Book Groups at the Library
Virtual, International Murder Mystery—we have something for everyone. Interested in starting a new book group? Let us know!
Virtual Book Club
This online book club meets on the third Saturday of the month at 4:00 p.m.
January 18 at 4 p.m.
How to Read A Book by Monica Wood
How to Read a Book is an unsparingly honest and profoundly hopeful story about letting go of guilt, seizing second chances, and the power of books to change our lives. With the heart, wit, grace, and depth of understanding that has characterized her work, Monica Wood illuminates the decisions that define a life and the kindnesses that make life worth living.
2025 Book Club Selections
January 18: How To Read A Book by Monica Wood
February 15: The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez
March 15: Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
April 19: The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl
May 17: Backyard bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
June 21: The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
July 19: The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
August 16: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawson
September 20: The Peach Seed by Anita Gail Jones
October 18: Someone Else’s Bucket List by Amy T Matthews
November 15: Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
December 20: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
You can request a book, or ebook from the Mid-Hudson library system. Please call the library with any questions: 845-657-2482
International Murder Mystery Book Club
This book club meets in person at the library on the 3rd Monday of each month at 2 p.m.
January 27 at 2 p.m.
Smilla’s Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg
When caustic Smilla Jaspersen discovers that her neighbor--a neglected six-year-old boy, and possibly her only friend--has died in a tragic accident, a peculiar intuition tells her it was murder. Unpredictable to the last page, Smilla's Sense of Snow is one of the most beautifully written and original crime stories of our time, a new classic.
2025 Book Club Selections
January 27: Smilla’s Sense of Snow– Peter Hoeg – Denmark
February 17: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman - England
March 17: Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Spain
April 21: In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall - Botswana
May 19: The Dance of the Seagull by Andrea Camillieri - Italy
June 16: The Pure of Heart by Susan Hill - England
July 21: The Fire Witness by Lars Kepler - Sweden
August 18: Bryant and May: The Lonely Hour by Christopher Fowler - England
September 15: The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vasquez - Brazil
October 20: Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent - England
November 17: Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill - Laos
December 15: Hold Your Breath China by Qiu Xialong - China