Shaler Book Groups
The Monday Night Book Group
"I will nourish
with it five thousand souls, a hundred thousand souls, a million souls - all
humanity." ~ Hugo
Throughout the years,
people have come to this library to talk about books. We have hosted book breakfasts,
author visits and traditional book discussions. While your lives continue to
be busier and busier, keep in mind, the Shaler North Hills Library, is still
very committed to reading and providing a forum for folks to talk about books!
Our Monday Night Book Group for adults meets on the third Monday of the month
at 6:30 p.m. We are an informal group with a lot of different opinions, but
we do share the love of books (and food… we have great refreshments!) We choose
books one or two months in advance and take suggestions from all members. Every
December we read a short Christmas tale and have a party! One of our most successful
discussions was of The Women of Troy Hill, by local author Clare
Ansberry. We were very fortunate to have Ernestine Hepp, one of the women interviewed
for the book, as well as several Troy Hill residents attend the discussion.
It added so much to our evening! Drop by the book discussion to see what we
are all about! For more information contact the reference desk at 412-486-0211.
Afternoon Mystery Book Club
Love mysteries? Join this club. You won’t read only the “bestseller” mystery authors in this book group! We explore mystery writers of all types from the cozies to the detective procedurals and lots in between. Local mystery writers are of interest to us, too. We’ve read books by several local authors such as James Tucker and Karen George. And, we had a visit from Thomas Lipinsky, the Lawrenceville writer who created private-eye Carroll Dorsey from
The Fall-Down Artist. Join us every month on the third Thursday at 2:30 pm, and get ready for lots of great mystery reads!
Nonfiction Book Club
So much information, so little time! Does this describe how you feel about reading nonfiction? If yes, join the Nonfiction Book Club. We try all subjects from current events (
Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny Growing up in the Shadow of Saddam by Zainab Salbi) to history (
1776 by David McCullough) and nonfiction that reads like fiction (
The Poet and the Murderer by Simon Worrall) with memoirs in between (
An American Childhood by Annie Dillard;
Shutterbabe by Deborah Copaken Kogan). Join us every month on the fourth Tuesday at 3:00pm, and enter the “real” world of nonfiction!
