Book and Film Group meetings are currently being held virtually.
Wednesday Book Group:
Please join us for an online book discussion. We read a variety of books and love to talk about them!
Registration is required so that you can join us virtually. Register here!
Meetings will be held at 6:30 pm. We will contact you 1 hour prior to the event with instructions and a link. Please contact Jessica (jessicad@derrypl.org) if you have any questions.
Please contact the library to inquire about borrowing the book for each meeting.
- Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
- Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - Eat the Buddah by Barbara Demick
- Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - Confessions of a Young Nero by Margaret George
- Wednesday, May 19, 2021 - Owls of the Eastern Ice by Jonathan C. Slaght
- Wednesday, June 16, 2021 - Conjure Women by Afia Atakora
Contemporary Issues Book Group:
Please join us for a respectful online book discussion. We read mostly nonfiction and choose from a variety of books focusing on contemporary issues. Some of the titles we've read so far are Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, and I Can't Breathe by Matt Taibbi.
Registration is required so that you can join us virtually. Register here!
Meetings are usually held on Mondays at 6:00pm. The Zoom link will be sent to the registered participants prior to the event. Please contact Natasha (natashab@derrypl.org) if you have any questions.
Please contact the library to inquire about borrowing the book for each meeting.
- Monday, November 23, 2020 - This Land is Our Land by Seketu Mehta
- Monday, December 21, 2020 - The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Neyeri
- Monday, January 25, 2021 - Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power by Anna Merlan
- Monday, February 22, 2021 - The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters by Thomas M. Nichols
- Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - Central Park 5
- Tuesday, February 23, 2021 - Jane
- Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - Sherpa
- Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - Biggest Little Farm
- Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - Searching for Sugar Man
- Tuesday, June 22, 2021 - The Amish
Feel-Good Book Group:
Do you want to be uplifted when you read? Do you know that the best medicine for a dreary day is a good cup of tea and some Fredrick Backman, or Rachel Joyce? Join us for the Feel-Good book group. We will read books that will leave us feeling hopeful, happy, and full in heart. And then we will meet virtually (with a good cup of tea), and talk about how beautiful life can be!
Meetings will be held at both 1:30pm and 6:30pm. Choose whichever time slot best fits your schedule. We will contact you 1 hour prior to the event with instructions and a link. Please contact Jessica (jessicad@derrypl.org) if you have any questions.
Registration is required so you can join us virtually. Register for the afternoon time slot or the evening time slot.
- Tuesday, January 19, 2021 – Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
- Tuesday, February 16, 2021 – My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman
- Tuesday, March 16, 2021 – The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules by C. Ingel-Sunderberg
- Tuesday, April 20, 2021 – The Elephant Keepers Children by Peter Hoeg
- Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
- Tuesday, June 15, 2021 - Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
- Tuesday, February 2, 2021 - The Witches by Stacy Schiff
- Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - Genghis kahn and the making of the modern world by Jack Weatherford
- Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 1491 by Charles Mann
- Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - American Sherlock by Kate Winkler Dawson
- Tuesday, June 1, 2021 - Wright Brothers by David McCullough
IFC Film Group:
Please join us for an online discussion of Independent, Foreign, and Classic films. We will watch the film at home and gather to discuss it!
Meetings will be held at 6:30 pm. We will contact you 1 hour prior to the event with instructions and a link. Please contact Jessica (jessicad@derrypl.org) if you have any questions.
Please contact the library to inquire about borrowing the movie for each meeting.
- Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - Her
- Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - Frida
- Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - Tokyo Story
- Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - Harriet
- Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - Nakom