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Adult Library Book Group Meetings

Whether you pick up a copy of the discussion title or download an ebook or listen to an audiobook, you are invited to join fellow readers to enjoy lively online discussion from the comfort of your own home! Register to get the private meeting link emailed to you. Call to schedule your curbside pickup of a library book. Limited copies are available for a $5 purchase (thanks to the support of the Friends of the Voorheesville Public Library).

For our book loving planners: We are listing a few of the book group books for the upcoming year below. Paper bookmarks of your favorite book club are available inside the library.

Fiction Book Discussion

Adult Fiction
Book Discussion Groups

December 2024 – June 2025

11:00 am or 6:45 pm
  • The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
    by Gabrielle Zevin
    January 15

  • If Beale Street Could Talk
    by James Baldwin
    February 12

  • Good Night, Irene
    by Luis Alberto Urrea
    March 19

  • The Poet X
    by Elizabeth Acevedo
    April 16

  • Remarkably Bright Creatures
    by Shelby Van Pelt
    May 21

  • Lessons in Chemistry
    by Bonnie Garmus
    June 18

 

Talk and Taste Cookbook Club

Talk & Taste
Cookbook Club

Winter 2025

6:00 – 7:30 pm
 

 

Graphic Novel Book Discussion with Book Cover and comic book font style

Graphic Novel Book Discussion

Winter 2025

6:30 – 8:00 pm

 

Nonfiction Book Discussion Group

January – November 2025

6:30 – 8:00 pm
  • King: a Life

by Jonathan Eif
Monday, January 13, 2025

  • Watchmaker’s Daughter

by Larry Loftis
Monday, March 10, 2025 

  • Unfinished Love Story

by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Monday, May 12, 2025 

  • Bunker Hill

by Nathaniel Philbricj
Monday, July 14, 2025 

  • Demon of Unrest

by Eric Larson
Monday, September 8, 2025 

  • Wide, Wide Sea

by Hampton Sides
Monday, November 10, 2025

Please register through the online library calendar.
You will then need to contact the library at 518-765-2791 or reference@voorpl.org to arrange to pick up a copy of the book.

When you’d rather stay inside…

The Voorheesville Public Library has a variety of media when you you would rather not go outside.
  • Learn more about the filmmaking process by checking out this month’s installment of Kanopy Film Club, including an article that highlights various aspects of cinema. 

  • Download digital titles from the media streaming platform Hoopla.

  • Need a specialty item or a fun board game? We’ve got you covered with our Library of Things.

  • Feel like making something but need a bit of inspiration? Creativebug has many instructional videos to get you inspired!

  • Research your purchases before buying. Check out Consumer Reports.

CreativeBug

Creativebug has more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Visit the site through the Library’s link and access the entire collection for free.

How to create an account
• To get started, visit https://www.creativebug.com/lib/voorheesville and enter your library card number.
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Take a Hike!

The Library of Things offers backpacks and trekking poles for teens and adults. Backpacks contain a first aid kit, a headlamp, binoculars, and local hiking maps. *Funded by a grant from the Northeast Wellness and Fitness Initiative.