
by Cristina Alger
 Winter at the Door
by Sarah Graves

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
     
 Boy Erased
by Garrard Conley
 Unbroken
by Laura Hillenbrand
 Dark Tide
by Stephen Puleo
 April 13 May 11  June 8
     
 Empire of Pain
by Patrick Radden Keefe
 A City So Grand
by Stephen Puleo
 Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson
July 13 August 10 September 14
The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson
Bunker Hill
by Nathaniel Philbrick
Washington: A Life
by Ron Chernow
October 12 November 9 December 14
The Outlaw Ocean
by Ian Urbina
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
     
 Informational  The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo
 Ghost
by Jason Reynolds
 April 26  May 24  June 28
     
 Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret
by Judy Blume
 Pax
by Sarah Pennypacker
 Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Mongomery
 July 26  August 23  September 27
     
 Keeper
by Kathi Appelt
 Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbitt
 Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
 October 25  November 29*  December 27
     
 Amari and the Night Brothers
by B.B. Alston
 I Can Make This Promise
by Christine Day
 Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott