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.
2025 Fall Titles
If you are a Wolfner patron, participate in our book club by dialing in on Thursday at 2 p.m., or by using Zoom from a smart device. Here’s a list of upcoming featured books:
August 21 – We Solve Murders by Richard Osman. (DB124180)
Investigator Steve Wheeler comes out of retirement when his daughter-in-law, Amy, needs help finding out who left a dead body on a remote island with a huge bag of money. [10 hours, 35 minutes]
August 28 –Teacher Man by Frank McCourt. (DB061267)
The author describes his coming of age as a teacher, storyteller, and writer, a personal journey during which he spent fifteen years finding his voice in the classroom, and came to terms with the undervalued importance of teaching. [8 hours, 46 minutes]
September 4 — Beloved by Toni Morrison. (DB026026)
Related in kaleidoscopic fashion and set in rural Ohio during the period immediately following the Civil War, this chronicle of slavery and its aftermath traces the life of Sethe, a former slave. Sethe has a secret in her past so horrific that it has alienated the community, driven off her two sons, isolated her surviving daughter, and threatened her new, loving relationship with Paul D., also a former slave. Bestseller 1987. Some violence. [11 hours, 31 minutes]
September 18 — Mission at Nuremberg by Tim Townsend. (DBC16331)
Henry Gerecke, a Lutheran minister from St. Louis serving as an Army Chaplain at the close of WWII, was asked to minister to Nazi leaders standing trial at Nuremberg. Townsend shows the moral and religious issues confronting wartime chaplains. Violence. [14 hours, 12 minutes]
October 2 — Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom. (DB105459)
Connecticut, 1666. Slewfoot, an ancient spirit, is known as a protector to the wildfolk and a demon to the colonists. To Abitha, a recently widowed outcast in her pious village, Slewfoot is the only one she can turn to for help. Together, they ignite a battle between pagan and Puritan. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021 [14 hours, 17 minutes]
October 16—Evil Librarian by Michelle Knudsen. (DB79820)
When Cynthia's best friend, Annie, falls head over heels for the new high-school librarian, she is amused at first. But after meeting Mr. Gabriel, Cyn realizes something isn't quite right and races to save the entire student body. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2014 [9 hours, 16 minutes]
November 6 — The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. (DB117941)
"A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mystery that haunts the survivors, unravels a family, and remains unsolved for nearly fifty years … In Maine, a young girl named Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents aren’t telling her." -- Provided by publisher. Strong language and some violence. [8 hours, 47 minutes]
November 20 — Black Elk Speaks Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux as told through John G. Neihardt. (DB022552)
The autobiography of an Indian warrior and hunter who, because of his visions and psychic experiences, becomes the tribe's medicine man. [6 hours, 46 minutes]