Book Discussions

Do you enjoy reading and talking about books? Join one of our book groups for a lively discussion!

Durham Public Library Book Discussion
The Durham Public Library Book Discussion currently meets in person! Discussions will be monthly on Mondays. Books are available for check out at the library circulation desk.

September 16 at 6:30 PM: Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez. Register here

October 21 at 6:30 PM: Absolution by Alice McDermott. Register here

November 18 at 6:30 PM: A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power. Register here

December 16 at 6:30 PM: Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman. Register here

Cookbook Club
Do you enjoy cooking and love good food? This is a combination of a book club and a potluck lunch. Each month, we will choose a cookbook from which each of the participants will select a recipe and prepare it for the group to taste and discuss.

This club meets 8 times per year on the 3rd or 4th Friday of January, February, March, April and July, August, September, and October. Copies of the book are available for registered participants at the Circulation Desk. In order to facilitate a range of courses, you will be assigned to prepare either an entree, an appetizer or side, or dessert. Plates, utensils and water will be provided; please bring serving utensils for your dish. Registration will open one month before the meeting date; please register for each month separately.

October 25 at noon: Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering by Joanna Gaines. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

January 24 at noon: My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life by Ruth Riechl. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

February 28 at noon: Jubilee: Recipes from two centuries of African American Cooking. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

March 28 at noon: Choose your own! Please make a recipe from a favorite cookbook.. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

April 25 at noon: The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER