Book Clubs

Tea Time Book Club

It's tea time at the library! This month's book selection The Fault in Our Stars by John Green will be discussed on Sunday, May 5 at 2:30 p.m. at the Dr. James Carlson Library.

Tea and dessert will be provided. Feel free to bring a favorite tea cup. No registration is required – just be ready for a great discussion! Ask at the Carlson Information Desk for each month’s book. For more information, contact Jenilee at jkanenwisher@cityoffargo.com.

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Northport Classics Book Club

If you love "the classics" or just never got around to reading them, join the Northport Classics Book Club for an informal discussion the third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Northport branch.

This month's selection is Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy and will meet on Wednesday, May 15. For more information, contact Lori West at lwest@cityoffargo.com or 701-476-5977.

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Current History Book Club

Have a love of history and want to talk to others who feel the same? Current History Book Club will meet Tuesday, May 28 at 7 p.m. to discuss Fargo Rock City by Chuck Klosterman.

The Current History Book Club meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Main Library.  The book club will resume in the fall. For copies of the titles or more information, please contact Tim Dirks at tdirks@cityoffargo.com. 

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Friends of the Fargo Public Library Book Talk

Mark your calendars for the Book Talk sessions this fall. Coordinated by the Friends of the Fargo Public Library, Book Talk meets at the downtown Main Library on the second Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. from September through May. Join us Thursday, May 9 at 10 a.m. to discuss Zoli by Colum McCann.

Past and upcoming dates and titles for Book Talk:

October 11, 2012- The Giver by Lois Lowry
November 8, 2012- The Great Santini by Pat Conroy
December 13, 2012- Bold Spirit by Linda Hunt
January 10, 2013- Stolen Lives by Malika Oufkin
February 14, 2013- The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
March 14, 2013- The Man in the Rockefeller Suit by Mark Seal
April 11, 2013- The Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver
May 9, 2013- Zoli by Colum McCann