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.

November
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:

• 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

• November 18 – Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli
• 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:

• November 5 - The Virginian by Owen Wister
• December 3 - The English Major by Jim Harrison
• January 7 - Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi
• February 4 - Homer and Langley by E. L. Doctorow
• March 4th - The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
• April 1 - Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

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:

• November 18: Year of Wonders: a Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks
• December - no meeting

Milwood From Books to Movies Club
Meeting day:
Book Discussion, first Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and Film Screening, second Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Place:
12500 Amherst Dr., Austin, Texas 78727
Contact:
(512) 339-2355

What Milwood is Reading:

• November 3 -Book discussion at 7:30, Jane Austen: Emma
  November 10 -Film screening at 6:30, Emma (1996)
• December 1 -Book discussion at 7:30, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The Hound of the Baskervilles
  December 8 - Film screening at 6:30, The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

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:

• November 10 - A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
• December 8 - The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
• January 12 - Washington Square by Henry James
• February 9 - The Color Purple by Alice Walker

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:

• 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:

• November 17 - THE COMMONER by John Burnham Schwartz
• December 15 - "BEST OF 2009" SPECIAL MEETING

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:

• Novemeber 18 - La casa en Mango Street by Cisneros, Sandra.

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:

• 18 de noviembre -La casa en Mango Street by Cisneros, Sandra

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:

• November 10 - Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln By Doris Kerns Goodwin
• December 8 - Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln By Doris Kerns Goodwin
• January 12 - In Defense of Food: An Eaters Manifesto By Michael Polan

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