Book Clubs
Upper Sandusky Community Library hosts two monthly book clubs. Copies of the monthly books are available upon request at the front desk in a variety of formats. The full list of past books read and the current schedules can be accessed below.
The Common Readers book discussion group meets on the third Tuesday of the month, except for July and December, at 6:30 p.m. New members are welcome anytime.
Once referred to as the Adult Book Discussion Group, the first meeting was held on Oct. 10, 1995. The current name was adopted in December 2001.
The 2025 Common Readers schedule is:
- Jan. 21: "The Briar Club" by Kate Quinn
- Feb. 18: "The Book Woman's Daughter" by Kim Michele Richardson
- March 18: "Horse" by Geraldine Brooks
- April 15: "Long Bright River" by Liz Moore
- May 20: "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
- June 17: "Say Nothing" by Patrick Radden Keefe
- Aug. 19: "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
- Sept. 16: "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd
- Oct. 21: "James" by Percival Everett
- Nov. 18: "The God of the Woods" by Liz Moore
Do you have a favorite reading genre, but no one to talk about it with? Then make way for the Inglorious Bookworms Book Club and choose your own reading adventure. Each month will feature a different genre that you can dive into or skip. So whether romance makes you swoon, science fiction gets you going where no one has gone before, or mysteries have you donning a deerstalker hat, this book club is designed for your reading life.
Inglorious Bookworms Book Club meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month, except for July and December, at 6:00 p.m. at Don Tomasso's Italian Restaurant, 123 W. Wyandot Ave. This club focuses on different genres throughout the year. New members are welcome anytime.
Inglorious Bookworms was established in 2022 to meet the needs of readers who prefer genre reading.
The 2025 Inglorious Bookworms schedule is:
- Jan. 22 | Science Fiction: "Cassandra in Reverse" by Holly Smale
- Feb. 26 | Romance: "A Court of Thorn and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas
- March 26 | Mystery: "Killers of a Certain Age" by Deanna Raybourne
- April 23 | Horror: "We Used to Live Here" by Marcus Kliewer
- May 28 | Science Fiction: "Recursion" by Blake Crouch
- June 25 | Fantasy: "Assassin's Apprentice" by Robin Hobb
- Aug. 27 | Mystery: "The Alienist" by Caleb Carr
- Sept. 24 | Western: "Red Rabbit" by Alex Grecian
- Oct. 22 | Horror: "The Nightmare Man" by J.H. Markert
- Nov. 19 | Fantasy: "Ninth House" by Leigh Bardugo