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

2025 Book List*

These are the selections for the first part of the year.

January - The Measure by Nikki Erlick [novel] (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

February - The Third Pole : Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest by Mark Synnott [non-fiction] (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

March - Chenneville by Paulette Jiles [novel] (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

April - Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin [semi-autobiographical novel] (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

May - A Room With A View by E.M. Forster [novel] (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

June - The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion [non-fiction] (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

July - No meeting this month.

August - The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton [novel] (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

September - Sailing Alone Around the Room by Billy Collins [poetry] (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

October - James by Percival Everett [novel] (FCPL Catalog, Amazon, Bookshop.org)

November - First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston [novel] (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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