Book Clubs
Graphic Novel Book Club
Select Thursdays at 7 PM
Virtual, registration required.
Note: These programs will not be recorded.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
May 14: Register Here
Book: The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief by Carol Tyler
Drawing upon her own bereavement, renowned comics artist and writer Carol Tyler emerges from a decade-long period of grief to create an allegorical masterpiece. During collisions between life and death, estrangement and loss, Carol Tyler turned to her pen to face facts and extract meaning from the oddly sacred experience.
June 18: Register Here
Book: This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki
Rose’s latest summer at a lake house is overshadowed by her parents’ constant arguments, her younger friend’s secret sorrows, and the dangerous activities of older teens.
Books and Brews Book Club
Select Wednesdays at 7 PM
In-person at Juan Murphy’s, located at 796 Main Street, Poughkeepsie.
No registration required.
May 20: Salt Houses by Hala Alyan.
On the eve of her daughter Alia’s wedding, Salma reads the girl’s future in a cup of coffee dregs. She sees an unsettled life for Alia and her children; she also sees travel, and luck. While she chooses to keep her predictions to herself that day, they will all soon come to pass when the family is uprooted in the wake of the Six-Day War of 1967. A remarkable debut novel that challenges and humanizes an age-old conflict we might think we understand—one that asks us to confront that most devastating of all truths: you can’t go home again.
June 17: Atmosphere: A Love Story, by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
An epic novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s Space Shuttle program, about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits. Fast-paced, thrilling, and emotional, it transports readers to an iconic era and tells a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love—this time among the stars.
Mystery Mondays Book Club
Select Mondays at 11 AM
Boardman Road Branch Library
No registration required.
May 18: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon.
June 29: Spirit Crossing by William Kent Kreuger
A reading initiative from Dutchess County Executive, Sue Serino, and the Dutchess County Library Association.
Libraries across Dutchess County are teaming up with Dutchess County Sue Serino to spotlight special book selections for adults, teens, and children. Whether you’re reading with family, listening on the go, or curling up solo with a good story – there is something here for you.
How to Join In:
- Visit your local library (in-person or online)
- Check out the Pick of the Month
- Grab a bookmark
- Snap a photo with your pick and tag @DutchessCountyGovernment
