Book Clubs
Request your copy of the books online through CountyCat, call the library at (414) 321-9595, or stop at the Reference Desk.
Adult Book Discussion
Second Wednesday of the Month, 7:00-8:00 PM
November 8, January 10, February 14, March 13, April 10, May 8
For the Zoom meeting link contact Emily at emilya@greenfieldwi.us or (414) 321-9595 ext. 4106.
January 10: Book Report! Choose a book you recently read and enjoyed to present to the group.
February 14: Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. Reichert
March 13: The Fraud by Zadie Smith
April 10: West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
May 8: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
History Book Club
Fourth Tuesday of the Month, 7:00-8:00 PM
November 28, January 23, February 27, March 26, April 23, May 28
The History Book Club is a critical, yet social conversation for those who enjoy learning about and discussing history. All are welcome, even those who did not read but enjoy history! Contact Phil at phils@greenfieldwi.us or (414) 321-9595 ext. 4116 for more details and to register.
November 28: BOOK REPORT! Read a History Book and Present It to the Group! (Starts at 6:30 PM)
January 23: Battle of Ink and Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media by Darrell Hartman
February 27: Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind’s Greatest Invention by Ben Wilson
March 26: 1812: The War That Forged a Nation by Walter Borneman
April 23: Leonardo and The Last Supper by Ross King
May 28: The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan
License to Thrill Book Club
Third Thursdays of the Month, 7:00-8:00 PM
January 18, February 15, March 21, April 18, May 16 (Please note: the November meeting has been cancelled.)
Who says reading can’t get your heart racing? Join us as we explore the wide world of thriller and suspense literature. Contact Kenny at kennys@greenfieldwi.us or (414) 321-9595 ext. 4118 with any questions.
January 18: Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
February 15: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
March 21: The Golden Gate by Amy Chua
April 18: Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapina
May 16: Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
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Bright Young Women
by Jessica Knoll
The book opens on a Saturday night in 1978, hours before a soon-to-be-infamous murderer descends upon a Florida sorority house with deadly results. The lives of those who survive, including sorority president and key witness...
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Everyone Here is Lying
by Shari Lapina
Welcome to Stanhope. A safe neighborhood. A place for families. On the surface, William Wooler is a family man. But he's been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road.
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The Golden Gate
by Amy Chua
A sweeping, evocative, and compelling historical thriller that paints a vibrant portrait of a California buffeted by the turbulent crosswinds of a world at war and a society about to undergo massive change.
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The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides
Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas.
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Crook Manifesto
by Colson Whitehead
It s 1971. Trash piles up on the streets, crime is at an all-time high, the city is careening towards bankruptcy, and a shooting war has broken out between the NYPD and the Black Liberation Army.
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Tom Lake
by Ann Patchett
Recalling the past at her daughters' request, Lara tells the story of a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance, which causes her daughters to examine their own lives and reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
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West with Giraffes
by Lynda Rutledge
'Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes ... ' Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave.
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The Fraud
by Zadie Smith
It is 1873. Mrs. Eliza Touchet is the Scottish housekeeper-and cousin by marriage-of a once-famous novelist, now in decline, William Ainsworth, with whom she has lived for thirty years. Mrs. Touchet is a woman of many interests...
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Kindred Spirits Supper Club
by Amy E. Reichert
Jobless and forced home to Wisconsin, journalist Sabrina Monroe can tolerate reunions with frenemies and kisses from old boyfriends but not the literal ghosts that greet her in this heartwarming tale of the power of love and connection.
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The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
by Denise Kiernan
This is the story of the young women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who unwittingly played a crucial role in one of the most...
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