UPL Book Groups
Book Group Selections 2019-2020
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. 10, 2019 | Orphan Train (2013) | Christina Baker Kline |
| Oct. 1 | Educated: A Memoir (2018) | Tara Westover |
| Nov. 5 | Midnight in Peking (2012) | Paul French |
| Dec. 3 | Plainsong (1999) | Kent Haruf |
| Jan. 7, 2020 | Go Set a Watchman (2015) | Harper Lee |
| Feb. 4 | Gilead (2006) | Marilynne Robinson |
| Mar. 3 | Lost In Shangrila (2011) | Mitchell Zukoff |
| Apr. 7* | Zuleikha (2019) | Guzel Yakhina |
| May 5 | Where the Crawdads Sing (2018) | Delia Owens |
| June 2 | Straight Man (1997) | Richard Russo |
*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.
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 | Bonomo's Dari Creme |
| August 28 | Infinity Net: The Autobiography of Yayoi Kusama | Yayoi Kusama | Brimfield Farm Winery |
| September 25 | The Woman in the Window | A. J. Finn | Tony's of Washington Mills |
| October 30 | The Phantom of the Opera | Gaston Leroux | Apsara Restaurant |
| 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.