Book Discussion Groups at the Clarendon Hills Public Library
The Clarendon Hills Public Library hosts 2 book discussion groups on a monthly basis in the adult seating area of the library. New members are always welcome! See descriptions below of when we meet and what we are reading. For more information, contact librarian Christina at
Books are made available one month before the discussion date for groups hosted here at the library as well as for book discussion groups throughout Clarendon Hills. Books are labeled and shelved behind the library’s front desk.
Game's Afoot Mystery Book Discussion
Meets the third Monday of the month except December at 7:00 p.m.
For more than twenty years this group has read all genres of mystery and crime fiction; from cozies and amateur detectives to police procedurals, legal thrillers and classic noir. Discussion titles are chosen on a quarterly basis and suggestions from group members are welcomed.
What We Are Reading
Sept. 21, 2026
Still Life
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal. Jane Neal, a local fixture in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines, just north of the U.S. border, has been found dead in the woods. The locals are certain it's a tragic hunting accident and nothing more, but Gamache smells something foul in these remote woods, and is soon certain that Jane Neal died at the hands of someone much more sinister than a careless bowhunter.
Upcoming Book Discussions:
Sept. 21, 2026: Still Life by Louise Penny
Oct. 19, 2026: Banker by Dick Francis
Nov. 16, 2026: Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene
Thursday Night Readers
Meets the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
The group focuses on reading across genres, featuring both contemporary and classic novels, histories and biographies.
What We Are Reading
Sept. 10, 2026
To the Lighthouse
The serene and maternal Mrs. Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr. Ramsay, and their children and assorted guests are on holiday on the Isle of Skye. From the seemingly trivial postponement of a visit to a nearby lighthouse, Woolf constructs a remarkable, moving examination of the complex tensions and allegiances of family life and the conflict between men and women.
As time winds its way through their lives, the Ramsays face, alone and simultaneously, the greatest of human challenges and its greatest triumph—the human capacity for change.
Upcoming Book Discussions:
Sept. 10, 2026: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Oct. 8, 2026: The Names by Florence Knapp
Nov. 12, 2026: Travels with George by Nathaniel Philbrick
Information for Book Clubs in the Greater Clarendon Hills Community
We want your book club to be successful and are happy to assist your group with potential book discussion picks, questions that prompt good conversation, and author biographies! Contact us if you need help with any of your book club needs. Speak to us before assigning a particular book to your group, so we may inform you about title availability in various formats and ensure that there are sufficient copies of your title (or suggest alternatives if there are not).
