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.

September
Featured Books

Austin Public Library 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:

• September 21 - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
• October 19 - Exit Music by Ian Rankin
• November 16 - A Bend In The River by V.S. Naipaul
• December 21 - The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.

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

• September 16 – A Contract with God by Will Eisner
• October 21 – Surrogates, volumes 1 & 2 by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele
• November 18 – Asterios Polyp by David Mazzuchelli
• January 20 – Transmetropolitan (series) by Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson

Howson Branch Book Club
Meeting day:
First Thursday of the Month at 7 p.m.
Place:
Recycled Reads, 5335 Burnet Rd., Austin, Texas 78756
Contact:
(512) 472-3584

What Howson is Reading:

• September 3 - The Dubliners by James Joyce
• October 1 - Digging to America by Anne Tyler
• November 5 - The Virginian by Owen Wister

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:

• September 16: Sun, Stone and Shadows: 20 Great Mexican Short Stories edited by Jorge Hernandez
• October 21: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
• November 18: Year of Wonders: a Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks
• December - no meeting

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 Branch is Reading:

• September 8 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
• October 13 - Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

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:

• September 15 - A Kiss Gone Bad by Jeff Abbott
• October 20 - Under the Beetle's Cellar by Mary Willis Walker
• November 17 - Hangman's Root by Susan Wittig Albert

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:

• September 15 - THE LACE READER by Brunonia Barry
• October 20 - MARCH by Geraldine Brooks
• November 17 - THE COMMONER by John Burnham Schwartz
• December 15 - "BEST OF 2009" SPECIAL MEETING

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:

• September 28th - THE EYRE AFFAIR by Jasper Fforde

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:

• September 16 - La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao by Junot Díaz
• October 21 - a hija de la chuparrosa : una novela by Urrea, Luis Alberto

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:

• 16 de septiembre -La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao de Junot Díaz
• 21 de octubre - a hija de la chuparrosa : una novela by Urrea, Luis Alberto

Citywide Bookclub
Mayor's Book Club: Keep Austin Reading, sponsored by the Austin Public Library. Annual Citywide book club.
Place:
Click HERE for the 2009 Mayors Book Club
Contact:
(512) 974-7400