The Wolfner Library Book Club
Wolfner's book club offers titles covering multiple genres for your reading pleasure. You will find selections from history, mystery, romance and suspense, just to name a few.
We encourage all members to participate in the live book club discussions held using the Zoom platform.
Don't want to discuss the book with others? That's okay, too. You can still join the club and enjoy the pre-selected titles.
How to Join the Club
1. Register at Wolfner Reads Registration to receive our Zoom link or call the library at 800-392-2614. Patrons can also call Wolfner to join the Book Club by phone.
2. Read the books that interest you and then...
- On the appointed Thursday, call or log in to the club's 2:00 p.m. Zoom meeting. Once everyone is on the line, we will discuss the book we have read.
2026 Winter Titles
If you are a Wolfner patron, participate in our book club by dialing in on the first and third Thursday at 2 p.m., or by using Zoom from a smart device. Here’s a list of upcoming featured books:
January 8 — Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire. (DB055810)
Traces the life of the witch Elphaba from the Wizard of Oz (DB024449), both before and after Dorothy arrives. After attending a university with her roommate Glinda, Elphaba learns that a despotic Wizard is threatening animal rights in Oz.
January 22 — A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton. (DB035069)
When prominent divorce attorney Laurence Fife was murdered in the picturesque Southern California town of Santa Teresa, his young and beautiful wife was convicted and sent to prison. Eight years later, out on parole, Nikki Fife hires attractive private eye Kinsey Millhone to find out who really killed her late husband.
February 5 — Catch Me If You Can: The Amazing True Story of the Youngest and Most Daring Con Man in the History of Fun and Profit by Frank W. Abagnale, Jr. (DB055517)
Lighthearted autobiography of a high-school dropout from the Bronx who became a master counterfeiter and a millionaire by the age of twenty-one. Describes his successful impersonations throughout the 1960s of an airline pilot, a doctor, a lawyer, and a college professor, before being apprehended.
February 19 — Prince of Darkness: The Untold Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street’s First Black Millionaire by Shane White (DB089174)
Biography of Jeremiah Hamilton, who is known as the first black millionaire. Discusses what little is known about his early life, his start in business by smuggling counterfeit coins to Haiti, his exploitation of financial chaos, instances of litigiousness, coverage of him in newspapers of the day, and more.