Book Clubs & Discussions

As the Page Turns Book Club

The library’s book club meets typically the third Saturdays of each month at 10:30 a.m. to discuss a variety of books ranging from different genres. No registration is required.

DateTime and LocationBook TitleAuthor
DecemberNo Book Club

January 21, 202310:30 a.m.From ScratchTembi Locke
February 18, 202310:30 a.m.Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Pelt
March 18, 202310: 30 a.m.Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: a MemoirMatthew Perry
April 15, 202310:30 a.m.Messy Lives of Book People Phaedra Patrick
Mayno book club

June 17, 202310:30 a.m.
On the Rooftop
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
July 15, 202310:30 a.m.The Christie Affair Nina de Gramont
AugustNo Book Club

September 16, 202310:30 a.m.Daughter of the Morning StarCraig Johnson
October 21, 202310:30 a.m.Daisy Jones and the SixTaylor Jenkins Reid
November 18, 202310:30 a.m.VerityColleen Hoover


Murder & Mayhem Book Discussion

Enjoy reading different mysteries or thrillers? The Murder and Mayhem book club will cover a different mystery title each month. No registration is required. This program is limited to adults (age 18 and over).

DateTime and LocationBook TitleAuthor
December No meeting

Jan 25, 202310:30 a.m.No One Will Miss Her Kat Rosenfield
Feb. 22, 202310:30 a.m. Mad Honey
Jodi Picoult 
March 29, 202310:30 a.m. Secluded Cabin Sleeps SixLisa Unger
April 26, 202310:30 a.m.The ResemblanceLauren Nossett
MayNoneNo Book Club
June 28, 202310:30 a.m. Just the Nicest CoupleMary Kubica
July 26, 202310:30 a.m.The House Across the LakeRiley Sager
AugustNo meetingNo Book Club
September 27, 202310:30 a.m.The MaidNita Prose
October 25, 202310:30 a.m.Hokuloa RoadElizabeth Hand
November 29, 202310:30 a.m.The HousekeeperJoy Fielding


Have a book club?

Are you looking for the next book club selection or looking to start a book club? Check out our Book Club in a Bag at the library! Each bag contains eight copies of the same title, discussion questions, articles about the author, and  read-a-likes.  Bags can be checked out for six weeks at a time and picked up at Mansfield Public Library (must be returned at MPL).  Check out our catalog for available titles. 

Current Book club in a Bag titles:

  • The Last Child by John Hart
  • The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
  • The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 
  • The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
  • Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
  • Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
  • The Last Things He Told Me by Laura Dave
  • News of the World by Paulette Jiles
  • Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

More great titles coming soon...

What are the rules? 

Book Club in a Bag kits can be checked out for six weeks and can be renewed only if no one is waiting for the item and your account is in good standing. Book Club in a Bag kits must be returned to the front desk of Mansfield Public Library once done. 

Who is responsible for the bag’s contents?

The patron checking out the bag is the responsible party for this item and all it’s contents.