Book Groups
Join one of the many book groups available at PPLD locations
With a variety of themes and genres, our book groups offer a fun way to connect with others who share your love of reading and lively discussion. Scroll down to explore our PPLD book clubs.
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PPLD offers convenient book groups sets to help you create a personalized experience for your group. Each set includes multiple copies of popular titles and a discussion guide, making it easy for you and your friends to engage in meaningful conversations about books you love.
Book Groups Collection – print version
Book club sets are located at one of three libraries: East, Library 21c, or Penrose.
Book Group FAQs
To see which sets are currently available, click on the button that looks like this:
Make sure you click on the book title to see which library has it on the shelf. You may place holds on book club sets that are currently checked out. You will be notified when the set is ready for pick up. The library will hold your items for seven days after notification. If the set is needed for a future date, place the hold and then suspend it. Follow these instructions to suspend holds.
- Each set checks out for six weeks with one renewal of six weeks if there are no holds on the title.
- The borrower is responsible for returning all set contents.
- Book club members must return their copies to the borrower, not to the library.
- Incomplete sets will remain on the cardholder’s account until all items are received.
- There is a nonrefundable charge for lost or damaged items.
Only titles on the above list are available as book club sets.
PPLD Book Groups
Cheyenne Mountain Fiction Book Group
The Fiction Book Club meets at Cheyenne Mountain Library and enjoys sharing a variety of authors and books in an open discussion format. The group is open to all and registration is not required.
1st Thursdays at 2 p.m.
February 1, 2024 – Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
March 7, 2024 – I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon
April 4, 2024 – Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
May 2, 2024 – The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
No meetings in June or July.
August 1, 2024 – Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
September 5, 2024 – The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
October 3, 2024 – All Pikes Peak Reads (APPR) selection TBA
November 7, 2024 – Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
December 5, 2024 – The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade
January 2, 2025 – Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah
February 6, 2025 – Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterso
East Library Book Group
January 3, 2024 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
February 7, 2024 - Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji
March 6, 2024 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
April 3, 2024 - The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
May 1, 2024 - Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
June 5, 2024 - When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole
July 3, 2024 - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
August 7, 2024 - The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
September 4, 2024 - The Maid by Nita Prose
October 2, 2024 - Unwind by Neal Shusterman
November 6, 2024 - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
December 4, 2024 - Crying In H-Mart by Michelle Zauner
Library 21c Book Group
The ‘Read It Before You See It’ Book Group meets at Library 21c and enjoys hearty discussions about a variety of books and their movie and/or television adaptation(s). The group is open to all, and while registration is not required, having a good time is!
January 22, 2025 – The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
February 19, 2025 – The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
March 19, 2025 – News of the World by Paulette Jiles
April 16, 2025 – Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
May 14, 2025 – Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
June 11, 2025 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
July 9, 2025 – The Martian by Andy Weir
August 6, 2025 – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
September 3, 2025 – Killing Floor by Lee Child
October 1, 2025 – Different Seasons / Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
October 29, 2025 – Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
November 26, 2025 – Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Library 21c Mostly Fiction Book Group
The Mostly Fiction Book Group meets monthly at Library 21c. Book groups are open to everyone, and they are a great opportunity to discover new genres and titles, meet new people, have a good conversation, and get to know more about PPLD.
January 7, 2025 - Biography of Eleanor Roosevelt
February 4, 2025 - The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
March 4, 2025 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
April 1, 2025 - West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
May 6, 2025 – Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
June 3, 2025 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
July 1, 2025 – James by Percival Everett
August 5, 2025 - The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
September 2, 2025 - All Pikes Peak Read Title
October 7, 2025 - The Women by Kristen Hannah
November 4, 2025 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
December 2, 2025 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Old Colorado City Book Group
The Old Colorado City Book Group enjoys sharing a variety of authors and books in an open discussion format. The group is open to all and registration is not required.
4th Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. (except for November and December, which is 3rd Thursdays)
October 24, 2024 - Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
November 21, 2024 - The Maid: A Novel by Nita Prose
December 19, 2024 – No meeting
January 23, 2025 - The Women by Kristin Hannah
February 27, 2025 – The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
March 27, 2025 - Table for two : fictions by Amor Towles
April 24, 2025 – Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
May 22, 2025 – Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
June 26, 2025 – James by Percival Everett
Ruth Holley Book Group
The Ruth Holley Book Club meets in the Community Room.
4th Fridays, 2 - 3:30 p.m. (except Nov. and Dec.)
November 17, 2023 - The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukuyama
December 16, 2023 - The Screwtape Letters: with Screwtape Proposes a Toast by C.S. Lewis
January 26, 2024 - Eating Heaven by Jennie Shortridge
February 23, 2024 - The Princess Bride by William Goldmen
March 22, 2024 - Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
April 26, 2024 - The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
May 17, 2024 - The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to his White Mother by James McBride
June 28, 2024 - Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
July 26, 2024 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
August 23, 2024 - Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas
September 27, 2024 - The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan
October 25, 2024 - no meeting
November 22, 2024 - The Rosie Project by Graeme C. Simsion
December 27, 2024 - What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman
Sand Creek Book Group
Please contact Machelle at mselken@ppld.org for more information.
Last Thursdays at 10 a.m.
January 25, 2024 - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
February 29, 2024 - Time After Time by Lisa Grunwald
March 28, 2024 - Outlawed by Anna North
April 25, 2024 - The School For Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
May 30, 2024 - Behind the Tamarind Tree by Isha Sesay
June 27, 2024 - The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
July 25, 2024 - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
August 29, 2024 - Little Bee by Chris Cleave
September 26, 2024 - All Pikes Peak Reads selection
October 31, 2024 - Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
November 21, 2024 - March by Geraldine Brooks
December 19, 2024 - The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg