Are you new to town? Are you looking to join a book club? The Austin Public Library has the story for you:

All of these selections can be found or ordered from APL locations. Please join us for a lively discussion of some fascinating books!

Book Clubs for Teens@APL
The Wired for Youth program hosts Young Adult (YA) Book Club discussions at various library locations. Check HERE for YA Book Club schedule.

June Featured Books

2008 Branch Book Clubs for ages 18 and older:

Carver Branch Oprah SoulSearchers Book Club
Meeting day:
Third Wednesday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m.
Place:
1161 Angelina, Austin, Texas 78702
Contact:
(512)974-1010

What Carver Branch Oprah SoulSearchers Book Club is Reading:

• March 19 through December 17
  A New Earth-Awakening To Your Life’s Pupose by Eckhart Tolle

Hampton Branch at Oak Hill A World Lit: The Flame of Literature Book Club
Meeting day:
3rd Thursday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m.
Place:
5125 Convict Hill Rd., Austin, Texas 78749
Contact:
(512) 892-6680

What Oak Hill is Reading:

• July 17 – Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
• August 21 – Snow by Orhan Pamuk
• September 18 - Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson

Downtown Book Club at the Faulk Central Library
Meeting day:
Third Monday of every month from 12 noon - 1 p.m. and
First Monday of every month from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Place:
800 Guadalupe, Austin, Texas 78702
Contact:
(512)974-7400

What the Third Monday Book Club is Reading:

• July 21: Song Yet Sung by James McBride
• August 18: Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahir

What the First Monday Book Club is Reading:

• July 7: Brother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat
• August 4: Out Stealing Horses by Per Peterson

Howson Branch Book Club
Meeting day:
First Thursday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m.
Place:
2500 Exposition, Austin, Texas 78703
Contact:
(512) 472-3584

What Howson is Reading:

• July 3-The Maytrees by Annie Dillard
• August 7-The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• September 4-Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks
• October 2-The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
• November 6-Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
• December 4-Persuasion by Jane Austen

Howson Branch Science Fiction Book Club
Meeting day:
Third Monday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
2500 Exposition, Austin, Texas 78703
Contact:
(512) 472-3584

What Howson Science Fiction Book Club is Reading:

• July 21-Forever War by Joe Haldeman

Little Walnut Creek Branch Book Club
Meeting Day:
Every fifth Monday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Place:
835 W. Rundberg Ln., Austin, Texas 78758
Contact:
(512) 836-8975

What Little Walnut Creek is Reading:

• July 7-A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
• August 11-Strange As This Weather Has Been by Ann Pancake
• September 22-Men of Salt by Michael Benanav

Milwood Branch Book Club
Meeting day:
First Tuesday of each month from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
12500 Amherst Dr., Austin, Texas 78727
Contact:
(512) 339-2355

What Milwood is Reading:

• July 1-Collapse by Jared Diamond
• August 5-Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

North Village Branch FACT
Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Club
Meeting day:
First Monday of each month from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
2139 W. Anderson Ln., Austin, Texas 78757
Contact:
(512) 458-2239

What North Village is Reading:

• July 7-Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
• August 4-Forever War by Joe Haldeman

Old Quarry Branch Book Club
Meeting day:
Second Tuesday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
7051 Village Center Dr., Austin, Texas 78731
Contact:
(512) 345-4435

What Old Quarry Banch is Reading:

• July 8-Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
• August 12-The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
• September 9-The Stranger by Albert Camus

Pleasant Hill Branch Mystery Book Club
Meeting day:
Third Tuesday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
211 E. William Cannon Dr., Austin, Texas
Contact:
(512) 974-3940

What Pleasant Hill is Reading:

• July 15-Legal Mystery: Prime Witness by Steve Martini
• August 19-Ecclesiastical Mystery: Blood Ties by Ralph McInerny
• September 16-Historical Mystery: No Graves As Yet by Anne Perry
• October 21-American Cozy: A Comedy of Heirs by Rett MacPherson
• November 18-British Cozy: The Body on the Beach by Simon Brett

Spicewood Springs Branch Book Club
Meeting day:
Third Tuesday of each month from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Place:
8637 Spicewood Springs Rd., Austin, Texas 78759
Contact:
(512) 974-3800

What Spicewood Springs is Reading:

• July 15-Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
• August 19-Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
• September 16-The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
• October 21-People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
• November 18-The Faith Club by Ranya Idliby and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
• December 16-“The Best of 2008” Special Meeting

Spicewood Springs Branch Mystery Book Club
Meeting Day:
Fourth Thursday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
8637 Spicewood Springs Rd., Austin, Texas 78759
Contact:
(512) 974-3800

What mystery is Spicewood Springs Branch reading:

• July 24-CANCELLED
• August 28-2007-08 Mystery Award Winning Books
• September 25-Triptych by Karin Slaughter (main); Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter (alternate)

University Hills Branch Book Club
Meeting Day:
Second Thursday of each month from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
4721 Loyola Ln., Austin, Texas 78723
Contact:
(512) 929-0551

What University Hills is Reading:

• July 10-Blindness by Jose Saramago

University Hills Branch Spanish Book Club
Meeting Day:
Third Wednesday of each month from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
4721 Loyola Ln., Austin, Texas 78723
Contact:
(512) 929-0551

What University Hills is Reading in Spanish:

• July 16-Bendíceme, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

Club de Lectura en la sucursal University Hills
Día de Reunión:
El tercer miércoles de cada mes desde 7:30 a 8:30 p.m.
Lugar:
4721 Loyola Ln., Austin, Texas 78723
Contacto:
(512) 929-0551

Que se lee en español en la sucursal University Hills:

• 16 de Julio-Bendíceme, Ultima de Rudolfo Anaya

Windsor Park Branch Book Club
Meeting Day:
Second Tuesday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
5833 Westminster Dr., Austin, Texas 78723
Contact:
(512) 928-0333

What Winsdor Park is Reading:

• July 8 - The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
• August 12 - A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
• September 9 - The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
• October 14 - Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner
• November 11 - Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
• December 9 - Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Citywide Bookclub
Mayor's Book Club: Keep Austin Reading, sponsored by the Austin Public Library. Annual Citywide book club.
Place:
Click HERE for 2008 Discussions and Events
Contact:
(512) 974-7400

What the Mayor's Book Club is Reading:

• To be announced Spring 2009