UPL Book Groups
Book Group Selections 2018-2019
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. 4 2018 | Invisible Man (1947) | Ralph Ellison |
| Oct. 2 | A Man Called Ove (2014) | Fredrik Backman |
| Nov. 6 | The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane (2017) | Lisa See |
| Dec. 4 | The Woman in the Window (2018) | A. J. Finn |
| Jan. 15, 2019** | The Husband's Secret (2013) | Liane Moriarty |
| Feb. 5 | Georgia: a novel of Georgia O'Keefe (2016) | Dawn Tripp |
| Mar. 5 | Nomadland (2017) | Jessica Bruder |
| Apr. 2* | The Unexpected President: Chester A. Arthur-his life and times (2017) | Scott S. Greenberger |
| May 7 | The Road to Wellville (1993) | T. C. Boyle |
| June 4 | Mohawk (1986) | Richard Russo |
*All meetings begin at 11:00 A.M. except for April when the meeting starts at 10:30 A.M.
**Note that in January, we will meet on the Third Tuesday.
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.
2019 Schedule
| Date | Title | Author | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 30 | Tenth of December: Stories | George Saunders | Tiny's Grill |
| February 27 | The Nightingale | Kristin Hannah | Cafe Florentine |
| March 27 | I Kill Giants | Joe Kelly | Apsara Restaurant |
| April 24 | Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking | Susan Cain | Cafe Florentine |
| May 29 | The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure: The "Good Parts" Version, Abridged | William Goldman | Wanna Play Cafe |
| June 26 | Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda | Becky Albertalli | Cafe Domenico |
| July 31 | The Phantom Tollbooth | Norton Juster | TBD |
| August 28 | Infinity Net: The Autobiography of Yayoi Kusama | Yayoi Kusama | TBD |
| September 25 | The Woman in the Window | A. J. Finn | TBD |
| October 30 | The Phantom of the Opera | Gaston Leroux | TBD |
| November 20 | I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream | Harlan Ellison | TBD |
For more information or to register, e-mail or call Sarah Schultz at (315) 735-2279.