Discuss what you’re reading at our RHPL book groups.
Monday Evening Book Group
Evening Book Group discussions will be held in the Library’s Community Room. A Zoom link option will be made available to anyone interested. If you would like to be contacted in regards to the discussion, or have any questions, contact Trish at trish@redhooklibrary.org.
2025 Evening Book Group Selections:
January 13 Table for Two by Amor Towles
February 10 The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
March 17 The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
April 21 Birnam Wood by Eleanor Cotton
May 19 The Women by Kristin Hannah
Jun 16 The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
July 28 The Princess Bride by William Goldman
August- No Book Club
September 22 The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
October 20 Lovely One: A Memoir by Katanji Brown Jackson
November 17 The Mighty Red by Barbara Erdrich
December 15 A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemmingway
Evening Book Club meets at 6 p.m. on the 3rd Monday of each month, unless otherwise noted.
Mystery Book Club
Afternoon Group discussions will be held in the Library’s Community Room. A Zoom link option will be made available to anyone interested. If you would like to be contacted in regards to the discussion, or have any questions, contact Trish at trish@redhooklibrary.org.
2025 Mystery Book Group Selections:
January 24 All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
February 28 The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
March 28 Return to Wyldcliffe Heights by Carol Goodman
April 25 The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman
May 30 The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
June 27 The Stolen Child by Ann Hood
July 18 The Hunter by Tana French
August 29 Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes *
September 26 The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave *
October 31 Last Devil To Die by Richard Osman *
November 21 Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson *
December 19 The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose *
Mystery Book Club meets at 2 p.m. on the last Friday of each month, unless otherwise noted.
*August through December the book club will meet from 10:30-11:30
Community Read – The Anxious Generation
Join the Red Hook Public Library and Tivoli Free Library for a monthly reading and discussion of the Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt on the 4th Thursday of each month at 6 PM.
During each month’s meeting, we will discuss a section of the book, culminating in a community-wide conversation in partnership with the Red Hook Central School District. All conversations will take place at the Tivoli Free Library.
January 23 | PART 1: A TIDAL WAVE
February 27 | PART 2: THE BACKSTORY: THE DECLINE OF PLAY-BASED CHILDHOOD
March 27 | PART 3: THE GREAT REWIRING: THE RISE OF PHONE-BASED CHILDHOOD
April 24 | PART 4: COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR HEALTHIER CHILDHOOD
Attendees will receive a free copy of the book. Registration is required as supplies are limited.
Opinion _ The Big Myth About Teenage Anxiety – The New York Times