Book Clubs

The Sumner Public Library offers 4 separate book clubs, who are always ready for new members!

Multiple copies of the books are provided by the library for each group. Please contact the library if you are interested in joining!

In the Stacks Group (in the main area of the library): 
Meets 3rd Thursday of each month at 9:00AM (excluding December).

Month: Title: Discussion Day:
January  The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros 1/16/2025
February  Excuse Me While I Disappear by Laurie Notaro 2/20/2025
March  The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict 3/20/2025
April  Can't Make This Stuff Up by Susannah B. Lewis 4/17/2025
May  The Cabin at the End of the Train by Michael Ivanov 5/15/2025
June  For the Love of Friends by Sara Goodman Confino 6/19/2025
July  In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros 7/17/2025
August  The Keeper of Stars by Buck A. Turner 8/21/2025
September  The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins 9/18/2025
October  The Push by Ashley Audrain 10/16/2025
November  Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate 11/20/2025

 

Friday AM Coffee Book Group (program room):
Meets 3rd Friday of each month at 9:00AM. 

Month: Title: Discussion Day:
January  Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 1/17/2025
February  Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane 2/21/2025
March  I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell 3/21/2025
April  The Overstory by Richard Powers 4/18/2025
May  Good, Good Pig by Sy Montgomery 5/16/2025
June  God of the Woods by Liz Moore 6/20/2025
July  Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare 7/18/2025
August  Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea 8/15/2025
September  Making of Another Major Motion Picture by Tom Hanks 9/19/2025
October

 Storied Life of A J Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

10/17/2025
November  Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate 11/21/2025
December  These Precious Days by Ann Patchett 12/19/2025

 

Evening Book Club (program room):
Meets 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:00PM. 

Month: Title: Discussion Day:
January  Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

1/9/2025

February  Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck 2/13/2025
March  How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin 3/13/2025
April  The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks

4/10/2025

May  Hello Stranger by Katherine Center

5/8/2025

June  Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes

6/12/2025

July  The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

7/10/2025

August  The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden

8/14/2025

September  Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll 9/11/2025
October  I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell

10/9/2025

November  Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe 11/13/2025
December  All Fours by Miranda July 12/11/2025

 

Kids' Book Club (program room):
Meets 1st Wednesday of each month at 4:00PM. 

Month: Title: Discussion Day:
January  Doodleville by Chad Sell 1/7/2026
February  Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Willaims-Garcia 2/4/2026
March  Invisible Emmie by Terri Libenson 3/4/2026
April  Simon B. Rhymin' by Dwayne Reed 4/1/2026
May  Guts by Taina Telgemeier 5/6/2026
June  The Best of Iggy by Annie Barrows 6/3/2026
July  Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia 7/1/2026
August  When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller 8/5/2026
September  Hoops by Matt Tavares 9/2/2026
October  Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds 10/7/2026
November  All of My Friends are Ghosts by S.M. Vidaurri 11/4/2026
December  Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper 12/2/2026