*Special events are featured on the library’s calendar.
Game & Gab: First Tuesday of the Month, 1:00 PM
Bring your friends and your games for an afternoon of gaming and gabbing. Light refreshments will be served.
Book Discussions
COOKBOOK GROUP – Third Thursday of the month, 6:30 PM
Do you like to cook or try new recipes? This group is for you! A cookbook is selected each month, stop into the library to choose a recipe and register, then make your dish and bring it to the meeting to share.
*Registration required – Limited to 16 participants.
February: Sweet Nature – February 20, 6:30 PM
March: The Immigrant Cookbook – March 18, 6:30 PM
April: TBD – April 15, 6:30 PM
AFTERNOON BOOK GROUP – First Thursday of the month, 1:30 PM
This group typically meets at the library the first Thursday of the month to discuss a chosen book. Books are available ahead of time at the library. Please contact the library if you are interested in joining us!
March: Harbach, Chad – The Art of Fielding – March 5, 1:30 PM
April: Mayhew, Anna – The Dry Grass of August – April 2, 1:30 PM
May: Larson, Erik – Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania – May 7, 1:30 PM
June: Patchett, Ann – Commonwealth – June 4, 1:30 PM
July: Egan, Jennifer – A Visit from the Goon Squad – July 2, 1:30 PM
August: Buchanan, Cathy Marie – The Painted Girls – August 6, 1:30 PM
September: Bender, Aimee – The Persistent Sadness of Lemon Cake – September 3, 1:30 PM
October: Hamid, Mohsin – Exit West – October 1, 1:30 PM
November: Brooks, Geraldine – Year of Wonders, a Novel of the Plague – November 5, 1:30 PM
EVENING BOOK GROUP – Fourth Wednesday of the month, 7:00 PM
This group meets monthly to discuss a chosen book. Titles alternate between fiction and non-fiction. The group is made up of residents of Nottingham and the surrounding communities. Until recently, the group was a combined effort between Nottingham and Northwood. Due to increased turnout by Nottingham residents, we now hold most meetings in Nottingham. New members are always welcome!
March 2020: The Wilder Life – Wendy McClure – March 25, 7:00 PM
April 2020: A Man Called Ove – Fredrik Backman – April 22, 7:00 PM
May 2020: Beneath a Ruthless Sun – Gilbert King – May 27, 7:00 PM
June 2020: Cutting for Stone – Abraham Verghese – June 24, 7:00 PM
July: Vacation – See you in August
August 2020: An Hour Before Daylight – Jimmy Carter – August 26, 7:00 PM
September 2020: Defending Jacob – William Landay – September 23, 7:00 PM
October 2020: Becoming – Michelle Obama – October 28, 7:00 PM
December 2020: Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette – Selena Jeter Naslund – December 2, 7:00 PM
January 2021: The Pioneers – David McCullough – January 27, 7:00 PM
February 2021: Me Before You – Jojo Moyes- February 23, 7:00 PM –
Past books the Northwood/Nottingham group has read since 1990:
