KML Book Clubs

Rise To The Challenge

A book group for adults to read and discuss books that have been challenged and/or banned. Copies of the book will be available at the library. No registration required. * Please be aware that this group discusses books which may include sensitive topics.

Next meeting is Monday October 19 at 6:30 p.m.

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

Fleeing the crooks at Pencey Prep, he pinballs around New York City seeking solace in fleeting encounters—shooting the bull with strangers in dive hotels, wandering alone round Central Park, getting beaten up by pimps and cut down by erstwhile girlfriends. The city is beautiful and terrible, in all its neon loneliness and seedy glamour, its mingled sense of possibility and emptiness. Holden passes through it like a ghost, thinking always of his kid sister Phoebe, the only person who really understands him, and his determination to escape the phonies and find a life of true meaning.

Click HERE to see a list of past titles discussed by this group.

KML Thursday Readers

Get together on the last Thursday of the month with other readers at Kent Memorial Library for a book discussion. Copies of the book will be available at the library. No registration required.

Next meeting is Thursday October 29 at 1:00 p.m.
For the October meeting we will be discussing

Migrations

by Charlotte McConaghy

Franny Stone has always been the kind of woman who is able to love but unable to stay. Leaving behind everything but her research gear, she arrives in Greenland with a singular purpose: to follow the last Arctic terns in the world on what might be their final migration to Antarctica. Franny talks her way onto a fishing boat, and she and the crew set sail, traveling ever further from shore and safety. But as Franny’s history begins to unspool–a passionate love affair, an absent family, a devastating crime–it becomes clear that she is chasing more than just the birds. When Franny’s dark secrets catch up with her, how much is she willing to risk for one more chance at redemption?

Epic and intimate, heartbreaking and galvanizing, Charlotte McConaghy’s Migrations is an ode to a disappearing world and a breathtaking page-turner about the possibility of hope against all odds

Click HERE to see a list of past titles discussed by this group.

Rabble Readers

Rabble Readers is a new book club at KML for adults. We’ll read fantasy, sci-fi, and horror, anything Escapist Lit.

We will meet on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. Copies of the books will be available at the library, No registration required.

The next meeting is October 20 at 7:00 p.m.
For the October meeting we will be discussing Memorials by Richard Chizmar

The New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller about a group of college students encountering supernatural terror while on a road trip through Appalachia–an unforgettable, chilling novel that is “scary and hard to put down. You might be advised not to read it at night” (Stephen King).

1983: Three students from a small college embark on a weeklong road trip to film a documentary on roadside memorials for their American Studies class. The project starts out as a fun adventure, with long stretches of empty road and nightly campfires where they begin to open up with one another.

But as they venture deeper into the Appalachian backwoods, the atmosphere begins to darken. They notice more and more of the memorials feature a strange, unsettling symbol hinting at a sinister secret. Paranoia sets in when it appears they are being followed. Their vehicle is tampered with overnight, and some of the locals appear to be anything but welcoming. Before long, the students can’t help but wonder if these roadside deaths were really random accidents…or is something terrifying at work here?

Reading 9-5: A pop-up Dolly Parton Book Club

Dolly Parton, beloved American treasure and literacy hero, has released her top 5 reads of all time. Join us as we read and discuss Dolly’s favorite works of literature. You can choose to do just one or join them all. You will get a different staff member for each discussion. Copies of the books are available at the library and on the apps.