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Book Discussions

Cozy Mystery Book Club at Leonardtown Library | Virtual Romance Book Club | Virtual Nonfiction Book Club | Speculative Fiction Virtual Book Club | Author Visits

Cozy Mystery Book Club at Leonardtown Library

Join us on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Leonardtown Library to discuss & do a matching themed activity. Be ready to talk about a genre that puts us all at ease while keeping us on our toes.

Register for the February 16 Cozy Mystery Book Club
A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison
Please feel free to bring your favorite tea to enjoy while we discuss some herbal magic. Tea bags will also be provided, just be sure to bring a mug!
February Mystery Book in catalog; February Cozy Mystery on hoopla

Register for the March 16 Cozy Mystery Book Club
Murder with Fried Chicken & Waffles by A.L. Herbert
Just in time for Maryland Day (March 25th), we’ll be discussing a cozy mystery that’s set in Maryland AND written by a Maryland-based author. See if there are any locations or examples of classic Maryland-life that you recognize!
March Cozy Mystery Book in catalog; March Cozy Mystery on hoopla

Virtual Romance Book Club


Join us online as we dive into the latest romance reads. This monthly book group, meeting on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m., will discuss a new title at each meeting. All titles will be available for checkout on hoopla digital. Register to receive the link to the Zoom meeting.

Register for the February 15 Romance Book Club
The Lady Most Likely… by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Connie Brockway
February Romance Audiobook; February Romance eBook

Virtual Nonfiction Book Club


Come to the Nonfiction Book Club on the last Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. to learn about interesting information and true stories! Whether you are very familiar with nonfiction or only read it occasionally, this book club will have something for you, as we will cover a variety of topics, from biographies to science to self-help.

Register for the January 26 Nonfiction Book Club
Find The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls in the catalog

Register for the February 23 Nonfiction Book Club
Find The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson in the catalog

Speculative Fiction Virtual Book Club

Join us virtually on the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. to discuss a speculative fiction novel.

Register for the February 9 Speculative Fiction Book Club
Find Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher on hoopla

Meet the Author!

Recognizing Our Past with Daryl T. Hinmon
Tuesday, February 21, 6:30 p.m.
Lexington Park Library
Register for Recognizing Our Past
Join the Lexington Park Library in welcoming author, historian, and researcher, Daryl T. Hinmon, in discussing the remarkable achievements of formerly enslaved African American ancestors and their descendants. Anything of value is typically hidden by nature, or other people, and it takes work to unearth valuable gems that will increase your worth. True Black History is one of those gems that was hidden from our enslaved ancestors because the true knowledge of their history would have made them ‘forever unfit to be slaves’.

Daryl T. Hinmon is an acclaimed local author of two books: Slaves With Swag: The Negroes Your History Teacher Forgot To Mention and Black Gold: Remarkable Achievements of Formerly Enslaved African Americans & Their Descendants. A local author, researcher, and historian, the Library welcomes Daryl in discussing his works, his research, and his approach to understanding history, and how we, as a community, may better look to understand how much of American History is Black History, and the incredible lives lived by so many individuals not taught in many curriculums.

Miss an author event? We’ve recorded many of the virtual visits, and they’re available to watch on our YouTube channel!

If you need special accommodations for any Library event or program, please submit our Accommodations Request form as soon as possible.

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St. Mary's County Library

Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday – Saturday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 – 5 p.m. (Lexington Park Library only)

 

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Charlotte Hall Library
37600 New Market Rd., Charlotte Hall, MD
301-884-2211

Leonardtown Library
23630 Hayden Farm Lane, Leonardtown, MD
301-475-2846

Lexington Park Library
21677 FDR Blvd., Lexington Park, MD
301-863-8188

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