Book Club Information

The Urbana Library Book Club first began meeting in October of 2015.  We meet on the 3rd Tuesdays of each month from 6:45 to 8:00 pm (NOTE: This is a different date than 2024).  FURL Book Club is currently meeting on the upper level of the Urbana Regional Library conference room, while also having the Zoom option. Please RSVP/email below so we can set up a computer/Zoom link in advance. In warmer months, we sometimes gather outside of the library, weather-permitting.

Book titles are selected by the members, and may be fiction or nonfiction. New adult members are welcome at any time! You do not have to be a FURL member to attend the Book Club. Below you will find the most up to date book list. The book list can also be found inside the library. If you can’t reserve a copy through your FCPL library account and/or wish to purchase the title, links to Amazon and Bookshop.org (supports local independent book stores) are also provided below.

Interested attendees may contact furlbookclub@gmail.com

2026 Book List*

These are the selections for the year made by our group.

January - Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra (2014) 416 pgs. (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

February - Persuasion by Jane Austen (1817) 288 pgs. (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

March - The Crucible by Arthur Miller play, originally produced 1953 (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

April - The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden (2024) 272 pgs. (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

May - Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin (1956) 176 pgs. (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

June - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960) 336 pgs. (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

July - No meeting this month.

August - Clear: A Novel by Carys Davies (2024) 208 pgs. (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

September - Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (1966) 176 pgs. (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

October - Culpability: A Novel by Bruce Holsinger (2025) 380 pgs. (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

November - We are still looking for a World War I book and in the discussion we considered the possibility of reading a variety of books, both fiction and non-fiction, and then discussing what was learned about the era. We felt that this required more thought and discussion with others in the group. (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

December - No meeting this month.

Hope to see you on the 3rd TUESDAY of each month at 6:45pm.We have a Zoom link and can set up a computer if you RSVP your request in advance.

* Note: book titles may change throughout the year.

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