Posted on Jun 27, 2020 in
NEWSWORTHY
Book lovers don’t need to let COVID-19 social distancing keep them from sharing their opinions and feelings about books with other readers.
Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) will offer a different format for book-club meetings this summer. All book-club meetings will take place online through Zoom so that readers can interact with others in real time and participate from the comfort and safety of home.
FBCL book clubs represent a wide variety of books and genres. Book clubs that were previously specific to particular branches can now be enjoyed by readers all across the library system.
Books can be requested by calling the libraries, or by placing them on hold in the online catalog. They can be picked up from the libraries through FBCL’s Books and More! Curbside Pick-Up service. Digital versions of the books are also available for download from FBCL’s eLibrary.
Because the book club meetings will take place over the Internet via Zoom, participants should register for the meetings by going to the FBCL website – www.fortbend.lib.tx.us – click on “Classes and Events” and register for the book club meetings of their choice. A link to the Zoom sessions will be emailed to all who have registered.
The schedule of book club meetings in July is as follows:
- July 8th, 7-8 pm – University Branch Book Club. The book to be discussed is Endurance: A Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery, written by Scott Kelly.
- July 9th, 4-5 pm – Sienna Subtext: Graphic Novel & Anime Club. The book to be discussed is to be announced.
- July 9th, 1-2 pm – Sugar Land Book Break. The book to be discussed is The Astronaut Wives Club, written by Lily Koppel.
- July 14th, 2-3 pm – Mission Bend Book Club. The book to be discussed is The
Promise, written by Ann Weisgarber.
- July 16th, noon-1 pm – Book Break Book Club. The book to be discussed is Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II, written by Robert Kurson.
- July 18th, 11 am – noon – Heavy Inks Graphic Novels Book Club. The book to be discussed is Giant Spider & Me, Volume 1, created by Kikori Morino.
- July 27th, 3-4 pm – Booked on Crime Mystery Book Club. The book will be announced.
The book club meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.fortbend.lib.tx.us or call 281-633-4734.
