All PPLD Book Clubs

Carnelian Coffee Book Club

2428 West Colorado Avenue Please contact jpaisley@ppld.org to determine if the meeting is in-person at the Library.

Meeting Date/Time

1st Sundays at 1 p.m. (excluding holiday weekends)

Schedule

November 5, 2023 – Nordic Noir November (The Golden Cage) by Camilla Läckberg

December 3, 2023 – The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi

January 7, 2024 – Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

February 4, 2024 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

March 3, 2024 – The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

April 7, 2024 - The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea

May 5, 2024 - The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo

Contact
Joe Paisley - jpaisley@ppld.org

Cheyenne Mountain Fiction Book Club

Cheyenne Mountain Fiction Book Club

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.

Meeting Date/Time

1st Thursdays at 2 p.m.

Schedule

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

Contact
Call (719) 531-6333, x6091 or email Caitlyn at czimmer@ppld.org for more information.
Genres

Cheyenne Mountain Mystery Book Club

Cheyenne Mountain Mystery Book

Members read own selections based on that month’s topic. This group meets in person with a Zoom option. Please email or call Caitlyn at czimmer@ppld.org or (719) 531-6333, x6091 to join the group.

Meeting Date/Time

2nd Mondays at 2 p.m.

Schedule

September 11, 2023 – Campus Mysteries

October 9, 2023 – Humorous Mysteries

November 13, 2023 – Victorian Mysteries

December 11, 2023 – Christmas/Holiday Mysteries

January 8, 2024 – Travel Mysteries

February 12, 2024 – Sherlock Holmes Mysteries

March 11, 2024 – Hobby Mysteries

April 8, 2024 – Legal Mysteries

May 13, 2024 – Small Town Mysteries

June 10, 2024 – No meeting
July 8, 2024 – No meeting
August 12, 2024 – Local Author
September 9, 2024 – Medieval Mysteries
Contact
Call (719) 531-6333, x6091 for more information.
Genres

East Library Book Club

Meeting Date/Time
1st Wednesdays from 10 a.m. (except holidays)
Schedule

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

Contact
Please contact jhernandez@ppld.org for more information

Falcon Book Club

Meets at Meridian Ranch Recreation Center 10301 Angeles Rd, Peyton, CO 80831

Meeting Date/Time

4th Tuesdays, 6 p.m. (except holiday season)

Schedule

December 5, 2023 - The Longest Trip Home by John Grogan

February 27, 2024 - Guest Speaker and Author of A Patriot's Promise by Israel “DT” Del Toro Jr. (held in Peyton, details TBA)

March 26, 2024 - Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig

April 23, 2024 - Go As A River by Shelley Read (Gunnison author)

May 28, 2024 - The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

Contact
Please email Karen Wood at krwoodco@msn.com for more information.

Monumental Bookworms

Please see the meeting date on the Monument Library program calendar for the current monthly book selection. 

Please contact Meredith at mmoore@ppld.org or 719.531.6333 x6045 for more information.  

Meeting Date/Time

2nd Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 p.m., Monument Library Community Room

Schedule

November 14, 2023

December 12, 2023

January 6, 2024

February 13, 2024

March 12, 2024

April 9, 2024

May 14, 2024

June 11, 2024

July 9, 2024

August 13, 2024

September 10, 2024

October 8, 2024

November 12, 2024

December 10, 2024

Genres

Monumental Readers

Please see the meeting date on the Monument Library program calendar for the current monthly book selection. 

Please contact Meredith at mmoore@ppld.org or 719.531.6333 x6045 for more information.  

Meeting Date/Time

3rd Fridays 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Monument Library Community Room

Schedule

November 17, 2023

December 15, 2023

January 19, 2024

February 16, 2024

March 15, 2024

April 19, 2024

May 17, 2024

June 21, 2024

July 19, 2024

August 16, 2024

September 20, 2024

October 18, 2024

November 15, 2024

December 20, 2024

Contact
Call (719) 531-6333 for more information.

Old Colorado City Book Group

Please contact drasmussen@ppld.org to determine if the meeting is in-person at the Library or virtual.

Meeting Date/Time

4th Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. (except for November and December, which is 3rd Thursdays)

Schedule

October 26, 2023 - The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson

November 16, 2023 - The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali

December 21, 2023 – The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

January 25, 2024 – Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

February 22, 2024 – Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

March 28, 2024 – Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

April 25, 2024 - This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing: A Memoir by Jacqueline Winspear

May 23, 2024 – When The Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain

June 27, 2024 – Kindred by Octavia Butler

July 25, 2024 – Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

September 26, 2024 – All Pikes Peaks Read selection TBA

October 24, 2024 – Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

November 21, 2024 – The Maid: A Novel by Nita Prose

December 19, 2024 – Classic title, TBA

Palmer Lake Book Club

Please see the meeting date on the Monument Library program calendar for the current monthly book selection. 

Please contact Meredith at mmoore@ppld.org or 719.531.6333 x6045 for more information.  

Meeting Date/Time

1st Friday at 9:30-11 a.m., Lucretia Vaile Museum, lower level of the Palmer Lake Library building

Schedule

December 1, 2023

January 5, 2024

February 2, 2024

March 1, 2024

April 5, 2024

May 3, 2024

June 7, 2024

July 5, 2024

August 2, 2024

September 6, 2024

October 4, 2024

November 1, 2024

December 6, 2024

Contact
Please call (719) 531-6333, x6045 for information.

Rockrimmon Mostly Fiction Book Group

Please contact smiller@ppld.org for more information.

Meeting Date/Time

1st Tuesdays from 1 - 2 p.m.

Schedule

January 2, 2024 – The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

February 6, 2024 – Reader’s Choice: Books by Robert Louis Stevenson

March 5, 2024 – Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See

April 2, 2024 – Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

May 7, 2024 – Reader’s Choice: Non-fiction books about Ratlines

June 4, 2024 – The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt

July 2, 2024 – Go As A River by Shelly Read (virtual author visit)

August 6, 2024 - Reader’s Choice: Biographies about Jimmy Carter (celebrating his 100th birthday)

September 3, 2024 – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

October 1, 2024 - All Pikes Peak Reads selection

November 5, 2024 – Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

December 3, 2024 – The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

Genres

Ruth Holley Book Club

The Ruth Holley Book Club meets in the Community Room.

Meeting Date/Time

4th Fridays, 2 - 3:30 p.m. (except Nov. and Dec.)

Schedule

November 17, 2023 - The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukuyama

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

June 28, 2024 - Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

Sand Creek Book Club

Please contact Machelle at mselken@ppld.org for more information.

Meeting Date/Time

Last Thursdays at 10 a.m.

Schedule

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

Ute Pass BYO Book Club

Ute Pass Library
8010 Severy Road
Cascade, CO 80809

Patrons will read whatever title they like featuring a theme chosen at the end of the previous program and discuss their selection at the next meeting. Please contact klawrie@ppld.org for details.

Meeting Date/Time
Saturdays at Noon (excluding holiday weekends)
Schedule
Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.
October 28, 2023
November 25, 2023
December- No meeting
January 13, 2024
February 24, 2024
March 30, 2024
April 27, 2024
May 25, 2024
June 29, 2024
Contact
Kate Lawrie - klawrie@ppld.org