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Resolve to Read More Books & Join a Book Club in 2024

Text: Happy New Year! And Happy Reading!

January 2024

Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) encourages readers of all ages to make a New Year’s resolution to read more books in 2024!

Share that passion for reading with other book lovers – and make new friends with similar interests -- at one of the many book clubs that meet monthly at FBCL locations throughout the county. New members are always welcome!

FBCL’s book clubs represent a wide variety of books and genres, and they meet at designated times and days every month. Whether you enjoy a good love story, a gritty crime novel, or an illustrated graphic novel, there is likely to be a group sharing that interest nearby!

The book titles are typically available in the libraries’ regular collections – either as a hardcopy print version or digitally as a downloadable ebook or e-audiobook – but special “book-club collections” are also available at the check-out desk at the hosting library, so be sure to inquire about additional availability.

The following is a list of the book clubs that meet at FBCL locations, along with their January selections.


George Memorial Library (Richmond)

  • Book Break (for adults). Thursday, January 18, 12:00 noon. The book to be discussed is Hamnet: A Novel of the Plague, by Maggie O’Farrell. Meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month.
  • Heavy Inks Graphic-Novel Book Club (for adults and teens). Saturday, January 20, 11:00 am. The book to be discussed is Chew, Vol. 1-2, by John Layman. Meets on the 3rd Saturday of every month.

 

Cover of book: Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens

Cinco Ranch Branch Library

  • Literary Lunch League Book Club (for adults). Wednesday, January 3, 12:00 noon. The book to be discussed is Where the Crawdads Sing, written by Delia Owens. Meets on the 1st Monday of every month.
  • “The Butler Did It” Mystery Book Club (for adults). Thursday, January 11, 2:00 pm. The book to be discussed is Whiskey Sour, by J.A. Konrath. Meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month.


First Colony Branch Library

  • Novel Expectations Book Club (for adults). Thursday, January 11, 1:30 pm. The book to be discussed is Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt. Meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month.


Fulshear Branch Library
(coming soon)

Cover of book: Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah

Mission Bend Branch Library

  • Mission Bend Book Club (for adults). Wednesday, January 10, 7:00 pm. The book to be discussed is Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, by Trevor Noah. Meets on the 2nd Monday of every month.


Missouri City Branch Library

  • Youth Book Club (grades 3-8). Monday, January 8, 6:00-6:45 pm. The group will discuss the “Who HQ” biography series. Meets on the 2nd Monday of every month.
  • Talk Back Book Club (for adults). Thursday, January 11, 2:00 pm. The book to be discussed is I’m Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy. Meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month.
  • Grim Readers Book Club (for adults). Wednesday, January 17, 7:00 pm. The book to be discussed is The Mother-in-Law, by Sally Hepworth. Meets on the 3rd Wednesday of every month.
  • The Skin I’m In: a Book Club Featuring Authors of Color (for adults). Saturday, January 27, 11:00 am. The book to be discussed is When We Left Cuba, by Chanel Cleeton. Meets on the 4th Saturday of the month.

 

Cover of book: Maisie Dobbs, by Jacqueline Winspear

Sienna Branch Library

  • Sienna Book Club (for adults). Monday, January 8, 3:00 pm. The book to be discussed is Maisie Dobbs, written by Jacqueline Winspear. Meets on the 2nd Monday of every month.
  • Sienna Subtext: Graphic-Novel & Animé Club (for adults & teens). Thursday, January 11, 4:00 pm. The book to be discussed is Aldnoah.Zero: Season 1, Vol. 1, created by various authors. Meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month.
  • “Booked On Crime” Mystery Book Club (for adults). Monday, January 22, 3:00 pm. The book to be discussed is The Farm, by Tom Rob Smith. Meets on the 4th Monday of every month.


Sugar Land Branch Library

  • Sugar Land Book Break (for adults). Thursday, January 11, 1:00 pm. The book to be discussed is The Swimmers, by Julie Otsuka. Meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month.
  • Sidekicks Graphic-Novel Book Club (for teens in grades 8-12). Thursday, January 11, 6:00 pm. The book to be discussed is Monthly Girls/Nozaki-Kun, Vol. 1-3, by Izumi Tsubaki. Meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month.
  • Youth Book Club (for grades 4-8). Monday, January 22, 6:00 pm. The group will talk about new releases. Meets on the 4th Monday of every month.


University Branch Library

  • Cover of book: The Book of Hope, by Jane Goodall
    YA Book Club for Teens (grades 9-12). Thursday, January 4, 4:00-5:00 pm. The genre to be discussed is “Paranormal Books.” Meets on the 1st Thursday of the month.
  • University Branch Book Club (for adults). Wednesday, January 10, 6:00 pm. The book to be discussed is The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times, by Jane Goodall. Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every month.

 

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