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Book and Film Clubs
The Fayetteville Public Library offers four discussion groups for adults: BookTalk, BookTalk@Night, Crimes and Clues, and FPL Film Club. Highly acclaimed works of fiction and non-fiction are selected and 25 copies of the books to be discussed are provided by the library. All are welcome to attend, even if they don’t read one of the copies provided by the library.
For more information, please inquire at the Reference Desk, call us at 571-2222 x. 4450, or e-mail us. All meetings take place in the Ann Henry Board Room unless otherwise specified.
BookTalk@Night
Meets the first Monday of each month from 6:30–7:30 p.m.
- December 3 – Faubus by Roy Reed.
- January 7 – The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett. Discussion leader: Justin
- February 4 – The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan. Discussion leader: Justin
- March 3 – Black Elk Speaks by Black Elk. Discussion leader: Justin
- April 7 – Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Discussion leader: Justin
- May 5 – Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella. Discussion leader: Justin
- June 2 – The Price of Admission by Daniel Golden. Discussion leader: Justin
- July 7 – Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. Discussion leader: Justin
- August 4 – The Philip K. Dick Reader by Philip K. Dick. Discussion leader: Heather
- September 8 – The Polish Officer by Alan Furst.
- October 6 – NEH Title TBA
- November – Gathering of the Groups Title TBA
- December – No Meeting
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BookTalk
Meets the second Monday of each month from 1:00–2:00 p.m.
- December 10 – The Polish Officer by Alan Furst. Discussion leader: Michele
- January 14 – The Sea by John Banville. Discussion leader: Michele
- February 11 – Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Discussion leader: Michele
- March 10 – Black Elk Speaks by Black Elk. Discussion leader: Michele
- April 14 – The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan. Discussion leader: Michele
- May 12 – Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris. Discussion leader: Michele
- June 9 – Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella. Discussion leader: Michele
- July 14 – The Price of Admission by Daniel Golden. Discussion leader: Michele
- August 11 – The Monkey's Raincoat by Robert Crais. Discussion leader: Michele
- September 15 – TBA
- October 13 – NEH Title TBA
- November – Gathering of the Groups Title TBA
- December – No Meeting
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Crimes and Clues
Meets the first Friday of each month from 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
- December – No meeting.
- January – No meeting.
- February 1 – Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. Discussion leader: Kelly
- March 7 – The Polish Officer by Alan Furst. Discussion leader: Kelly
- April 4 – Terror Town by Stuart Kaminsky. Discussion leader: Kelly
- May 2 – Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers. Discussion leader: Kelly
- June 6 – Booked to Die by John Dunning. Discussion leader: Kelly
- July 11 – Night at the Vulcan by Ngaio Marsh. Discussion leader: Kelly
- August 1 – The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. Discussion leader: Kelly
- September 5 – A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore. Discussion leader: Kelly
- October 3 – The Case Has Altered by Martha Grimes. Discussion leader: Kelly
- November 7 – The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom. Discussion leader: Kelly
- December 5 – Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris. Discussion leader: Kelly
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FPL Flicks
Meets the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
- December 10 – Shane, directed by George Stevens
- January 14 – True Grit, directed by Henry Hathaway
- February 11 – Unforgiven, directed by Clint Eastwood
- March 10 – O Brother, Where Art Thou?, directed by Joel Coen
- April 14 – Dead Poets Society, directed by Peter Weir
- May 12 – Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, directed by Martin Scorsese
- June 9 – To Kill a Mockingbird, directed by Robert Mulligan
- July 14 – Field of Dreams, directed by Phil Alden Robinson
- August 11 – Rushmore, directed by Wes Anderson
- September 8 – Easy Rider, directed by Dennis Hopper
- October 13 – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, directed by Frank Capra
- November 10 – Good Will Hunting, directed by Gus Van Sant
- December 8 – A Simple Plan, directed by Sam Raimi
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Books in Motion
If your book club struggles to find multiple copies for your members to read, then FPL might have your solution. Books in Motion: for book clubs that are always on the go.
Over the years, the FPL sponsored book clubs have generated quite a variety of titles that are now becoming available to check out as a single kit through Books in Motion. Some of the titles included are:
- Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
- Slaves in the Family by Edward Ball
Each kit includes 10 copies of a book and a facilitator’s folder full of discussion questions, themes, author biographies, book reviews and other supportive information to spark interesting conversations within any book group. Kits are packed for easy portability in either a FPL box or book bag.
Books in Motion kits are now available for 30 day check out periods and are renewable. Customers may also request an extended check out period if desired. Books in Motion titles can be found in the catalog or by visiting the Reading Room menu on our website.
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Fiction Titles
- Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven
- Mary Kay Andrews, Savannah Blues
- J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace
- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Queen of Dreams
- Mark Dunn, Ella Minnow Pea
- Clyde Edgerton, Lunch at the Piccadilly
- Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
- Greg Iles, Dead Sleep
- P. D. James, A Certain Justice
- Ed McBain, Mischief
- Sharyn McCrumb, If I'd Killed Him, When I Met Him
- Radine Trees Nehring, A Valley to Die For
- Anne Perry, Bedford Square
- Ian Rankin, Black and Blue
- Marilynne Robinson, Gilead
- Jeff Shaara, Gods and Generals
- Donna Tartt, The Little Friend
- Donna Tartt, The Secret History
Non-Fiction Titles
Young Adult Titles
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