Read any book you’d like, as long as it’s related to this month’s theme: “Strikes a Chord.” At book club, we’ll chat about the different books we’ve read and put together a themed craft provided by the library. Need book suggestions? Grab a book from the "Strikes a Chord" book display at Brambleton Library between May 8-22.

The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro

Read A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

Discuss Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly.

The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

Discuss The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez.

Discuss The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies by Jason Fagone.

Read The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, then come to discuss and work on an art or craft project based on themes from the book. Art supplies provided. Pick up books at the information desk.Please visit and subscribe to our YouTube Channel – Loudoun County Public Library Online Programs – for more programs.

Discuss One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia.

Discuss Fun Home: A Tragicomic by Allison Bechdel.

Discuss The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski.

Discuss Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan. Meet in the magazine area.

Discuss The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey. Please visit and subscribe to our YouTube Channel – Loudoun County Public Library Online Programs – for more programs.

Discuss The Dutch House by Ann Patchett.

Discuss Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South by Beth Macy.
Tells the true story of two African American brothers who were kidnapped in 1899, displayed as circus freaks and whose mother spent over 28 years to get them back.

Discuss The Maid by Nita Prose.

Discuss the remaining chapters of The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time by Karl Polanyi.

Discuss The Summer Book by Tove Jannson.

This month's destination is India, and the book is Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken by Monica Bhide.

Discuss When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal and then work on an art or craft project based on themes from the book. Supplies provided.

Chat about books you have read, are reading or want to read. Meet in the magazine area for light beverages while talking about characters, plots, pet peeves, genres and other themes. Please visit and subscribe to our YouTube Channel – Loudoun County Public Library Online Programs – for more programs.

Discuss The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb.

Discuss Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson.

Discuss Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. 

Discuss Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman.