Stratford Young Adult Book Club: “The Book Thief” by Marcus Zusa
May 9. Set in 1939 Nazi Germany, this beloved novel is about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. Join in person or virtually. 5:30 p.m. 715-687-4420. [MCPL Stratford]
Marathon City Book Club: “The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio” by Terry Ryan
May 13. A mom in the 1950s enters a variety of contests to keep her family afloat financially. New members are always welcome – stop at the branch to pick up your copy. 5:45 p.m. 715-443-2775. [MCPL Marathon City]
Edgar Book Club: “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova
May 14. Join other book lovers for an engaging discussion each month of a variety of books. A Harvard professor grapples with her diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Noon. 715-352-3155. [MCPL Edgar]
Hatley Book Club: “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt
May 14. An aquarium custodian working the night shift forms and unlikely bond with a giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus. The group meets outside if possible. 1 p.m. 715-446-3537. [MCPL Hatley]
Athens Book Club: “A Flicker in the Dark” by Stacy Willingham
May 14. Join us at our Athens Branch each month to discuss a variety of books with other literary enthusiasts and our branch staff. Incidents 20 years apart in which girls go missing rattles a Louisiana woman. 2 p.m. 715-257-7292. [MCPL Athens]
Stratford Book Club: “Things I Wish I Told My Mother” by Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo with James Patterson
May 15. Join the Stratford Branch staff and fellow readers for a wonderful book club discussion in May. A mother and daughter on vacation in Paris unpack a lifetime of secrets and hopes—with a giant Pattersonian twist at the end. 1 p.m. 715-687-4420. [MCPL Stratford]
Mosinee Book Club: “The Boardwalk Bookshop” by Susan Mallery
May 20. When fate brings three strangers to a charming space for lease on the California coast, the Boardwalk Bookshop is born. But while their business is thriving, their personal lives are not. 2 p.m. 715-693-2144. [MCPL Mosinee]
As the Page Turns Book Club: “The Girl Who Wrote in Silk” by Kelli Estes
May 20. Discuss a variety of books in Spencer at the As the Page Turns book club. May’s selection follows a woman is captivated by a stitched piece of fabric hidden in her aunt’s island estate. 5:45 p.m. 715-359-3996. [MCPL Spencer]
Rothschild Book Club: “Echo Mountain” by Lauren Wolk
May 22. Join the Rothschild Branch staff and fellow book lovers each month for a discussion of a variety of books – new and old, fiction and nonfiction. This month features Lauren Wolk’s 2020 novel. 11 a.m. 715-359-6208. [MCPL Rothschild]
