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

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:

• June 15 - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
• July 20 and August 17 - The Tale of Genji by Shikibu Murasaki (people can read either the abridged or unabridged edition but we're going to take both sessions to discuss it).
• 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

• June 17: Maus by Art Spiegelman
• July 15: Epileptic by David B.
• August 19: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

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:

• June 4 - The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon
• July 2 - Away by Amy Bloom
• August 6 - Plainsong by Kent Haruf
• September 3 - The Dubliners by James Joyce
• October 1 - Digging to America by Anne Tyler
• November 5 - The Virginian by Owen Wister

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:

• June 9 - Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
• July 14 - Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
• August 11 - Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope
• 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:

• June 16 - Death of a River Master by Allana Martin
• July 21 - Murder Among the OWLS by Bill Crider
• August 18 - Singularity by Kathryn Casey

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:

• 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:

• 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:

• June 17 -El Zahir : una novela de obsesión by Paulo Coelho

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:

• 17 de junio -El Zahir : una novela de obsesión de Paulo Coelho

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:

• June 9 - 1776 by David McCullough

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