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Stark Library Summer Book Clubs

This summer, dive into great books and even greater conversations with a book club built around the joy of shared reading. Whether you're a longtime book lover or new to book clubs, you'll find a welcoming space to exchange ideas, ask questions, and see stories through many different eyes. Let’s make this summer a season of connection—one book at a time. Check with hosting location for copies of book club title or place your hold online today. You can also find additional Book Club sessions on our website under Book Clubs.

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  • Victory. Stand!

    Raising My Fist for Justice

    Smith, Tommie, 1944-
    Join The DeHoff Black Lit Book Club on July 14th at 11am-- A groundbreaking and timely graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports-and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. On October 16, 1968, during the medal…
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company, [2022] — YA 796.4209 SMI
  • From Book to Big Screen Book Club Perry Sippo-- July 21 noon to 1pm-- Which is better - the book or the movie? Enjoy lively discussions with others on today's most intriguing books and the movies they inspired. Michael 'Mick' Haller is a slick,…
    eBook, 2001New York : Little, Brown 2001.
  • The Red Badge of Courage

    An Episode of the American Civil War

    Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900
    Banned Book Club- North Branch-- July 28th 11-noon-- The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane has been challenged in the past due to violent content, describing the struggles of a young soldier in an important American war.
    Book, 2009London ; New York : Puffin, 2009. — YA CL F CRA
  • Mystery Book Club - East Canton Branch-- July 21st 6-7pm-- Come along to discover Miracle Springs, North Carolina, a place of healing. Strangers flock here hoping the natural hot springs, five-star cuisine, and renowned spa can cure their ills.…
    Streaming Audiobook, 2022[United States] : Dreamscape Media, 2022. — eAudiobook hoopla
  • Madge Youtz Page Turner Book Club --July 31 2-4pm-- On Memorial Day, as the people of Jewel, Minnesota gather to remember and honor the sacrifice of so many sons in the wars of the past, the half-clothed body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is…
    Book, 2023New York : Atria Books, 2023. — F KRU
  • Southgate Book Club -August 5th 11-noon-- What's the harm in a pseudonym? Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn't write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American--in this chilling…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : William Morrow, [2023]. — F KUA
  • Lake Community Branch Mystery Book Club- August 5th 2-3pm--When Barbara Van Laar is discovered missing from her summer camp bunk one morning in August 1975, it triggers a panicked, terrified search. Losing a camper is a horrific tragedy under any…
    Book, 2024New York : Riverhead Books, 2024. — F MOO
  • Jackson Community Branch Book Club- August 7th 2-3:30pm--Holden Caulfield, knowing he is to be expelled from school, decides to leave early. He spends three days in New York City and tells the story of what he did and suffered there.
    Book, 2001Boston : Little, Brown, 2001. — YA CL F SAL
  • Plain Community Branch Mystery Book Club- August 21st 4-5pm--Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There's a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna.…
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, 2025. — F COB