Scotch Plains Public Library Announces February Book Club Options

Read more books in 2019! Join one of the Scotch Plains Public Library’s many book clubs.

On Monday, February 4 at 10 am, the library will host Bagels & Books, where book-lovers share their recent reading experiences with other bibliophiles and pick up suggestions for future reading. Registration is required.

The library’s longstanding Evening and Afternoon Book Clubs will meet on February 11 and 19 respectively.

On Monday, February 11 at 7 pm, the Evening Book Club will discuss The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. Slowly but surely, he is isolating himself from all the people of Alice Island. Even the books in his store have become only a sign of a world that is changing too rapidly. And then a mysterious package appears at the bookstore.

On Tuesday, February 19 at 1 pm, the Afternoon Book Club will discuss My Antonia by Willa Cather. After the death of her immigrant father, Antonia works as a servant for neighbors in the farmlands of Nebraska. She leaves for an unfortunate affair with an Irish railway conductor, but returns home, eventually marries and raises a large family in true pioneer style.

For more information or to register for Bagels & Books, go to www.scotlib.org, email library@scotlib.org, call (908) 322-5007 x 204 or stop by the Reference Desk. The Scotch Plains Library is located at 1927 Bartle Avenue, one block from Park Avenue in the center of town.