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.

January Featured Books

2008 Branch Book Clubs for ages 18 and older:

Hampton Branch at Oak Hill A World Lit: The Flame of Literature Book Club
Meeting day:
3rd Monday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m.
EXCEPT Jan. and Feb.-4th Mondays
Place:
5125 Convict Hill Rd., Austin, Texas 78749
Contact:
(512) 892-6680

What Oak Hill is Reading:

• January 26th - Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
• February 23rd - Akhenaten by Najib Mahfuz
• March 16th - Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer
• April 20th - Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky

Downtown Book Clubs

Graphic Novels @ Halycon Coffee
Meeting Day: 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Place: Halcyon Coffee, 218 W. 4th St.
Contact:
(512)974-7400

What Graphic Novels @ Halycon Coffee is reading

• January 21: Blankets by Craig Thompson
• February 18: Exit Wounds by Rutu Modan
• March 25 (4th Wednesday): The Invisibles series by Grant Morrison
• April 15: Watchmen by Alan Moore
• May 20: Epileptic by David B.

Contemporary Fiction @ Little City Cafe
Meeting day: First Monday of every month from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Place: Little City Café 916 Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701
Contact:
(512)974-7400

What Little City Café-916 Congress Ave is reading (new location):

• January 5: The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon
• February 2: Netherland by Joseph O’Neill
• March 2: Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner
• April 1: The End by Salvatore Scibona
• May 4: Goldengrove by Francine Prose

Howson Branch Book Club
Meeting day:
Second Tuesday of the Month at 7 p.m.
Place:
2500 Exposition, Austin, Texas 78703
Contact:
(512) 472-3584

What Howson is Reading:

• January 13 - Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
• February 10 - The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
• March 10 - Marshall Hollenzer is Driving and How to Best Avoid Dying by Owen Egerton

Manchaca Road Book Club
Meeting day:
Third Wednesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Place:
5500 Manchaca Rd, Austin, Texas 78745
Contact:
(512) 974-8700

What Manchaca Road is Reading:

• January 21 - The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

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:

• January 13 - On the Road by Jack Kerouac
• February 10 - Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
• March 10 - The Fifth Child by doris Lessing
• April 14 - Light in August by William Faulkner
• May 12 - Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

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:

• January 20 - Last King of Texas by Rick Riordan
• February 17 - Local Rules by Jay Brandon
• March 17 - A Twist at the End by Steven Saylor
• April 21 - Buck Fever by Ben Rehder

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:

• January 13 (Meeting second Tuesday) - Persuasion by Jane Austen
  Emma by Jane Austen
• February 17 - Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
• March 17 - Life is So Good by George Dawson and Richard Glaubman
• April 21 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
• May 19 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
• June 16 - The Yokota Officers Club by Sarah Bird

Spicewood Springs Branch Mystery Book Club
Meeting Day:
Fourth Monday 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:

• January 26 - ALL THINGS AGATHA!! - Group will read or watch any Agatha Christie book or movie adaptation for discussion as we pay tribute to this classic mystery writer
• February 23 - The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais
• March 23 - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
• April 27 - Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
• May 18 - (Date change to 3rd week because of Memorial Day holiday) - Author Visit by Susan Wittig Albert - Book Club will read any Susan Wittig Albert book for event
• June 22 - Desert Noir by Betty Webb
  Desert Wives by Betty Webb

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:

• January 21 - Arráncame la vida by Angeles Mastretta

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

Lo que estan leyendo en español en la sucursal University Hills:

• 21 enero - Arráncame la vida de Angeles Mastretta

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:

• January 13 - Then We Came To The End by Joshua Ferris

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