The Wolfner Library Book Club
Wolfner's book club offers titles covering multiple genres for your reading pleasure. You will find selections from history, mystery, romance and suspense, just to name a few.
We encourage all members to participate in the live book club discussions held using the Zoom platform.
Don't want to discuss the book with others? That's okay, too. You can still join the club and enjoy the pre-selected titles.
How to Join the Club
1. Register at Wolfner Reads Registration or call the library at 800-392-2614.
2. Read the books that interest you and then...
- On the appointed Thursday, call or log in to the club's 2:00 p.m. Zoom meeting. Once everyone is on the line, we will discuss the book we have read.
Upcoming Titles
If you are a Wolfner patron, participate in our weekly book club by dialing in every Thursday at 2 p.m., or by using Zoom from a smart device. Here’s a list of upcoming featured books:
February 2025 Book Club Titles
February 6 — System Collapse by Martha Wells (DB117861)
"Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there's an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can't have the planet, they're sure as hell not leaving without something. If that something just happens to be an entire colony of humans, well, a free workforce is a decent runner-up prize..."
February 13 — About a Dog by Jenn McKinlay (DB89150)
The wedding of her best friend, Emma, brings Mac back to her hometown of Bluff Point, Maine. It is also the site of her own jilting at the altar seven years earlier. Emma's brother Gavin comforted Mac then, and he loves her still. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex.
February 20 — American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America’s First Paramedics by Kevin Hazzard (DB116198)
"Until the 1970s, if you suffered a medical crisis, your chances of survival were minimal. A 9-1-1 call might bring police or even the local funeral home. But that all changed with Freedom House EMS in Pittsburgh, a group of Black men who became America's first paramedics and set the gold standard for emergency medicine around the world, only to have their story and their legacy erased—until now. In American Sirens, acclaimed journalist and paramedic Kevin Hazzard tells the dramatic story of how a group of young, undereducated Black men forged a new frontier of healthcare…”
February 27 — Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor (DB10893)
A turbulent year in Mississippi during the Great Depression--a year of night riders, burnings, and threats. Cassie Logan, a young black girl, tells the story of her family's struggle to survive with their dignity and independence intact. For grades 6-9. Newbery Medal.