book club
Join us for your new book club!
There are a lot of benefits to being in a book club. Meet fellow book worms, discover new genres and authors, share your favorite reads. Want to join a book club, but don’t know where to start? Check out the four book clubs going on at the Enid Public Library! Great American Bestsellers Book Club…
Read MoreGreat American Bestsellers Book Club: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Interested in reading a classic and joining in a discussion? Stop in July 2nd at 6:00 PM! We’ll be discussing The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. What’s it about? Written in 1906, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is hard look at the struggles of the poor workers, many of them immigrants, in the meatpacking plants of…
Read MoreTeen Book Lunch
Join us for a low-pressure book club! Read what you like and recommend it to other teens while learning about books other teens have liked as well. Gloria will share some of her favorites, too! A great opportunity for voracious readers and other book lovers. Bring your lunch; dessert will be provided. For teens.
Read MoreThe House of Mirth: Great American Bestsellers Book Club
Explore the meaning of success, the demands of gender, and the limits of human freedom in Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth. The novel tells the story of Lily, a beautiful, unmarried woman who falls from the moneyed class to shabby gentility to poverty after the death of her father. Pick up a copy for…
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November Newsletter
Dear Readers, Fall is finally here; chilly nights and early nightfall always make me want to snuggle under the covers with a good book. I hope that you are able to take the time to slow down and enjoy the season. Here are some highlights of November activities. The Great American Bestsellers Book Club (Tuesday,…
Read MoreThe Handmaid’s Tale comes to Enid
Join the Enid Public Library for a special “Let’s Talk About It, Oklahoma” program celebrating the PBS series, “The Great American Read”. The selected book is The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, a cautionary novel set in the near future. On Thursday, Oct. 25, at 6:30 p.m., NWOSU scholar Dr. Roxie James will discuss the…
Read More2nd Tuesday Book Club: The Lake of Dreams
Join us September 11, 2018, for a discussion of Kim Edward’s The Lake of Dreams, a powerful family drama and unforgettable story of love lost and found. Books may be checked out at the circulation desk.
Read MoreGreat American Bestseller Book Club
The Enid Public Library launched a book club in September called the Great American Bestseller Book Club. This book club explores the relationship between popularity and quality in American fiction and how books have captivated and shaped America. Each week will feature a 30-minute presentation by Professor Peter Conn (Great Courses), followed by group discussion. Most…
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