Book Groups
Join one of the many book groups offered at PPLD
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 Groups.
Prefer to start your own group? Explore our book group sets
PPLD offers convenient book group sets to help you create a personalized experience for your group. Each set includes multiple copies of popular titles, making it easy for you and your friends to engage in meaningful conversations about books you love.
Book Group sets – print version
Book Group 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 Library 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.
East Library Book Group
January 8, 2025 - The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
February 5, 2025 - The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck
March 5, 2025 - The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
April 2, 2025 - Lost City of Z by David Grann
May 7, 2025 - The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama
June 4, 2025 - Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
July 2, 2025 - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
August 6, 2025 - My Antonia by Willa Cather
September 3, 2025 - The Maid by Nita Prose
October 1, 2025- Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
November 5, 2025 - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
December 3, 2025 - The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah
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.)
January 24, 2025 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
February 28, 2025 - Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
March 28, 2025 - From Scratch by Tembi Locke
April 25, 2025 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
May 23, 2025 - The Screwtape Letters; with Screwtape Proposes a Toast by C.S. Lewis
June 27, 2025 - The Maid by Nita Prose
July 25, 2025 - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
August 22, 2025 -The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
September 26, 2025 - Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
October 24, 2025 - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
November 28, 2025 - Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
December 18, 2025 - The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
Sand Creek Book Group
Please contact Machelle at mselken@ppld.org for more information.
4th Thursdays, 10 a.m. -12 p.m. (except Nov. and Dec.)
January 23, 2025 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
February 27, 2025 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
March 27, 2025 - 1984 by George Orwell
April 24, 2025 - A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman
May 22, 2025 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
June 26, 2025 - Winter Garden by Kristen Hanna
July 24, 2025 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
August 28, 2025 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
September 25, 2025 - All Pikes Peak Reads selection
October 23, 2025 - Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
November 20, 2025 - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
December 18, 2025 - West with Giraffes by Lynda Ruttledge