Book groups

Library Book Discussion Group

Enjoy talking about books? Our group could be for you.

Meetings are held on a monthly basis (except January) with a different theme for each month. Members then choose their own title to read and discuss around this common theme.

New members are very welcome.

Next meeting:

Thursday 17th December 2009 at 10am on the 2nd Floor in the New Zealand and Pacific Islands Zone.

Theme for December: Your own choice

Themes for 2009

March - Biography
April - Debut novels
May - Chinese voices
June - Children's books
July - Poetry
August - Slavery
September - New Zealand pioneering days
October - Ageing
November - Classics
December - Your own choice

These themes are suggestions only. The group is happy to hear about other books any time and operates on a drop-in basis. Come and join us. If you'd like more information please contact Jill Pearcey - Fiction Librarian Tel: (06) 351-4100 E-mail: Fiction Librarian

A selection of the books discussed at our November meeting:

Emma by Jane Austen

A secret garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The secret garden by Frances hodgson Burnett

Daisy Miller by Henry James

The old man and the sea by Ernest Hemingway

Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore

Lorna Doone by R.D.Blackmore

Other book groups

WEA runs a nationwide Book Discussion Scheme. Many of these groups operate in and around Palmerston North. To find out more about the scheme and groups in the area contact the scheme co-ordinator through their website.

The New Zealand Book Council website is another excellent source of information about book groups including a Book Group noticeboard.