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Lunchtime Lit Book Club

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Archive Room
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Archive Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Meet up with fellow book lovers for good books and good discussion at this lunchtime book club. Books are available a month in advance at the Circulation Desk. Lunchtime Lit Book Club meets in person at JPL and online via Zoom. mail Beth at stevens@johnstonlibrary.com for info about picking up a book club book and to be added to the email list.

This month's book is The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell.

Ultimate Reading Challenge Meet-Up

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Archive Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Archive Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Come talk about books you love with other book lovers at the Ultimate Reading Challenge May Meet-Up. Join your fellow challenge participants for an afternoon of food, drink, and literary fun!

Well Red Book Club

6:45pm - 7:45pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join the Johnston Public Library's Well Red Book Club that meets on the last Tuesday of every month. Join the Well Red Book Club that meets at Pagliai's Pizza in Johnston. Come for the book, come for the conversation, come for a glass of wine or beer. 

This month's book is The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho.

Tuesday Night Book Club: 8th - 12th Grade

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen Space
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Tuesday Night Book Club is a book club with a monthly theme instead of a monthly book! Read any book you want that fits the theme and share it with the group.

Library Talk: Poverty in Iowa

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Large Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Presentations
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 52
Event Details:

The Johnston Public Library, along with other Iowa libraries and Uplift - The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot, is hosting a series of programs focused on fostering community conversations about poverty and its impact in Iowa.

Thursday Night Book Club

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Southeast Corner
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Southeast Corner
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

 

Join fellow local book lovers to discuss great books and enjoy lively conversation. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month in advance while supplies last. Thursday Night Book Club meets in person at JPL and online via Zoom. Email Beth at stevens@johnstonlibrary.com for info about picking up a book club book and to be added to the email list.

This month's book is Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond.

Lunchtime Lit Book Club

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Archive Room
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Archive Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Meet up with fellow book lovers for good books and good discussion at this lunchtime book club. Books are available a month in advance at the Circulation Desk. Lunchtime Lit Book Club meets in person at JPL and online via Zoom. mail Beth at stevens@johnstonlibrary.com for info about picking up a book club book and to be added to the email list.

This month's book is The Family Chao by Samantha Chang.

Well Red Book Club

6:45pm - 7:45pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join the Johnston Public Library's Well Red Book Club that meets on the last Tuesday of every month. Join the Well Red Book Club that meets at Pagliai's Pizza in Johnston. Come for the book, come for the conversation, come for a glass of wine or beer. 

This month's book is This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger.

The Five Star Scale Teen Summer Book Club

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Space
Registration
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

We'll discuss The Anthropocene Reviewed

Thursday Night Book Club

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Southeast Corner
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Southeast Corner
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

 

Join fellow local book lovers to discuss great books and enjoy lively conversation. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month in advance while supplies last. Thursday Night Book Club meets in person at JPL and online via Zoom. Email Beth at stevens@johnstonlibrary.com for info about picking up a book club book and to be added to the email list.

This month's book is Butcher by Joyce Carol Oates.

Lunchtime Lit Book Club

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Archive Room
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Archive Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Meet up with fellow book lovers for good books and good discussion at this lunchtime book club. Books are available a month in advance at the Circulation Desk. Lunchtime Lit Book Club meets in person at JPL and online via Zoom. mail Beth at stevens@johnstonlibrary.com for info about picking up a book club book and to be added to the email list.

This month's book is The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson.

The Five Star Scale Teen Summer Book Club

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Space
Registration
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

We'll discuss The Anthropocene Reviewed

Well Red Book Club

6:45pm - 7:45pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join the Johnston Public Library's Well Red Book Club that meets on the last Tuesday of every month. Join the Well Red Book Club that meets at Pagliai's Pizza in Johnston. Come for the book, come for the conversation, come for a glass of wine or beer. 

This month's book is Maid by Stephanie Land.

Thursday Night Book Club

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Southeast Corner
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Southeast Corner
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs

 

Join fellow local book lovers to discuss great books and enjoy lively conversation. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month in advance while supplies last. Thursday Night Book Club meets in person at JPL and online via Zoom. Email Beth at stevens@johnstonlibrary.com for info about picking up a book club book and to be added to the email list.

Lunchtime Lit Book Club

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Archive Room
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Archive Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Meet up with fellow book lovers for good books and good discussion at this lunchtime book club. Books are available a month in advance at the Circulation Desk. Lunchtime Lit Book Club meets in person at JPL and online via Zoom. mail Beth at stevens@johnstonlibrary.com for info about picking up a book club book and to be added to the email list.

This month's book is Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond.

Ultimate Reading Challenge Meet-Up

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Archive Room
Registration
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Archive Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Come talk about books you love with other book lovers at the Ultimate Reading Challenge August Meet-Up. Join your fellow challenge participants for an afternoon of food, drink, and literary fun!

Well Red Book Club

6:45pm - 7:45pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs

Join the Johnston Public Library's Well Red Book Club that meets on the last Tuesday of every month. Join the Well Red Book Club that meets at Pagliai's Pizza in Johnston. Come for the book, come for the conversation, come for a glass of wine or beer. 

Thursday Night Book Club

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Southeast Corner
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Southeast Corner
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs

 

Join fellow local book lovers to discuss great books and enjoy lively conversation. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month in advance while supplies last. Thursday Night Book Club meets in person at JPL and online via Zoom. Email Beth at stevens@johnstonlibrary.com for info about picking up a book club book and to be added to the email list.

Lunchtime Lit Book Club

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Archive Room
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Archive Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Meet up with fellow book lovers for good books and good discussion at this lunchtime book club. Books are available a month in advance at the Circulation Desk. Lunchtime Lit Book Club meets in person at JPL and online via Zoom. mail Beth at stevens@johnstonlibrary.com for info about picking up a book club book and to be added to the email list.

This month's book is Butcher by Joyce Carol Oates.

Well Red Book Club

6:45pm - 7:45pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs

Join the Johnston Public Library's Well Red Book Club that meets on the last Tuesday of every month. Join the Well Red Book Club that meets at Pagliai's Pizza in Johnston. Come for the book, come for the conversation, come for a glass of wine or beer. 

Thursday Night Book Club

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Southeast Corner
Library Branch: Johnston Public Library
Room: Southeast Corner
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs

 

Join fellow local book lovers to discuss great books and enjoy lively conversation. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month in advance while supplies last. Thursday Night Book Club meets in person at JPL and online via Zoom. Email Beth at stevens@johnstonlibrary.com for info about picking up a book club book and to be added to the email list.