UPL Book Groups
Book Group Selections 2016-2017
The Utica Public Library Book Group meets on the first Tuesday of every month in the Music Room at 11:00 AM.
| Date | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 6, 2016 | Frankenstein (1818) | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley |
| Oct. 4 | Pictures At An Exhibition (2010) | Sara Houghteling |
| Nov. 1 | The Light in the Ruins (2013) | Chris Bohjalian |
| Dec. 6 | The Widow of the South (2005) | Robert Hicks |
| Jan. 3, 2017 | Everything I Never Told You (2014) | Celeste Ng |
| Feb. 7 | Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X (2003) | Deborah Davis |
| Mar. 7 | Before I Go To Sleep (2011) | S. J. Watson |
| Apr. 4* | The Fortunate Pilgrim (1964) | Mario Puzo |
| May 2 | Elizabeth Street (2010) | Laurie Fabiano |
| June 6 | The Boys in the Boat (2015) | Daniel James Brown |
*All meetings begin at 11:00 A.M. except for April when the meeting starts at 10:30 A.M.
Questions? E-mail or call Sara Billman at (315) 735-2279.
New Members Are Welcome.
The Next Chapter Book Club is a book club for adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities established by the Nisonger Center of Ohio State University in 2002. Our local affiliate is a partnership between the Utica Public Library and area disability organizations.
Learn more about The Next Chapter Book Club.
For more information, e-mail or call Heidi McManus at (315) 735-2279.
Cafe Chats is a Utica Public Library book club that meets in local cafes on the last Wednesday of every month at 6:00 pm. This book group is geared towards millennials, but all are welcome to join.
2017 Schedule
| Date | Title | Author | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 | Pet Sematary | Stephen King | Cafe Domenico |
| June 28 | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | Tramontane Cafe |
| July 26 | Jurassic Park | Michael Crichton | Wanna Play Cafe |
| August 30 | A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle | Tramontane Cafe |
| September 27 | 1984 | George Orwell | TBA |
| October 25 | The Little Prince | Antoine de Saint-Exupery | TBA |
| November 29 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Erich Maria Remarque | TBA |
| December 27 | Blood and Chocolate | Annette Curtis Klause | TBA |
For more information or to register, e-mail or call Sarah Schultz at (315) 735-2279.