Reader's Circle is a library-sponsored book club meeting on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 7:00 p.m.

Open to all adult readers, we read one book per month and feature a variety of adult fiction, and sometimes include a biography that reads like narrative fiction. The bookclub meetings are about one hour. Author visits and special events may be scheduled.


JANUARY
March by Geraldine Brooks *or* your choice of a historical novel about the Civil War.
Join us for a special program at Biane Library & tour the travelling Lincoln Exhibit.
From the beloved classic, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Geraldine Brooks writes about Mr. March, the absent father who has gone off to War leaving behind his wife and daughters, tackling the moral complexity of the Civil War as an idealistic Union chaplain. A Pulitzer Prize winning novel.
Meeting date: Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 7 p.m.
At the Archibald Library




FEBRUARY
The Color Purple by Alice Walker *or* your choice to celebrate Black History Month
The story of two sisters, one a missionary in Africa, the other a child wife struggling with life in the South. They remain loyal to each other across time, distance, and silence. A Pultizer prize winning classic of American literature, rich with passion, pain, inspiration and the indomitable love of life.
Meeting date: Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 7 p.m.
At the Archibald Library





MARCH
The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar *or* another novel about India
A novel exploring the class divide in Bombay through the relationship of an upperclass woman and her servant. Sera and Bhima always shared a bond that transcended class and race; a bond shared by two women whose fate always seemed to rest in the hands of others, just outside their control. A beautiful tale of tragedy and hope.
Meeting date: Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 7 p.m.
At the Archibald Library





APRIL
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick *or* another psychological novel
With echoes of Wuthering Heights and Rebecca, Robert Goolrick's intoxicating debut novel delivers a classic tale of suspenseful seduction, set in a world that seems to have gone temporarily off its axis. successful businessman, stands alone on a train platform waiting for the woman who answered his newspaper advertisement for "a reliable wife." But when Catherine Land steps off the train from Chicago, she's not the "simple, honest woman" that Ralph is expecting.
Meeting date: Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 7 p.m.
At the Archibald Library



MAY
Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Look for upcoming programs & displays during “California Reads!”. California Reads! is a community-wide reading program.
A memoir of life during World War II for a Japanese American girl and her family. Jeanne Wakatsuki was a native born American citizen who was sent to live at Manzanar with her family.
Meeting date: Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 7 p.m.
At the Archibald Library