Book Groups

The Bainbridge Island Public Library sponsors four book discussion groups. Whether native or newcomer to the Island, you’re welcome to join any of these three groups and take part in a stimulating conversation.

7PM - 8:30PM | Bainbridge Public Library | Meets fourth Wednesday of every month

Bainbridge Wednesday Book Group

Facilitated by: Audrey Barbakoff, Librarian

September 26, 2012 - The Gentleman from Finland: Adventures on the Trans-Siberian Express by Robert M Goldstein
October 24, 2012 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot and The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman (discussion to focus on comparison/contrast of the two books)
November 28, 2012 - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
December 26, 2012 - probably cancelled - please check

January 23, 2013 - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
February 27, 2013 - Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
March 27, 2013 - The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
April 24, 2013 - Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer

1PM - 2PM | Waterfront Community Center, 370 Brien Drive SE | Meets third Tuesday every month

Third Tuesday Book Group

Facilitated by: Tressa Johnson, Librarian

August 21, 2012 - The Help by Kathryn Stockett
September 18, 2012 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
October 16, 2012 - One Book, One Community: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
November 20, 2012 - Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall & Denver Moore
December 18, 2012 - The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

January 15, 2013 - The Omnivore's Dilemma: a natural history of four meals by Michael Pollan
February 19, 2013 - The Lace Reader by Brunonia Berry
March 19, 2013 - Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell
April 16, 2013 - An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England by Brock Clarke
May 21, 2013 - The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
June 18, 2013 - Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
July 16, 2013 - The Girls From Ames: the story of women and a forty-year friendship by Jeffrey Zaslow
August 20, 2013 - Tinkers by Paul Harding
September 17, 2013 - The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: the true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett
October 15 - One Book, One Community
November 19 - The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
December 17 - Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter

The librarian reserves the titles from the KRL book Discussion Group Collection and distributes the books for the following month's discussion at the meeting. There are fifteen books in each collection, and any copies left over are available at the Bainbridge Library Reference Desk.

Ferry Tales Book Group

Facilitated by: Audrey Barbakoff

This new group meets every second Thursday of the month on the 3:50 ferry from Bainbridge to Seattle and on the 4:40 boat from Seattle to Bainbridge. The facilitator is Bainbrige Library reference librarian Audrey Barbakoff.

2PM - 4PM | Bainbridge Public Library | First Friday of the month in July, October, and December

VIP (visually impaired persons) Book Group

Facilitated by: Linda Poh

May, 2013 - Alpine Quilt by Mary Daheim

This group meets in the library meeting room. The group uses audio books from the Washington Talking Books and Braille Library, and is facilitated by Linda Poh.

Questions?

Please ask at the Reference Desk, or call the Library at 206 842 4162.