Welcome to the Ames Free Library's Book Clubs page! Use these links to jump to each club:
Ames Free Library Book Club | For the Love of Myth Discussion Group| Mystery Book Club | Ames Free Library Nonfiction Book Club|
Ames Free Library Book Club
Meets every month, on the 2nd Monday at 6:30 p.m. online & the 2nd Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Queset House.
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.
2022 Titles
*Denotes rescheduled date due to holiday
January 10 & 12 |
February 9 & 14 | March 9 & 14 |
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by Wiley Cash |
by Suzanne Simard |
by Chanel Cleeton |
May 9 & 11 | June 8 & 13 | |
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by Scott Ellsworth |
by Jill Santopolo |
by James Lee Burke |
July 13 | August 10 | September 12 & 14 |
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Bring Your Own Book |
Bring Your Own Book |
by Laura Dave |
October 12 & 17* | November 9 & 14 | December 12 & 14 |
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World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Anthony Bourdain |
by Louise Erdrich
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by Maeve Binchy
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For the Love of Myth Discussion Group
Meets the first Monday of every month at 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
We welcome all new members! Click on the titles below for information on availability of digital editions.
2022 Titles
*Denotes rescheduled date due to holiday
May 2 | June 6 | July 11 |
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Translated by Robert Fitzgerald |
by Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers |
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August 1 | September 12 | October 3 |
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by Margaret Atwood |
by Madeline Miller |
by Stephen Mitchell |
November 7 | December 5 | |
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by Yann Martel |
by Neil Gaiman |
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Mystery Book Club
Meets the last Thursday of every month at 3:00 p.m.
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.
2022 Titles
*Denotes rescheduled date due to holiday
Ames Free Library Nonfiction Book Club
Meets the second 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.
2022 Titles
*Denotes rescheduled date due to holiday
May 12 | June 9 | July 14 |
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Event Cancelled |
by Dean Jobb |
by Tilar J. Mazzeo |
August 11 | September 8 | October 13 |
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TBD |
by Maureen Callahan |
by Axton Betz-Hamilton |
November 10 | December 8 | |
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by John Glatt |
by Garrard Conley |
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